As the city’s Halloween frights and festivities reach their peak, Improv Queensland, the city’s longest-running improv company, will unleash one final terror. From October 30th to November 1st, the company's newest unscripted production, Horror High, will invite audiences to its eerie high school campus where every scream is blood-curdling.
Read MoreWhen Hollywood deigns to make movie admitting that improvisation skills may actually be useful, we sit up and take notice.
Read MoreDuring the month of May 2025, Improv Queensland brought back our award winning interactive show, A Murder at the Bowlo and hit the road for a three show run during the 2025 Anywhere Festival Moreton Bay.
Read MoreAs improvisers, we love to perform. It’s not a shocking statement to declare that most of us a pretty comfortable in front of an audience. But what about when when we’re in the audience? We’ve all been there. There’s a certain set of conflicting emotions and states of mind that we experience when we’re watching, and not performing.
Read MoreAt first glance, meteorologists and improvisers might seem like they have little in common—one predicts the weather, the other creates theatre out of thin air. But when you look closer, both professions revolve around anticipating the unpredictable, adapting in real time, and keeping an audience engaged no matter what comes their way.
Read MoreRecently, two groups of intrepid improvisers were fortunate to attend intensive workshops run by improviser extraordinaire Patti Stiles. Due to the exercises devised by Patti and the commitment and zeal shown by the workshop attendees, there were also incidental lessons learned in addition to the central tenets of Improv wisdom she imparted. Presented below are what the attendees learned incidentally about improv, life, themselves and each other.
Read MoreIn order for you to get a clearer picture of the benefits of Improv, we’ve taken the time to set out how doing some Improv could help the characters on some of your favourite streaming and television hits. Binge this!
Read MoreFor the 20th time - yes, the 20th time - performers took the stage in pursuit of the title of Iron Improviser.
Read MoreLet’s set the scene. You’ve just been to see one of our shows. You’re basking in the glow of having seen a life changing theatrical experience and you spy our intrepid performers relaxing, chatting and (likely) enjoying a drink or two. You think to yourself “Wow, they’re even more suave and enchanting up close. I’d love to be able to engage them in meaningful conversation, but gosh, what would I even begin to talk about? “
Read MoreThree nights of Theatresports ask-fors at the Festival gave us some unique insight into the personality of the city.
Read MoreIn September 2024, a team of our intrepid improvisers were lucky enough to travel to and perform at the Singapore Improv Festival. Tara, as one of those plucky performers, gives a rundown of what it was like to represent Improv QLD on the international stage.
Read MoreWe asked some members of Sandbox, Improv Queensland’s experimental and collaborative arm, how Improv has helped them when they’re just being their regular old selves.
Read MoreHow I’ve reacted to reviews of my comedy shows over time - presented here in an effort to illustrate that reviews don’t have to be scary. By Liz Talbot
Read MoreGiven humanity’s ingrained desire to protect our self-worth, it’s may be surprising that Improv, an art form where people are expected to manifest entertainment from scratch without the safety net of a practice run, even exists at all. Perhaps it’s how Improv and improvisers approach the idea of failure that is the key to Improv’s continued success and existence.
Read More“It” being Improv
Read MoreImprov Queensland is proud to offer corporate improv workshops. Recently, two of our teachers, Natalie and Becky, found themselves running a workshop for a large group of Santas-in-training.
Read MoreOur President talks secrets to a great narrative long-form.
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