Murder Village. The name is ominous, yet it is the perfect tongue-in-cheek setting for a genius hybrid between a murder mystery and a professional long form improvised format. Creator David Massingham, starring as a seemingly incompetent Detective Gullet, teams up…
Get on the saddle for a captivating romp through the Old West in Impro Melbourne‘s long-form improvised black comedy spectacle, ‘How the West Was Improvised’. The scenes develop organically with players adeptly crafting, responding — and when necessary savagely (and…
Like improv comedy? Like history? Musical theatre? Tried to get tickets to the musical Hamilton overseas, but couldn’t afford that on top of your mortgage? Hamiltunes delivers all that and more. Put six gifted improv comedians on stage, who also are…
On a blustery spring evening, in a quiet northern pub, a Melbourne improv troupe took on the Bard for the enjoyment of a Fringe Festival audience. Completely Improvised Shakespeare, performed by the Soothplayers, has been a staple of the Melbourne…
What is a cruise ship Captain Roland Carter to do, with a ship enshrouded in a deadly, possibly supernatural, fog? How to placate the wealthy patrons before they mutiny in boredom? Can he reconcile career and family, when faced with…
Impromptunes are a very talented group, and each new season offers up a unique venture into the world of improvised musicals, the likes of which shine with dedication and consistent polish. Their new show, ‘The Bachela-la-la’, takes both its title and…
Improv comedy is one of my all-time favourite things to go to. At university, I sometimes went up to two or three times a week during a brief heyday. So it’s with great authority that I can recommend The Big…
Shakespeare and improvisation come together cleverly and slickly in ‘Soothplayers’; an hour of improvised theatre intended to be portrayed by the players on stage as though the Bard himself had written their dialogue. Commitment to the Shakespearean devices and language…
Improvised theatre can have a number of different handles when it comes to getting inspiration for its scenes. I must admit that I was very intrigued by the notion of matching cards from the ever so popular fad ‘Cards Against…
The Melbourne Fringe Festival gives Melburnians permission to turn into wide-eyed experience junkies: live art, cabaret, dance, circus, parties. From 16 September to 4 October across 160 venues, over 6,000 artists will deliver 400 events across the city. The Plus Ones’ team picked…