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18-26 April 2020

SAVE THE DATE! 🎉

The Auckland Improv Festival 2025 is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for April 19th - 26th, 2025 as Covert Theatre brings together the world's most talented improvisers for an unforgettable week of spontaneous brilliance!

Welcome to the Official Auckland Improv Festival 2025 Launch! 🌟

Brace yourselves for a lineup of world-class improv instructors, each ready to take your improv game to new heights! Whether you’re an aspiring performer or a seasoned improviser, these workshops are designed to challenge, inspire, and energise you.

Here we go! SAVE THE DATE! The Auckland Improv Festival 2025 is here! 19-26 April 2025!

2025 AIF Workshops are now LIVE!

Meet the International Guest Instructors 🌏

RIK BROWN – Melbourne, Australia

STACEY HALLAL – Portland, USA

INBAL LORI – Berlin, Germany

JOE BILL – Chicago, USA

And Now, Our Local Aotearoa / New Zealand Instructors 🌿

EDITH FUMAROLA

WADE JACKSON

🎟 Workshops, Performances, and Surprises Await!
Whether you're a performer looking to refine your skills or an audience member ready to enjoy the magic, this festival promises to be an inspiring celebration of spontaneity, humor, and the human connection. Stay tuned for workshop bookings and show tickets—this is your chance to be part of something special!

🗓 Auckland Improv Festival 2025
📅 19 - 26 April 2025
📍 Covert Theatre

Let the improv magic begin! 🌟

 

2025 Guest Instructors

🌏 International Instructors

RIK
Brown

Rik has been an Actor and Improvisor for the past 20 odd years. He has been involved with numerous improvised Melbourne International Comedy and Fringe Festival shows, including Late Nite Impro, Celebrity Theatresports ™ , Sondheim Unscripted, Bingo Board of Doom, Impro3Shuffle, Puppy Fight Social Club, Ultimate Board Game Unscripted, Word/Play, Spark! and Spontaneous Broadway.

STACEY
Hallal

Stacey Hallal has been teaching, directing, and performing improv for over 24 years. She trained at Chicago’s Second City, iO, Annoyance, and ComedySportz theaters. At Second City, she also taught and assistant directed the main stage before moving to Portland to open Curious Comedy Theater in 2008 where she has worked as Artistic Director ever since. She has performed and taught improv and sketch at over 150 festivals across North America, often working in duos with Joe Bill and Mark Sutton.

INBAL
Lori

I am Inbal and I have been involved in many artistic projects since 2000. Originally from Israel. Now based in Berlin.As a performance artist, I find I achieve the biggest artistic freedom by combining all my skills into improvisational theater. There I create a theater piece in the moment as I invent something out of nothing.

In 2010  I started coaching  improvisation to professional actors, amateurs and business companies all over the world. My coaching and performing have taken me to the U.S.A, Canada, Australia and many places in Europe like Paris, Oslo, Stockholm, Prague, Vienna, Lisbon, Bucharest, Helsinki and more.

JOE
Bill

Joe Bill is widely regarded as one of the best teachers of Improvisation in America today.

He is one of the founding members of Annoyance Theater Chicago, was the Director of Corporate Training at iO Chicago for 15 years, and a Teacher & Guest Artist in Residence at The Second City Conservatory & Training Center for another 15 years. Joe first practiced improvisation in 1977 and studied and worked with Del Close from 1985 through the mid 90’s.

 

🌿 Aotearoa / New Zealand Instructors

EDITH
Fumarola

I love to see improvisers let loose! I am passionate about helping performers to overcome their barriers and enjoy the magic that can happen on stage. I joined Covert Theatre in 2018 and the Improv Bandits in 2021

WADE
Jackson

Wade Jackson has been living and breathing improv for over 30 years. He has won international awards and is regarded as a master teacher. Wade’s deep understanding of the principles of improvisation allow him to positively impact any improv group; whether it’s short form, long form or a narrative style of improv. 

With post graduate qualifications in both Drama and Health Science Wade combines his unique background in the healing, performing and martial arts to create a learning experience quite like no other.

 
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Welcome to the Auckland Improv Festival 2024 Recap

What an unforgettable week of laughter, creativity, and boundless imagination at the Auckland Improv Festival 2024!

2024 AIF Gallery (click to zoom)

From April 12th to April 19th, the Covert Theatre was transformed into a vibrant hub of spontaneous storytelling, where performers from across the globe came together to celebrate the art of improvisation.

Each night was a whirlwind of hilarity, as talented improvisers took to the stage to craft scenes, characters, and narratives on the spot, leaving audiences in stitches and craving more.

But the Auckland Improv Festival isn't just about the shows—it's also a time for learning, growth, and connection. Throughout the week, participants had the opportunity to sharpen their skills and expand their horizons through a series of dynamic workshops led by our 2024 guest instructors. From mastering the art of character creation to honing the nuances of scene work, there was something for improvisers of all levels to sink their teeth into.

As we bid farewell to another incredible festival, we can't help but look ahead with excitement to what the Auckland Improv Festival 2025 has in store. Mark your calendars for April 19th to April 26th, because we'll be back at the Covert Theatre for another week of unforgettable performances, enlightening workshops, and endless laughter.

Whether you're a seasoned improviser or a curious newcomer, the Auckland Improv Festival welcomes you with open arms. Join us next year as we come together to celebrate the boundless creativity and joy that improvisation brings to our lives.

Stay tuned for updates, announcements, and ticket information! See you at the festival!