Vancouver Theatresports League has long been teaching people the power of laughter through improv and has now introduced the Improv Comedy Institute (ICI) to formalize your studies. ICI classes start October 18th, with sessions on the core improv areas of Spontaneity, Story, Character and Environment. Each of the 8 hour courses, taken in order, develops…
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The Superhero Show – Vancouver Theatresports
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Improv! That’s the name of the game at Vancouver Theatresports League’s newest production, The Superhero Show. A marvel of improv comedy, the show is a long form performance, telling the story of a superhero over the course of the evening. With the help of the audience the setting,…
Tripimproviser at Vancouver TheatreSports
Vancouver TheatreSports League‘s latest show, Tripimproviser, asks the audience “Where will your laughter take you?” Hilarious reviews and ratings on the real Trip Advisor have inspired this new interactive show at the Improv Centre on Granville Island. Last night’s performance featured actors Denise Jones, Margret Nyfores, Graeme Duffy, Nathan Clark and Ken Lawson dreaming up some…
Gorilla Theatre at Vancouver TheatreSports
The law of the jungle has taken control at Vancouver TheatreSports League at The Improv Centre on Granville Island. TheatreSports’ latest show sees the League returning to its roots with, one of founder, Keith Johnstone’s original improve games, Gorilla Theatre. Gorilla Sports has a free-flowing format in which each of the players act as director…
Get Laughin’ at Northwest Comedy Fest
Until February 22nd, expect the sounds of laughter to be ringing out across Vancouver as the second week of Northwest Comedy Festival is in full swing. The Vogue Theatre, The Orpheum Theatre, Comedy Mix, Lafflines and Yuk Yuks are lined up with stand-up and improve events. Some of the highlights of this week are: Pee…
Laugh with the Christmas Queen at Vancouver TheatreSports
Until December 21st, find the spirit of Christmas at the Improv Centre on Granville Island as Vancouver TheatreSports presents The Christmas Queen, an improv comedy fairy tale. Told in the style of a classic British Holiday Pantomime, Christmas Queen included the narrator and villain along with the usual comedic cast of characters you expect from…
Get ready for a ‘Throwdown’ at Vancouver TheatreSports League
Tonight, Vancouver TheatreSports League debuts its latest show – THROWDOWN – a knockout, dragging, kicking, laughing bout of improv. Playing Thursday, Friday, Saturday in the 7:30pm spot, Throwdown pits two teams against each other in a round robin match of improv games, each team trying their best and using sometimes questionable antics to win over…