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A word from Merrilee...

With great excitement, I present to you the NZIF 2011 programme.
This year, with the eyes on NZ during the World Cup, we’ve had special focus on bringing you the best improv on offer.  This programme of shows will give you a taste of many different facets of improvised theatre; from competitive formats to longer-form plays and from comedy, right through to tragedy.
I’m pleased to have some familiar faces joining us in the Court Jesters, The Improvisors and WIT, and excited be joined by some new groups Up Against Improv, Chicken Legs Theatre – welcome to the NZIF family!

I am also especially pleased to welcome two of Australia’s best improvisers, Rebecca De Unamuno and Jason Geary to the programme in 2011. Rebecca’s show Open To Suggestion is an award-winner and she does it all by herself!
Jason brings a show called Spoken, created by Seattle’s Randy Dixon. Spoken is quite different to anything we’ve previously had at NZIF and will be a real treat for anyone who gets to see it.

For me, improvisation is an electric form of theatre. Being onstage without a script forces you to connect with the other players and work together to tell a story. When the players all trust that something will come, magic happens.
The coolest part is that you (the audience) get to share that moment with the players; a moment that will never happen the same way again. Shared spontaneity rocks!

Thanks for joining us in our stumble towards awesome.

Merrilee McCoy
Producer/ 2011 Artistic Director

The NZIF..

  • is a five-day, not-for-profit festival, now entering its fourth year of production 
  • is an initiative of WIT (Wellington Improvisation Troupe) 
  • gathers improvisational theatre companies from around the nation (and around the globe) to present new work, learn new skills and make connections across the industry 
  • is dedicated to presenting high quality improvised theatre to audiences in New Zealand’s cultural capital, Wellington. We aim to highlight the varying forms of improvised theatre to the public in a festival setting to celebrate the great work going on around New Zealand (and the world). 

 

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