Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip-smart cast. Packed with priceless wit, lyrical smarts, romance, and a dash of double-crossing, this leading ensemble do the Bard proud with a brand new one-act hit every time, inspired by audience suggestions. Impromptu Shakespeare have been a smash hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, Bristol Shakespeare Festival, and appeared on BBC Shakespeare Live. WINNER: Best Comedy Event, Buxton Fringe 2021 ‘Side-splittingly hilarious’ (BroadwayBaby.com)
‘Ingenious’(Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor)
“Intelligent, funny, all of the adjectives for brilliant” Pocket Size Theatre
“It’s just so much fun!” North West End
“Chaotic, riotous fun” Playstosee.com
“It will leave you hungry for more. See it as often as you can” – Arts York
“Seasoned improv artists at the top of their game” StageTalk Magazine
SUBMIT UPDATES
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The Lure of Loneliness (2/2/26-2/2/26)
The Dirt (2/3/26-2/4/26)
The Actors Class - New Writing Night (2/10/26-2/10/26)
Associated Studios present: An Evening of Three Plays (2/12/26-2/12/26)
Re-Enchant: February (2/15/26-2/15/26)
Greg Davies ‘Full Fat Legend’ Tour Warm Up (2/22/26-2/22/26)
Brigitte Beraha's Lucid Dreamers, Bridget Walsh + Bea Asurmendi (2/23/26-2/23/26)
Jazz In The Round: Makam Salam ft Mira Awad, Olcay Bayir, Shahd Karaeen (2/25/26-2/25/26)
Anything is possible if you think about it hard enough (2/26/26-2/28/26)
The Lure of... : March (3/2/26-3/2/26)
These are the Days - International Women's Day Show (3/8/26-3/8/26)
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The Highgate Vampire (1/28/26-2/1/26)
Tomorrow's Warriors Takeover (1/26/26-1/26/26)
Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart) (1/22/26-1/25/26)
Re-Enchant: January (1/18/26-1/18/26)
Büyük Ev Ablukada (1/16/26-1/17/26)
SEVGİLİ ARSIZ ÖLÜM DİRMİT - Dear Shameless Death Dirmit (1/9/26-1/11/26)
N’olcak Bu Yusuf Umut’un HALİ? - What Will Become Of Yusuf Umut? (1/8/26-1/8/26)
EN SEVDİĞİNDEN BAŞLA - Begin With The One You Love (1/5/26-1/7/26)
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