Comedy
Improvathon - Improv until you drop
Wellington Improv Troupe (WIT)
Welcome to the greatest challenge of creative and comedy endurance. An improv marathon - filled with all the thrills and spills that you have come to expect from Wellington's finest improvisers. This improv extravaganza will run for 30 hours non-stop - it's improv until you drop! And it's completely steroid free!
Kids: $5
30 Hour Pass: $30
Friday 12 February Prime Time
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Time |
Title |
Description |
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18:00 |
Young & the Witless |
Debut of the Fringe Improvised Soap Opera |
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19:00 |
Gods and Heroes |
Fringe Premier - Tales from the Greek Gods, now resident on Mount Vic |
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20:00 |
Wishing Tree |
Audience wishes brought to life brought to life before your eyes |
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21:00 |
The Improv Bandits |
Auckland's Improv Bandits with no scripts, no gimmicks and no safety net! |
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22:00 |
Young & the Witless |
Episode II of the Fringe Improvised Soap Opera |
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23:00 |
Adults Only Hour |
Go places your Mamma wouldn't let you |
Saturday 13 February Insomnia Zone - buy one ticket, stay as long as you last!
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Time |
Title |
Description |
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00:00 |
Witching Hour |
Twisted tales of the spooky and supernatural |
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01:00 |
Young and the Witless |
Episode III of the Fringe Improvised Soap Opera |
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02:00 |
Improv Divas |
Sisters doin' it for themselves - all female improv |
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03:00 |
Shakespeare |
Hear the stories the Bard dared not tell |
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04:00 |
Campfire Night |
Improvised camping adventures for big kids (with Auckland's Campfire Improv) |
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05:00 |
Impropera |
An improvised opera that ends when the fat lady sings! |
Saturday 13 February Earlybird Zone - buy one ticket, stay as long as you last!
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Time |
Title |
Description |
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06:00 |
No Idea |
A new take on woman's magazines |
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07:00 |
Micetro |
Crash and burn, elimination style improv |
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08:00 |
Here Be Dragons |
Fantasy adventure with dull swords and sharp wits |
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09:00 |
Improv Colosseum |
Improvisers battle it out for the Emperor's mercy |
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10:00 |
Silent Hour |
Watch the mischievous masked characters |
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11:00 |
Beyond the Mask |
Will it be the beginning of a hero and the end of a villain? |
Saturday 13 February Daytime - Kids & Teen Zone
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Time |
Title |
Description |
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12:00 |
Youth Micetro |
Wellington's teens battle it out with crash and burn improv |
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13:00 |
Youth Micetro |
Wellington's teens battle it out with crash and burn improv |
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14:00 |
Tickle Trunk |
Stories from the magical trunk for kids aged 2-8 |
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15:00 |
Improv Panto |
A musical panto for kids of all ages |
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16:00 |
Once (Only) Upon a Time |
Christchurch's Court Jesters present an original bedtime story |
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17:00 |
Teen Woemance |
Supernatural tales of teen romance |
Saturday 13 February Prime Time
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Time |
Title |
Description |
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18:00 |
Love Possibly |
A totally improvised Chick Flick where you call the shots |
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19:00 |
The Improvising Race |
Racing across the globe with only your improv wits |
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20:00 |
Off the Map |
Like a tiny NZ town, only smaller. Meet the people, try the lamingtons! (with Christchurch's Court Jesters) |
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21:00 |
Welling Sin City |
Explore the dark side of Wellington - noir style |
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22:00 |
Young & the Witless |
Conclusion of the Fringe Improvised Soap Opera |
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23:00 |
Last Person Standing |
After 30 hours the performers are retired, one by one. |
Reviews
Photos
Artist Blog
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13 February, 2010
Nearly there
It is 9pm - we have just been to Staunch Glacier courtesy of the Court Jesters. Now we are off to WellinSin City. Ah, there is nothing like home, even when observed through the smokey shades of a Noir Detective's office. And home is where we will be in 3 hours time. Finally. EXTREME! -
13 February, 2010
Captains Log Stardate: Today 11:58am
The moods have definitely changed in the last 6hours, and I can only imagine that its going to get well a lil worst for wear. But the intensity is still there, you can feel it. But unfortunately its blinded by the sheer tiredness of these champion improvisors. Many have flocked to a mattress, a spare couch and corner of the floor to get sleep, others have had cold showers and copious amounts of energy nectar. Twelve hours to go, and I couldn't feel better, compared to others here just battling to keep their eyelids open. It is a battle. See you all in twelve and a bit hours, huzzzzah! -
13 February, 2010
It's 5:53am
12 hours down. I don't know what is going on. I slept under a table backstage for about maybe an hour and a half while an improvised opera took place onstage. I just performed in a 5am opera about a king who kept stealing teeth and there was a weird Bollywood dentish called Indian Joel. So weird. It's not even halfway but fresh legs have just arrived. I can't even imagine what it is going to be like in 12 hours time. And that won't even be teh end. -
13 February, 2010
Sisters did it
Wow. The ladies just stole the show. It is now 3am - 9 hours in. My addled calculations show that somewhere between 1/3 and 1/4 of the Improvathon is now history. There Ah, the memories. Aphrodite got a cat. We met the lamington family. Brenden got dragged down the drain by some publc hair. Wowsers. It's like a million bees arrived in my mind and started to mime. let's just go crazy and actual shakespeare wll develop from it. True. -
13 February, 2010
it's 2am - what the?
A few minutes ago I was asleep in my bed. ALARM at 1:15am. Now I am awake and at a theatre at 2am. It's kinda surreal. I don't know what's going to come out my mouth onstage... I keep drifting. Then I remember that there are people onstage who have been going since 6pm O-M-G folks. -
12 February, 2010
Improvathon 5 hours in
5 hours in. Seal is broken. Snacking frequency increasing. Improv... going hard. -
12 February, 2010
Improvathon Begins!!
We're now entering hour 4 of 30.. The action is heating up as the actors hit their stride onstage. Young and the Witless episode 2 is about to begin and a hush falls over the crowd. Who knows what will happen - it's improv! Get down here and see the action for yourself :)