FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Join us for the opening night of the 25th Vancouver Improv Festival. For the person who likes a little of everything: this show will be a sampling of the amazing acts you can expect at the festival this year!

Take your duo scenes to the next level!

The illustrious Festival Ensemble showcase never-before-seen improv stylings, while The Stott & Atawo Experience brings two improv powerhouses together for this festival only!

Explore queer narratives in fun and hilarious ways

Our neighbours to the south Upfront Theater bring the heat and Ann Pornel + Friends are your new best friends!

Many improvisers enter, only one emerges the champion -- join us for an amazing MAESTRO with spectacular festival guests.

Enjoy graduate school without actually having to write a thesis with Grad School Improv. Plus, the mega-talented Festival Ensemble brings something fresh and exciting to the stage!

It's a double header of local heroes Embezzlement & Hot Snack!

The cross-country Wadsworth Constant are a dazzling duo like no other. Plus, the final night of the Stott & Atawo Experience is going to be oh-so-unforgettable.

Learn how to bring out all the juiciest, tastiest characters to the stage!

Don't miss out on this absolutely STACKED show, featuring the Festival Ensemble & The Wadsworth Constant.
Note: This is a Relaxed Performance.

Ten improvisers, five duos, and two cartoonists drawing the scenes as they happen in real time — it’s the utterly delightful and funny Duo Pop Up Show!

Hit the floor running with Ground Floor Improv, followed by the Bollywood-inspired Hinprov!

Your dirtiest little secrets get turned into improv gold at Dirty Little Secrets

You're in for a real treat with local delights Treat Show! Then, experience true friendship with Ann Pornel + Friends.

The fast and funny duo Essential Oils will remind you why diffusers are so important. And all the way from New York City, it's Branded Silk!

Try improv for the very first time in this supportive and fun environment

The final performance of the oh-so-talented Festival Ensemble will be a night to remember. Then, New York City's own Branded Silk will bring the heat.

Five directors compete to bring their vision to life, but you, the audience, decide whose SMASH HIT makes it to the end!

Vancouver's own Queerprov will take to the stage to create delightful comedy from a queer perspectives, while the Upfront Theater bring the fun, American-style.
Note: This is a Relaxed Performance.

It's the classic party game FMK brought to life with improv! Each improviser secretly (or not so secretly) tries to seduce, propose to, or kill the other three improvisers, all while telling a coherent story. Not to be missed!

It's the Bard, made up completely on the spot by the Spontaneous Shakespeare Company. And don't miss out on Bollywood-based superstars Hinprov!

Kick it into high gear with the local all-Asian heroes Fistful of Kicks! Then, all the way from Portland, Oregon, it's No Sex and the City!

Join our illustrious festival guests for an insightful discussion around the ideas and questions that drive their own performances. You'll gain a ton of insight into how these improv superstars approach their artistic practice on-stage and off. All members of the improv community are invited and it's completely free!

Become your best slacker self with this intrepid New York trio

Learn to bring your full self to the stage in this engaging workshop

Learn to luxuriate in all the visual delights of improv

Make bold choices, follow through with them, and the rest of the scene will follow!

Be your best supportive self and have the most amount of fun!

Learn how to turn a phrase, improvise sonnets, soliloquies, and other Bardian-delights from an incredible Shakespearean improviser!