Our upcoming classes

Writers Room 1: Sketch Fundamentals - Saturdays - February 2025
Feb
8

Writers Room 1: Sketch Fundamentals - Saturdays - February 2025

Writers Room 1 will introduce students to the basic concepts and tools of sketch writing and development, with a focus on writing for live and audio sketch comedy. From the kernel of an idea to the final cut, students will put theory into practice at every step as they develop their own sketches throughout the course.

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Foundations 3: Characters - Sundays - February 2025
Feb
9

Foundations 3: Characters - Sundays - February 2025

Improv Acting Class: In Characters students will explore how to access fully fleshed out characters in an improv scene. Characters will teach techniques to unlock your way of playing characters and jump in and out of them with ease. Whether you want to play characters that are larger than life or a little more nuanced this class if for you.

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Feb
15

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Feb
17

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Mar
9

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Mar
12

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Mar
24

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Writers Room 2: Pitch to Performance - Saturdays - March 2025
Mar
29

Writers Room 2: Pitch to Performance - Saturdays - March 2025

This 8 week Writers Room 2 - Pitch to Performance course takes students out of the classroom and into a simulated writers room as they create a full-hour live sketch show from scratch over the course of the term. Students will work together every week to pitch, write, edit and stage the show, with guidance and direction from the teacher as Head Writer. The term culminates in a live performance of the final sketch show (note: Writers Room 2 students are not required to act in the show unless they would like to).

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Mar
30

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Advanced: The Harold - Sundays - March 2025
Mar
30

Advanced: The Harold - Sundays - March 2025

Improv Acting Class: The Harold - The Harold is a format that is performed all around the world - it weaves together multiple threads of characters and stories through two person scenes, group games and organic exploration of themes - all inspired by a single word.

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Foundations 4 Elective: Intro to Musical Improv - Sundays - April 2025
Apr
27

Foundations 4 Elective: Intro to Musical Improv - Sundays - April 2025

In this 6 week Intro to Musical Improv class we will introduce students to the basic concepts and tools needed to create songs and music in the moment.

There is nothing more joyful than creating a fully improvised song out of thin air. It can explore the emotional connections of your characters and drive the action of the scene forward, all while getting a catchy chorus stuck in your audience’s head for hours.

If you’ve ever wanted to stretch your improv muscles then Intro to Musical Improv is where you should start.

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Jan
22

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Jan
18

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Jan
14

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class
Jan
12

Discover Improv - free intro to improvisation class

Anyone can improvise! Ever wanted to try improv but you weren't sure if it was for you? This free 2 hour intro to improvisation course is designed for those who have never had any experience with improv.

Improv can help you become a better listener, improve your confidence in public speaking, kickstart your creativity and teach you how to work as part of a group. Most of all, a Discover Improv class with Big Fork Theatre is guaranteed to send you home laughing.

Our free Intro to Improv session will be taught by some of Big Fork Theatre's most talented improvisers. The session will give you a basic introduction to Big Fork's style of improvisation in a fun, low pressure environment, and attendees will leave with a discount code for our full, 6-week Improv Fundamentals course.

If you have any questions about the session please email us at training@bigforktheatre.com - we hope to see you there!

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Foundations 3: Characters -Sundays - Term 4 2024
Oct
6

Foundations 3: Characters -Sundays - Term 4 2024

Improv Acting Class: In Characters students will explore how to access fully fleshed out characters in an improv scene. Characters will teach techniques to unlock your way of playing characters and jump in and out of them with ease. Whether you want to play characters that are larger than life or a little more nuanced this class if for you.

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Foundations 3: Characters -Mondays - Term 3 2024
July
29

Foundations 3: Characters -Mondays - Term 3 2024

Improv Acting Class: In Characters students will explore how to access fully fleshed out characters in an improv scene. Characters will teach techniques to unlock your way of playing characters and jump in and out of them with ease. Whether you want to play characters that are larger than life or a little more nuanced this class if for you.

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SKETCH FEST 2024 WORKSHOP: Creating Video Sketch Comedy - Hayden Wright
Apr
7

SKETCH FEST 2024 WORKSHOP: Creating Video Sketch Comedy - Hayden Wright

From front-facing TikTok-style videos to the broad landscape of YouTube and beyond, learn to conceptualise, develop and produce comedy videos perfect for publishing online.

Please bring a mobile phone with video capability, as we'll be shooting our own before the workshop is done!

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Hayden is a faculty member and house team coach at Improv Theatre Sydney. Beginning as an ITS student in 2015, Hayden continued his improv training overseas with the iO theatre in Chicago. He has travelled to find improv in Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra, New York and Berlin.

Back in Sydney, Hayden coaches house and independent improv teams like Snake Pit, writes sketch comedy for shows like ITS Sketchy At Best, and performs improv with the ITS ensemble and indie duo Daffodil Valley.

As a producer, Hayden creates improvised podcasts and shows across Sydney that showcase new talent and experienced performers. He believes improv skills make better communicators and kinder communities.

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SKETCH FEST 2024 WORKSHOP: Cheat off my Answer Sheet - Liz Talbot
Apr
6

SKETCH FEST 2024 WORKSHOP: Cheat off my Answer Sheet - Liz Talbot

Receive ten years of sketch experience in three hours - if you're brave enough to witness, perform and unpack the most cringeworthy, boof-headed or already-outdated sketches from a decade of writing.

Learn tips to avoid common missteps and give a direct boost to the quality of your work.

In order for your sketch-writing skills to get better over time, you'll inevitably learn a few tough lessons.

Some of these lessons are teachable. Liz brought her first sketch to a Brisbane stage in 2009, and haswritten hundreds since. This workshop teaches by example the lessons Liz wishes she learned earlier.

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Liz Talbot is a writer, sketch comedian, improviser and Corporate Type from Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia. She is proud of her University Law Revue beginnings, and also proud of how far she has come as a writer since her early days of ten-minute sketches, unnecessary dialogue, majorblind spots and poor feedback practices.

Liz has written and performed sketch comedy at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, Anywhere Festival, Brisbane Fringe, ITS Comedy Festival (NSW), Big Fork Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, Metro Arts and more, in productions ranging from streamlined duos to large casts of writer/performers. She has written for multiple long-running troupes and leads writing groups, workshops and jams.

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