Our upcoming classes
Foundations 4: Group Mind - Saturdays - February 2025
Group Mind will hone your ability to work as a group and create scenes with multiple performers, as well as how to incorporate them into long form improvisation.
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Sundays - February 2025
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
Foundations 2: The Scene - Wednesdays - February 2025
Improv Acting Class: The Scene focuses on the two person scene which is the backbone of Chicago style long form improvisation. The Scene will allow you to understand Big Fork Theatre's signature style of play while also complimenting and improving your own set of skills.
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.
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.
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!
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!
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Tuesdays - February 2025
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
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!
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!
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Wednesdays - March 2025
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
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!
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).
Foundations 2: The Scene - Saturdays - March 2025
Improv Acting Class: The Scene focuses on the two person scene which is the backbone of Chicago style long form improvisation. The Scene will allow you to understand Big Fork Theatre's signature style of play while also complimenting and improving your own set of skills.
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!
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.
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.
Foundations 5: Finding the Funny - Sundays - August 2025
Capped at 12 participants, in this 8 week Finding the Funny class we explore how to take true stories and turn them into hilarious improvised scenes. This gives students experience in the Armando format which is the core of Big Fork Theatre's flagship show, Cool Story Bro.
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!
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!
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!
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!
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Saturdays - October 2024
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
Foundations 4 Elective: Intro to Musical Improv - Mondays - Term 4 2024
This class meets for 6, 3 hour sessions 10AM to 1PM starting 1 May.
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Foundations 2: The Scene - Saturdays - Term 4 2024
Improv Acting Class: The Scene focuses on the two person scene which is the backbone of Chicago style long form improvisation. The Scene will allow you to understand Big Fork Theatre's signature style of play while also complimenting and improving their own set of skills.
Advanced: The Harold - Wednesdays - Term 4 2024
This class meets for 6, 3 hour sessions 1PM to 4PM starting 6 February.
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Foundations 4: Group Mind - Mondays - Term 4 2024
Group Mind will hone your ability to work as a group and create scenes with multiple performers, as well as how to incorporate them into long form improvisation.
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.
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Wednesdays - October 2024
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Sundays - September 2024
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
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.
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.
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Wednesdays - August 2024
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
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.
Writers Room 2: Pitch to Performance - Mondays - Term 3 2024
This class meets for 6, 3 hour sessions 10AM to 12:30PM starting 5 February.
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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.
Advanced: Improvising a Musical - Sundays - Term 3 2024
Improvising a Musical will have students performing a full length, fully improvised musical from a single suggestion with confidence.
Foundations 4: Group Mind - Saturdays - Term 3 2024
Group Mind will hone your ability to work as a group and create scenes with multiple performers, as well as how to incorporate them into long form improvisation.
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Saturdays - August 2024
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.
Foundations 2: The Scene - Tuesdays - Term 3 2024
Improv Acting Class: The Scene focuses on the two person scene which is the backbone of Chicago style long form improvisation. The Scene will allow you to understand Big Fork Theatre's signature style of play while also complimenting and improving their own set of skills.
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.
Foundations 5: Finding the Funny - Sundays - Term 3 2024
This class meets for 6, 3 hour sessions 6:30PM to 9:30PM starting 26 April.
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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.
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!
FACILITATOR BIO
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.
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.
FACILITATOR BIO
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.
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.
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.
Foundations 1: Improv Fundamentals - Tuesdays - Term 2 2023
Improv Acting Class: Anyone can improvise and Big Fork Theatre's Improv Fundamentals is the perfect place to start! This six-week course is designed to introduce participants to Big Fork Theatre's approach to improvised comedy. No previous acting or improv experience is required to participate.