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.

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!

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.

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).

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!

Learn to create hilarious characters with one of the best sketch comedians in Brisbane!

Characters are the best part of sketch comedy - and characters are a great way to perform solo sketch! But how do you get started - what makes a character memorable? What makes their jokes work? How do you keep the momentum when it’s just you on stage?

This workshop focuses on giving hands on experience with idea generation from various angles, character creation, and by the end you will have a character monologue ready for the stage.

About the teacher:
Rosa Sottile has been writing and performing sketch comedy for 10 years, teaches sketch comedy and produces Big Fork Theatre’s regular sketch comedy show Get It* Inya and is the director of SketchFest. She loves sketch comedy, and particularly loves writing and performing weird and wonderful characters to explore the bizarre, uncomfortable, odd and heartwarming parts of life through sketch comedy.

Part of Sketch Fest 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.

Create a one-person-show with comedian Marcel Blanch-de Wilt!

Where do we begin when it comes to creating a one-person-show that will captivate the crowd? Across this workshop, Marcel will demystify the experience of building a show and provide you with the tools to ensure the process is approachable and fun. Through a series of exercises, discussions, and activities, you will leave this workshop feeling inspired and ready to take on your next project.

About Marcel:

Marcel is a comedian, improviser, writer, and director. He has won awards for his work on-stage and behind-the-scenes. He has performed in every capital city in Australia as well as NZ, USA, and the UK. Marcel performs alongside his wife in their improv duo, The Newlyweds. He has been teaching a range of performance styles since 2015. His specialties include improvisation and stand-up but he also loves clowning, and character comedy. He has trained with Joe Bill, Dr Brown, Zach Zucker, Patti Styles, Andel Sudek, Steen Raskopoulos, and more. Marcel is an in-demand director and has built several shows with a heap of talented folk including Lizzy Hoo, Steph Broadbridge, Ting Lim, and Eleanor Stankiewicz.

Create a one-person-show with comedian Marcel Blanch-de Wilt!

Where do we begin when it comes to creating a one-person-show that will captivate the crowd? Across this workshop, Marcel will demystify the experience of building a show and provide you with the tools to ensure the process is approachable and fun. Through a series of exercises, discussions, and activities, you will leave this workshop feeling inspired and ready to take on your next project.

About Marcel:

Marcel is a comedian, improviser, writer, and director. He has won awards for his work on-stage and behind-the-scenes. He has performed in every capital city in Australia as well as NZ, USA, and the UK. Marcel performs alongside his wife in their improv duo, The Newlyweds. He has been teaching a range of performance styles since 2015. His specialties include improvisation and stand-up but he also loves clowning, and character comedy. He has trained with Joe Bill, Dr Brown, Zach Zucker, Patti Styles, Andel Sudek, Steen Raskopoulos, and more. Marcel is an in-demand director and has built several shows with a heap of talented folk including Lizzy Hoo, Steph Broadbridge, Ting Lim, and Eleanor Stankiewicz.

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!

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!

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.

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!

Whether a complete beginner or veteran improviser - making up a song can be tricky! The main focus for this workshop is to gain the skills to enter musical work more confidently and with a couple of skills to make every song simple yet meaningful. Criss' experience as both a skilled musician and veteran improvisor give him the tools to teach you how to work with a musician to sing an affecting, impressive and heartfelt improvised song.

Criss Grueber is an enthusiastic improviser with over fifteen years of experience under his belt. As a member of the Court Jesters, he takes pride in being a performer as well as a Musician and has performed in shows such as "Scared Scriptless", "Dream Team", "Dungeons and Comedians" and "The Good The Bad and the Completely Made Up". Blurring the lines between music and comedy, he has an enthusiastic style of play and is more than willing to take on an impossible challenge!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

This class meets for 6, 3 hour sessions 10AM to 1PM starting 1 May.

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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.

This class meets for 6, 3 hour sessions 1PM to 4PM starting 6 February.

Buy your tickets here.

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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.

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.