Intro to Improv - School Holiday workshop

Come and have some playful, silly fun at Improv Theatre Sydney's Intro to Improv workshops these school holidays! Whether you have heaps of experience with improv, or it’s your very first time, if you’re aged 11-15, this workshop is for you.

Learn the skills of spontaneous creativity and collaboration, and the concept of “yes, and…” in a relaxed and supportive environment. Discover how to create fun and engaging characters, and make up stories on the spot! Learn play-building skills that will give you an advantage in devising your school drama projects. Connect with like-minded students and have a tonne of fun in this perfect creative outlet during the school break. The workshop will conclude with a short performance for family and friends on the final day! 

Students will:

• Learn to trust and hone your story-telling intuition

• Get comfortable with working as an ensemble 

• Think spontaneously and react in the moment

• Learn to use the concept of ‘yes-and’

• Learn about listening and active reacting

• Explore physicality and mime

• Create fun and engaging characters and stories

• Put these skills into practice in a short improvised showcase for family and friends

• Have fun and meet a bunch of new friends

All of our school holiday workshops are designed to help students get confident with skills explored in the classroom as part of the NSW Drama syllabus for stages 3-5 and HSC.