Improvised Musical Theatre

Create a musical in moments with the director of Australia's premier improvised musical comedy troupe. Impromptunes company director Emmet Nichols will take you through the key moments of an improvised musical, helping to create a satisfying long-form narrative based on nothing more than a suggested title.
Through direction and giving it a 'red hot crack,' participants will learn strategies for world building, creating interesting characters in seconds, typical musical song structures and how to shape a show to have audiences leaving satisfied that they've just seen a complete musical made up in front of their eyes.Please note: you do not have to be a 'good' singer to participate! A love of singing and silliness will do fine. This session is best suited to performers with improvised singing experience, or having completed Impromptunes' "Improvised Singing" workshop the day before!

About the Company

Impromptunes is Australia's premier improvised musical theatre troupe, having performed Impromptunes - The Completely Improvised Musical to sold out audiences and rave reviews since 2013. Performing in Melbourne Comedy Festival, Perth Fringe World, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Fringe and even Edinburgh Fringe, receiving awards nominations and a recent win. Impromptunes has presented over 400 completely improvised musicals. The team also releases a weekly podcast, Impromptunes - The Completely Improvised Musical Podcast, which, with over 250 episodes, has been twice nominated for Best Comedy in the Australian Podcast Awards.
About the Facilitators
The troupe is directed by Emmet Nichols, a veteran 15-year improviser. Emmet started in The Big Hoo Haa in Perth and soon worked with Glenn Hall's Just Improvise. He moved to Melbourne and trained and performed with The Big Hoo Haa! Melbourne, The Improv Conspiracy and Impro Melbourne before starting Impromptunes in 2013. As well as dabbling in solo stand-up and interactive theatre, Emmet brings a wealth of experience as a tertiary trained educator to his workshops. He is passionate about fun, play and feedback, and creates a safe space in which to explore this ridiculous art form.

Your second facilitator in the room and scene partner is David Peake on piano. David has been performing with Impromptunes for over 5 years, bringing his contemporary musical theatre brilliance to over 100 improvised shows. A composer in his own right, David has written and presented many small-scale and concert musicals. He also performs regularly as a musical improviser with The Big Hoo Haa! Melbourne and M**der Village. David's supportiveness and sensitivity make improvising songs with him feel effortless.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Big Fork Theatre, Level 2, 252 Saint Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley, Australia