IMPROV UTRECHT COURSES

NEW COURSES IMPROV THEATRE!

Drop in lessons - every Friday

Every Friday except king's night, holidays, summer break 20:00-22:00. Improv lessons for all levels. Experienced and first timers. We play fun games, you learn the principles of improv and you meet a group of fun and open minded people. Afterwards we go to O'Leary's pub. Buurtcentrum De Leeuw, entrance at Troelstralaan. You can come in with the others between 19:50-20:00h. Check at the sign up sheet if there is a lesson. Pay €10, €15, €20 or nothing, depending on your finances.

Improv for Life Weekend workshop 28-29 June

Applied Improv: Improv for your personal development. People often say they join an Improv Class to escape from real life. But what if real life could be more like improv? What if you could experience, the same joy, connection, creativity and play in your everyday work and life? This is the question that we will explore in this course. We will uncover the wisdom hidden in improv games and exercises and apply them to your personal life challenges, in a playful way. Saturday & Sunday 10:00-17:00 Teacher Burgert Kirsten. Location Het Pakhuis. €230,58 ex VAT, €279 inc VAT

Beginners Plus course Wed 10 Sep 18:45-20:30

More games, more improv principles! We will explore how the principles apply to new fun games: accept, yes and, leap into it, playfulness, enjoy failing. You will build stage confidence, improve your communication skills and mostly: have fun! For whom: people who know the basics (1 improv course) . Wednesdays 10 Sep – 3 Dec 2025 lessons 18:45-20:30. Location Buurtcentrum De Oase. Teacher Emma Holmes. Show Sunday 14 Dec 13 lessons €290

Beginners course Wed 10 Sep 20:35-22:20

Start with this Improv course and your life will definitely change for the better! You will learn the basic techniques and mindset of improvisation, through fun and easy games. You will explore playfulness, listening with intent, accept making mistakes, discover your imagination and creative thinking, build confidence, improve your communication skills and mostly: have fun! For whom: no theatre experience needed .
Wednesdays 10 Sep – 3 Dec 2025 lessons 20:35-22:20. Location Buurtcentrum De Oase. Teacher Emma Holmes. Show Sunday 14 Dec 13 lessons €290

From Story to stand-up comedy Tuesdays? (Sept-Oct 2025)

Everyone has a story to tell—but how do you turn yours into a finished stand-up set? In this 6 week course you’ll learn how to craft an engaging, well-structured story and then to take it and mould it into a witty and dynamic comedy set.

The aim is for you to be able to craft a full stand-up set from just one story. We take a story-first approach, starting with the fundamentals of captivating storytelling before editing and refining it into a polished set using the stand-up comedians toolbox.

This course is aimed at comedians already active in the stand-up scene but can also be of value to storytellers looking at getting into stand-up or for young (in experience) comedians looking to educate themselves on narrative based comedy.

Course: 5 evenings plus a show. First lesson to be decided 10 or 17 Sep, 19:00-22:00, show case date t.b.d.. Location ZIMIHC Wittevrouwen. Trainer Emma Holmes. €270 inc BTW

Movement Improv drop in lessons - Mondays Sept 20:00

This is a course with a specific improv skill: "More than words, the body tells the story". We will do exercises from physical theatre, moving in the space, non verbal contact. Everyone can partcipate, you don't need any experience in theatre nor fluency in English. Suzan Lemont is a dance theatre maker, expressive arts therapist and educator. She has been practising and teaching movement improvisation, in one form or another for 40 years. Mondays from September (time and place tbd) 20:00-22:00.

WHY IS IMPROVISATION A 21st CENTURY SKILL?

Be ready to change
Yes And: think in possibilities
Improve your Listening & Communication skills
Be a team player: make your partner look good
Feel confident in speaking in front of an audience
Use failure to your advantage
Have fun while learning!

DROP IN LESSONS

Every Friday except school holidays 20:00-22:00h at Buurtcentrum De Leeuw. Bring a bottle of water and wear comfortable clothes. Pay what you think it was worth. Suggestion €10-€20 We use the money to rent the room and pay our professional teachers. You are free to pay less if you don’t have much income. Sign up by adding your name to the SignUpGenius list http://bit.ly/iudropinsignup

How to enter the building:
You can come in with the others between 19:50-20:00h. The entrance is this side entrace at the Troelstralaan.

Parking is free near Gisbert Bromlaan and further (10 min walking)

Friday drinks 22:15h – late at O’Leary’s pub (Adelaarstraat 23)

COURSES INFO

Trouble choosing a course? Other course requests? Do you need help with the payments? Do you want to be on a waiting list? Contact Marieke!

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR A COURSE OR WORKSHOP/COURSE?

Buy a ticket directly at https://improv-utrecht.weticket.io You can pay at once, or in 2 terms.
Or send an e-mail to info@theatersportworkshops.nl with your name, e-mail address, telephone number, name of the course You can ask for an invoice.
Let us know if you have issues with finances, we have discount tickets for people with less income.
The course will start with a minimum of 8 participants. If a course is canceled you will be notified in time and offered an alternative course or date, or you will receive your money back.