Impromptu Shakespeare
23rd
August
2026
Doors Open 7.00pm
Show 8.00pm
Welcome to
Impromptu Shakespeare
Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose…
The Bard is back!
With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.
Packed with priceless wit, lyrical smarts, romance, and a dash of double-crossing, this leading ensemble do the Bard proud with a brand new hit every time, inspired by audience suggestions.
Anarchic and high energy… laughs galore… This is a truly delightful show, which authentically captures the energy and beauty of the Shakespearean experience while pulling it and poking it to its very limit’…read more
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub 2024
★★★★★ The Reviews Hub 2024
‘Hysterically funny… The quick thinking, verbal adroitness and seemingly endless inventiveness of these actors is astonishing. I cannot predict the content of their next show, but non-stop laughter is surely guaranteed. Bravo!’…read more
★★★★ StageTalk Magazine 2023
★★★★ StageTalk Magazine 2023
‘The way each performer took on the challenge of combining Shakespeare with improvisation would be a mammoth task for most people, but here…Impromptu Shakespeare put their heart into creating an experience that not only created raucous comedy…but also introduced a new audience to the bard‘…read more
★★★★ Broadway Baby
★★★★ Broadway Baby
‘ Producing a Shakespeare play, any play, from thin air is a tough call and here it’s a marvel to behold…The group’s love of the Bard is clear. They couldn’t do this level of crazy, smart improv, without knowing their source material and their muse. It’s also a joy to see a group work together, bantering and interrupting each other as they craft iambic pentameter, often seemingly channelled from the playwright himself.‘…read more
★★★★ North West End UK
★★★★ North West End UK