24th to 27 October 2024

Würzburger Improtheaterfestival

Würzburger Improtheaterfestival 2024

Clever games and silly stories? Unicorns, elves and happily ever after? That’s the easy stuff, but we all know there's much more to improvised theatre than fluff and fun.
While in scripted theater we can carefully craft our scenes, in impro, searching for meaning and questioning the status quo is much more daunting! Avoiding controversial or painful topics might seem like a wise choice, but in doing so our scene work pays a price. We rarely explore relevant topics, make political commentary or expose fears and injustices. And we may miss the chance to discover something about our humanity.
The Würzburger Improtheaterfestival 2024 devotes itself to material we often avoid. The stories, subjects and characters we shy away from. We’ll explore and deepen how to approach areas artistically and respectfully that we usually tiptoe around for fear of offending. We’ll play scenes that often escape us because of a lack of support and skill. We’ll attempt to make the audience laugh, but also cry, tingle and reflect upon their lives.
Unicorns and elves are still welcome though. We know they have deeper truths to reveal than just pooping rainbows and frolicking around.

The festival will take place from October 24th to 27th 2024!

Programme & Tickets

The Würzburger Improtheaterfestival is a theater event that is an inherent part for the cultural life in our city. Every year we present between eight and twelve shows in different venues all around Würzburg. On the one hand, the programme consists of international ensembles showing their innovative improv formats to our audiences. On the other hand, we present our own productions, which are performed by guests of the festival.

The show programme will be published one to two month before the festival weekend. The advance sale starts in a little bit later.

Workshops

Each year we offer improvisers from all over the world the opportunity to train with international teachers. Usually our program consists of 12- or 16-hour-workshops which each highlight a different facet of the art form. Through a simple level system we want to ensure that the groups are homogeneous and that both newcomers and professionals find an attractive offer.