What we’re about
People up on stage! This is the home for English speaking improvisation community in Zurich. All levels welcome!
We do the occasional taster session, but mainly we do eight-week sessions.
Important info: Since 2019, we are in close collaboration with STORYLABOR, and there are normally 10-15 people in our courses and 40-50 people at our shows, even when meetup says there are only one or two attendees. :)
Classes: www.storylabor.ch/classes
Shows: check out www.storylabor.ch/shows or www.hoi-polloi.ch for upcoming English speaking improv shows.
Upcoming events
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Improv Course for Beginners
Quartierzentrum Bäckeranlage, Hohlstrasse 67, Zürich, ZH, CH8x Thursdays, 19.00 - 21.00h
8th January - 26th February 2026
Location: QZ Bäckeranlage, 2. Stock, Raum 2, Hohlstr. 67, 8004 Zurich
Teacher: Dan
Perfect for the beginning of your improv journey!
This group is working on exploring the basics of improv. It is all about playful discovery and supporting each other.
Perfect if you want to give improv a go and have fun, develop self-confidence, teamwork and creativity.
Get to know a group of like-minded friendly beginners. No previous experience required.
You will practise:
- creativity & playfulness
- open and positive mindset
- confidence on stage
- emotional intelligence in a scenic relationship
- building solid beginnings to good improv scenes
- simple short form improv games, as seen in Theatersports shows
- make new friends! :)
Course fee: 360 CHF Early Bird until Dec 18th / 390 CHF later
Students/Kulturlegi: 250.— (please provide student ID/Legi on first course day)
Unsure whether you want to commit to the entire course? Pay 30 CHF extra and decide after the first session if you want to get a full course ticket (see details in the ticket link)
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Taster Session Improv meets TTRPG
GZ Buchegg - Zürcher Gemeinschaftszentren, Bucheggstrasse 93, Zürich, ZH, CHThis taster session is a beginner-friendly improv meetup with a fun nerdy twist! Using tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons as inspiration, we’ll explore collaborative storytelling, characters, and imaginary worlds through fun, accessible improv exercises.
If you play (or run) TTRPGs, this workshop focuses on the improv skills that help when the story goes off the rails like staying in character, making bold choices, and building scenes together. If you’re new to TTRPGs, you’re still very welcome; no prior improv or gaming experience is required, just a willingness to play and imagine together.
We’ll practice core improv tools like “yes, and,” listening, quick decision-making, and scene-building using familiar game-style scenarios, plus warm-up games you can bring back to your own table. No character sheets or stat blocks required ;)
If we have enough interest, we will turn this into a 5-week-course starting the following week.
This taster session is led by Nathalie, an improviser and nerd who loves supporting collaborative play and getting lost in imaginative worlds. Moonlights as a GM when the scheduling gods allow.
Location: GZ Buchegg, in the Kellertheater (separate building on the north side, in the basement) Call Nathalie at 077 448 54 98 if you have trouble finding it.
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