Improvisational theatre, or improv, is a form of performance where most or all of what is performed is created spontaneously by the performers. You might have seen it on the cult classic “Whose Line Is It Any Way?”.

Besides being used on stage, improv is able to help you improve your creativity, enhance your  communication skills, and build confidence.

In recent years, the popularity of improv has increased in Singapore with many improv shows being staged and the availability of different improv schools. The improv community has staged four Singapore Improv Festivals since 2016.

With this growth, you might be interested in find out where you can learn improv.

Before you sign up for a term of class…

Before you sign up for a term of improv class–typically four to six weeks–it’s best to try out the different improv school’s taster sessions or to watch their shows so you can see if you like the improv styles or coaches.

In alphabetical order: Improv taster sessions (around 2 hours):

Larks Improv Theatre Taster Sessions (from $20) 
What’s covered in their taster sessions:

• Brief Intro. to Improv Storytelling
• The Three Improv Guidelines
• Constructive Collaboration with Lateral Thinking
• Applying the Improv Mindset On- & Off-Stage

The Improv Company (from $20) 

After the taster sessions, talk to the improv coaches to find out when the next terms are and also if they’ll be teaching your sessions.

Is there a “right” improv school?

While not as cheap as classes in community centres, improv classes are not so expensive that you cannot take classes from different improv school. In fact I recommend you do that so you get experience from different teachers and improv styles.

That said, the improv school or coach can have an impact on your enjoyment of improv so you might also want to ask around for reviews of the different schools.

Here’s a list of improv schools in Singapore in alphabetical order:

Larks Improv Theatre

A relatively new improv school founded by Nicole and Miguel who are well-loved by the improv community. Larks Improv Theatre (LIT) runs frequent shows so you can see the improv styles that they follow. They also run taster sessions and classes.

Lark Improv Theatre Level 1: ‘Ideas Without Scripts’ class details here. (4 sessions/ once a week)

New Kitten Party

New Kitten Party focuses on long-form, comedy-based plays (different from “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”. They runs frequent shows and has open mic slots for their graduating classes.

New Kitten Party class details.

The Improv Company

The oldest improv school in Singapore (established 2013). They run 5+ levels of classes.

The Improv Company class details 

(Bonus: Ask Auntie)

After you’ve graduated from the improv schools, you can consider musical improv classes from Ask Auntie.

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Let me know which improv school you’ve picked.