The festival

The festival will be focussed around the FA’s theatre in London and the Union Theatre just next door. They’re so close you won’t even have to leave the Old Union Yard to move between venues!
The festival will happen over 5 days, opening on Wednesday 13th of May and closing on Sunday 17th, with the second venue running from the 14th to the 16th. We’ll have workshops during the days, shows and socials in the evenings as well as some great late night antics.
Yes! We are planning for some late night jams where you turn up and put your name in a hat to play. It should be a lot of fun!
Absolutely, the festival will welcome all improv lovers and invite them to get involved as much as they would like to.

Applications

Applications are open until the 25th of January 2026
Successful applicants will be notified from 16th February and will need to accept before 1st March 2026
Unfortunately, this time we are only taking applications from teams.
…But you should come and hang out anyway.
Unfortunately yes, we require a video of a show in order to be able to fairly assess a team's suitability. This can be any show you have filmed using a phone or any fancier camera equipment you may have.
It’s another unfortunately yes, we require teams to submit artwork as part of their application. This is important because it allows us to market your show should you get into the festival.
Yes! Obviously we’d love you to be there for the entire thing, but realise that isn’t always possible, especially for a team.
We are going to have a strong focus on long-form improv since that’s what we focus on, but there’s no harm in applying if you think your show would be a good fit.