2018
#MCIF2020
Shows & Performers
The Performers
PROJECT2 (UK)
Founded in 2012, Project2 are Katy Schutte and Chris Mead, creating and playing a brand new science fiction show every time. Boom!
Wed, 11 March 9PM (Following Freestylers)
Fri, 13 March 7pm (Following International Mixer2)
ANN + BRAN (CAN)
Wed, 11 March 7PM (Following Stager Ranger)
Fri, 13 March 9pm (Following The Long Shots)
This two-prov from Canada will blow your socks off with their clever, flamboyant characters, and their penchant for innuendo.
Thurs, 12 March 9PM (Following Improguise)
Chris Avila and Bill Binder are two Arizona performers who share a love of all things silly, unexpected and delightful. Their shows rarely go to invent something funny only for the audience, but try instead to discover what delights us all.
DEATH BLOSSOM (USA)
Thurs, 12 March 7PM (Following Int'l Mixer)
What happens when Canadian Comedy Award winners Ken Hall and Ashley Comeau meet up on the Mama City Stage? Your guess is as good as ours!
Fri, 13 March 9PM (Followed by Ann&Bran)
The Long Shots are a Cape Town-based long-form improv troupe, fully formed since 2011. With just one word, the Long Shots will plot and play, with twists and turns that will have go thinking - "come on - this MUST be scripted."
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STAGER RANGER (RSA)
Wed, 11 March 7PM (Followed by Ann&Bran)
Seven individuals, who all learnt the craft of improv on the same stage, come together to create spectacular ridiculousness - with a dash of drama, a pinch of comedy, and added music for some ambience.
HALL & COMEAU (CAN)
THE LONG SHOTS (RSA)
Sat, 14 March 7PM (Followed by the Musical Improv Show)
The Second Liners are Cape Town’s functionally dysfunctional improv comedy troupe. Since 2017 they have been swooping in to bring improvised comedy to those eager to bear witness and hapless bystanders alike. Watch agog as they transform the stage into a portal for madness and wonderment, drawing on audience suggestions to create an unrehearsed, unscripted and entirely ungovernable performance!
Wed, 11 March 9PM (Followed by Project2)
This slick duo is ready to freestyle rap their faces off as they face off against each other improv style. Eva and Sanja will weave improvised freestyle raps around their scenes telling a multi-layered tale that may even end in competition!
Capetown's longest-running, award-winning improv troupe present...Room with a (...)! A hotel room is more than a place. Hotel rooms have many closely guarded secrets..and if only walls could talk... Watch how the magic of improvised storytelling can unfold in one room where love is lost and found, confrontations spark, lives change and truths are revealed.
THE SECOND LINERS (RSA)
FREESTYLERS (USA/RSA)
MIXERS #1 & #2 (INT'L)
Mixer #1 Thurs, 12 March 7PM
Mixer #2 Fri, 13 March 7pm
With improvisers from Europe, the USA, Australia, Canada and South Africa all fusing together, the show's bound to turn outlandish! All hailing from many different backgrounds, this troupe will unite for the first time ever on stage to create a wild world of madcap narrative just for you!
Sat, 14 March 2020 9pm
In jest of elections everywhere, 2 teams of improvisers will enter a confused scrimmage to see which team will leave the victor! Mixing short form games and long form improv, this cast of improvisers will be vying for your love and approval. 10 will enter, only 5 can win. Hosted by: Ken Hall.
Sun, 15 March 6pm @ THE COURTYARD PLAYHOUSE
Maestro Improv™ Show
Fast-paced, unpredictable, and hilarious.
Ten of Cape Town's virtuoso actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. You score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and after each round, the players with the lowest scores are eliminated. When only one remains they, are crowned the Maestro!
IMPROV OPPOSITION
THE MAESTRO IMPROV™ SHOW
MUSICAL IMPROV SHOW
Mixer #1 Thurs, 12 March 7PM
Mixer #2 Fri, 13 March 7pm
With improvisers from Europe, the USA, Australia, Canada and South Africa all fusing together, the show's bound to turn outlandish! All hailing from many different backgrounds, this troupe will unite for the first time ever on stage to create a wild world of madcap narrative just for you!