Hunter Impro Network

Who Do I Contact?

For More information email Lisa Ellicott:
HunterImpro@gmail.com, or
phone 0401 170 364

Find us on Facebook - Simply search for Hunter Impro Network and come and join!

Monthly Jam Night

In 2010 HIN will meet monthly on the first Sunday each month at the Repertory Playhouse in Maitland from 6pm to 9pm for an Impro jam night.

Future Events and Plans

Bus Trip to Championships
  • This year we're going to the Theatresports® National Championships again at Enmore theatre on Sunday 2 May 2010 at 6pm.

    Tickets are $40 including return bus transport to Enmore from the Playhouse.

    • Previous Events

    Get Improvised Jan 2010
  • The first show this year was an impro demo show - Get Improvised held Friday 29 January at 8:00pm.

    This show followed a similar format to the first demo show we did in 2009. A range of improvisers on stage performed a demo of games and skills. An enthusiastic audience got right into it.

    • Workshop/Show Oct 2009
  • A two day Hunter Impro Network workshop and Show / Competition were held at The Playhouse on the weekend of 24 and 25 October 2009.


    • Our First Competition!!!
  • Our first Competition, Outback TheatreSports® for The Crapper Cup was held 25 July, 8:00pm at The Playhouse, High Street, Maitland.

    Daniel Cordeaux (from TV's Thank God You're Here) was MC for the competition. Both competitors and audience had a great night and The Crapper Cup was won by the team Victoms of Improvity (Luke Yager, Alex Spinks, Melissah Comber and Daniel Bourke from Reamus / Maitland Rep)

    • Bus Trip to Championships
  • Mini Bus trip went to the Theatresports® National Championships at Enmore theatre on 9 May 2009 - a great trip!

    • Teacher Training Workshop
  • A two day teacher training workshop was held in Sydney on 18 and 19 April 2009 with 7 Hunter people attending (three from Newcastle, two from Maitland and two from Gresford)

    • Aims

    To help create improvisation based activities such as training, workshops and Theatresports® competitions in regional and rural areas of the Hunter Valley.

    Background

    A very successful two day improvisation workshop was run by Open Stage Productions in October 2008 with actors from Maitland Repertory Society. During the workshop the idea was raised about continuing with the training and to attempt to establish contact with other local theatre organisations that may be interested in Theatresports®. There are very few Impro/Theatresports® based shows in the Hunter Region and there is a gap that can be filled by running with this concept.

    Victims of Improvity
    Daniel Cordeaux, Monique Dykstra and the members of Victims of Improvity, who won the inaugural Crapper Cup in July 2009

    Main Concepts

    The network helps to gather people who may be interested in learning and performing Theatresports® in all areas of the Hunter Region. Using the combined resources of local groups the network is able to hold workshops, demo shows, with the major goal of running a proper Theatresports® competition. During February 2009 a Theatresports® workshop and show was run by Impro Australia at the Maitland Repertory Playhouse. This workshop brought together people of all ages from all over the Hunter for two days of skills and training taught by Daniel Cordeaux (Thank God You're Here), Monique Dykstra and Cale Bain.

    Daniel Cordeaux (Thank God You're Here), Monique Dykstra and some of the workshop group - Photo by Anne Robinson
    Impro Workshop Performance Team, October 2008


    Daniel Cordeaux (Thank God You're Here), Monique Dykstra, Cale Bain and the workshop group - Photo by Anne Robinson
    Impro Workshop, February 2009