Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.
Packed with priceless wit, lyrical smarts, romance, and a dash of double-crossing, this leading ensemble do the Bard proud with a brand new hit every time, inspired by audience suggestions.
Impromptu Shakespeare have been a smash hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and Bristol Shakespeare Festival, and have appeared on BBC Shakespeare Live.
WINNER: Best Comedy Event, Buxton Fringe 2021
“Shakespeare from the hip. Ingenious and very funny” – Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor
“Simply sublime, side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy almost worthy of the Bard himself” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
“Go and see this show. It’s intelligent, it’s funny, it’s all of the adjectives for brilliant. I’m still not sure how they did what they did” ★★★★★ Pocket Size Theatre
“I would see it every night if I could” Voice Magazine
“Anarchic and high-energy… Laughs galore” ★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
“It will leave you hungry for more… See it as often as you can” Arts York
“A joy… seemingly channelled from the playwright himself” ★★★★ North West End UK
This event is part of Harwich Festival of the Arts 2025. For tickets visit Harwich Festival