BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Birmingham Improv - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://birminghamimprov.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Birmingham Improv REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20251205T141618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T154146Z UID:10000845-1769023800-1769031000@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Midlands Improv Night DESCRIPTION:All the best improv from the Midlands! \nA different Smörgåsbord of improvised comedy joy every time! \nTHIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH \nat the delightful 1000 Trades Pub\n16 Frederick St\, Birmingham B1 3HE \nDoors open 7.15.  Show starts at 7.30.  Come earlier if you fancy a drink first. \nFREE ENTRY (recommended donation\, £5) URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/midlands-improv-night-2/ LOCATION:1000 Trades\, 16 Frederick Street\, Birmingham\, B1 3HE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MidImprov.logoLarge.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20251205T141404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T141517Z UID:10000819-1768419000-1768426200@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Box of Frogs Improv Comedy DESCRIPTION:Box of Frogs\, Birmingham’s premiere Improv Group\, bring you a night of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense\, based entirely on your suggestions. \nExpect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs\, sketches and scenes on the spur of the moment. \nUpstairs at 1000 Trades Pub in the Jewellery Quarter. \nDoors open 7.15.  Show starts at 7.30.  Come earlier if you fancy a drink first. \nFree Entry (recommended donation\, £5) \nFree Entry (bucket collection – recommended donation £5) URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/box-of-frogs-improv-comedy-2/2026-01-14/ LOCATION:1000 Trades\, 16 Frederick Street\, Birmingham\, B1 3HE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Box-of-Frogs-Group-smaller.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20251201T092551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260111T115009Z UID:10000796-1768159800-1768167000@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Spontaneous & Satisfying Story Arcs with David Harvey DESCRIPTION:Now sold out.  To go on the waiting list\, email bookings@birminghamimprov.com \nHow do you go from improvising single scenes to larger stories with an overall story arc? \nThat’s what we’ll be exploring in this course\, as we explore how to effectively chain together scenes with the same characters to tell a narrative. We’ll look at the common elements of story arcs\, how we can give our protagonists clear wants and needs\, and how to structure our longform improvisation so that it fits the classic beats of storytelling. \nBy the end of the course\, we’ll have devised a longform format that allows us to tell an engaging story with a satisfying ending\, and prepared to perform it at Midlands Improv Night! \n \nDavid Harvey \nDavid first started improvising and joined the Birmingham Improv Scene about 15 years ago. Today\, he performs regularly with Box of Frogs and hosts Birmingham Improv’s monthly Spaghetti Junction show. He was also a founding member of Breakfast of Champions and helped to develop the Big Breakfast\, their signature narrative longform format. He manages a technology training academy in his 9-5 and is passionate about helping people get into tech\, just like he’s passionate about helping people grow and develop their improvisation skills! \n  \n5  consecutive Sunday nights\, January 11th To February 8th\, 7.30pm to 9.30 pm\nMoseley Hive –  93 Alcester Rd\, Birmingham B13 8DD\n£10 per session\, all 5 session fees payable in advance (payment in installments available through paypal – see below).\nIf you are unwaged\, contact us at info@birminghamimprov.com for a discount code.\nSession is capped at 16 people. \n\n \n \n \n \n  \n  URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/story-arcs-with-david-harvey/ LOCATION:Moseley Hive\, 93 Alcester Rd\,\, Birmingham\, B13 8DD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Improver drop-ins ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/story-arc.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Birmingham Improv":MAILTO:info@birminghamimprov.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20251205T141141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T141247Z UID:10000807-1767814200-1767821400@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Birmingham Improv presents Spaghetti Junction DESCRIPTION:Birmingham Improv brings  you Spaghetti Junction \nA never-before-assembled cast of improvisers perform never-before-seen scenes based on never-before-prompted prompts! \nWhere are we going? What’s it all about? What’s the moral of the night? \nThe audience will decide at the end! We don’t know where we’re going until we get there… \nDoors open 7.15.  Show starts at 7.30.  Come earlier if you fancy a drink first. \nFree Entry (recommended donation\, £5) URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/birmingham-improv-presents-spaghetti-junction-2/2026-01-07/ LOCATION:1000 Trades\, 16 Frederick Street\, Birmingham\, B1 3HE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/logo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Birmingham Improv":MAILTO:info@birminghamimprov.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251210T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20250811T093340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T093340Z UID:10000781-1765395000-1765402200@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Box of Frogs Improv Comedy DESCRIPTION:Box of Frogs\, Birmingham’s premiere Improv Group\, bring you a night of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense\, based entirely on your suggestions. \nExpect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs\, sketches and scenes on the spur of the moment. \nUpstairs at 1000 Trades Pub in the Jewellery Quarter. \nDoors open 7.15.  Show starts at 7.30.  Come earlier if you fancy a drink first. \nFree Entry (recommended donation\, £5) \nFree Entry (bucket collection – recommended donation £5) URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/box-of-frogs-improv-comedy/2025-12-10/ LOCATION:1000 Trades\, 16 Frederick Street\, Birmingham\, B1 3HE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Box-of-Frogs-Group-smaller.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20251003T112538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T113735Z UID:10000795-1763200800-1763226000@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Position Play - With Brian James O'Connell DESCRIPTION:Position Play \nSaturday November 15th\, 10.00 am to 5.00pm\, Zellig Building\, Digbeth.  £50. Booking below. \nBrian James O’Connell teaches you the skills you need to find your “position” in the scene and then play it to the hilt.  If you are able to understand the few tools & techniques needed to play these individual scenes\, every other choice you make on stage will be from a place of renewed confidence and successful fun! \nTopics include: “Thing. Concept. Idea.”\, “The Five Scenes Everyone Tells You *NOT* To Do But Darn It They Come Up On Stage Anyway”\, “Playing Archetypes”\, “Mapping Characters” and many\, many more. \nThis workshop is dedicated to giving you practical applications of improv and providing replicable good habits/behavior on stage. The goal is to be able to take this workshop during the day and be able to execute the practice immediately on stage that night!  \nBrian James O’Connell \nis a working actor\, writer\, director\, filmmaker and teacher in Los Angeles. BOC (as his friends call him) is part of the improv powerhouse & comedy collective Dr. God. Brian travels the world teaching his expertise in The Deconstruction as part of his ALL IMPROV courses and as a founding board member of Camp Improv Utopia. A main stage performer\, beloved bar manager\, coach & teacher until the very end at iOWest (RIP)\, O’Connell is also proud to be a Co-Founder of The Pack Theater\, LA Weekly’s BEST OF LA Pick for “Best Theater Company” two years in a row. \nSaturday November 15th\, 10.00 am to 5.00pm\, Zellig Building\, Digbeth.  £50.  \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/position-play-with-brian-james-oconnell/ LOCATION:Zellig\, Zellig Building\, Gibb St\, Deritend\, Birmingham\, B9 4AA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BrianJamesOConnell-Headshot.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Birmingham Improv":MAILTO:info@birminghamimprov.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20250811T093340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T093340Z UID:10000780-1762975800-1762983000@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Box of Frogs Improv Comedy DESCRIPTION:Box of Frogs\, Birmingham’s premiere Improv Group\, bring you a night of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense\, based entirely on your suggestions. \nExpect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs\, sketches and scenes on the spur of the moment. \nUpstairs at 1000 Trades Pub in the Jewellery Quarter. \nDoors open 7.15.  Show starts at 7.30.  Come earlier if you fancy a drink first. \nFree Entry (recommended donation\, £5) \nFree Entry (bucket collection – recommended donation £5) URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/box-of-frogs-improv-comedy/2025-11-12/ LOCATION:1000 Trades\, 16 Frederick Street\, Birmingham\, B1 3HE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Box-of-Frogs-Group-smaller.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20250811T093340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T093340Z UID:10000779-1759951800-1759959000@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Box of Frogs Improv Comedy DESCRIPTION:Box of Frogs\, Birmingham’s premiere Improv Group\, bring you a night of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense\, based entirely on your suggestions. \nExpect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs\, sketches and scenes on the spur of the moment. \nUpstairs at 1000 Trades Pub in the Jewellery Quarter. \nDoors open 7.15.  Show starts at 7.30.  Come earlier if you fancy a drink first. \nFree Entry (recommended donation\, £5) \nFree Entry (bucket collection – recommended donation £5) URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/box-of-frogs-improv-comedy/2025-10-08/ LOCATION:1000 Trades\, 16 Frederick Street\, Birmingham\, B1 3HE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Box-of-Frogs-Group-smaller.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250910T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250910T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20250811T093340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T093340Z UID:10000778-1757532600-1757539800@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Box of Frogs Improv Comedy DESCRIPTION:Box of Frogs\, Birmingham’s premiere Improv Group\, bring you a night of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense\, based entirely on your suggestions. \nExpect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs\, sketches and scenes on the spur of the moment. \nUpstairs at 1000 Trades Pub in the Jewellery Quarter. \nDoors open 7.15.  Show starts at 7.30.  Come earlier if you fancy a drink first. \nFree Entry (recommended donation\, £5) \nFree Entry (bucket collection – recommended donation £5) URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/box-of-frogs-improv-comedy/2025-09-10/ LOCATION:1000 Trades\, 16 Frederick Street\, Birmingham\, B1 3HE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Box-of-Frogs-Group-smaller.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250321T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250321T213000 DTSTAMP:20260425T113925 CREATED:20250306T162033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T162107Z UID:10000569-1742585400-1742592600@birminghamimprov.com SUMMARY:Equinox Improv DESCRIPTION:An evening of improvised comedy – teams of talented performers from Birmingham and beyond\, will create scenes and stories all completely made up on the spot from audience suggestions in this fully accessible venue. \nWe’ve got The Sisters Karazmatik\, Doing The Dishes and other acts will be confirmed \nWho knows what will happen; it’s all completely improvised! But it certainly will never happen again – so be there and experience the joyful fun of improv. \nIf you’re a fan of improv\, this night is for you. If you’ve never seen improv before\, this night is for you. \nTickets available at https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk. \n£5/£3.50 URL:https://birminghamimprov.com/event/equinox-improv/ LOCATION:Crescent Theatre\, Sheepcote St\, Birmingham\, B16 8AE CATEGORIES:Performances ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birminghamimprov.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Equi-Nox-ident.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Birmingham Improv":MAILTO:info@birminghamimprov.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR