Grand Stretch

There’s no “I” in Theatre.

TheatreSports™ is a high-octane improv showdown, fuelled by spontaneous scene challenges, team spirit, and the rising heat a live audience brings to the game.

Created in the 1970s by Keith Johnstone with Loose Moose Theatre Co., TheatreSports™ took the world by storm in the ’80s and ’90s. Light entertainment be damned! This is true competition that pushes improvisers to take risks, thrilling audiences with the unpredictability of scenes and scores. Win some, lose some — one thing’s for sure: when the spirit is right in this game, failure becomes its own reward.

Each show features a few matches, each with its own rules and surprises.

In a match, two teams face off across a series of high-stakes rounds. They take turns setting challenges — say, “do a scene with a lie” — but must always meet their own challenge first, before their opponents take it on. That means we’ll always see two creative takes on the same challenge, with scenes sparked by audience suggestions. There’s always a winner (and a loser) in every round. But how the teams adapt to their score over the course of a show? That’s the unpredictable magic of TheatreSports™.

DIRECTED & HOSTED BY Darren Yorke

TICKETS €18 | €16 (CONCESSION)

RUNNING TIME 2 hrs incl. 15 min interval

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Grand Stretch has been on the scene since 2017. Led by Darren Yorke, who spent a few formative years with Vancouver TheatreSports™ and went on to work with Keith Johnstone, the company was established as Ireland’s leading member of the International TheatreSports™ Institute. Founded in Keith’s Impro approach and striving to get TheatreSports™ going at home, Darren set out on a mission to level the playing field, make things happen, and raise the game with game-based workshops for team players of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.