It is the gladiator fight of improvised theater. Because who stands triumphantly in the spotlight at the end is decided by no one other than the audience. Don't worry, no one will be wounded. But the stakes are high: only one actor can claim the coveted prize money of five euros - and the title of "Maestro"! This year we will again open the Würzburg Impro Theater Festival with this classic show and invite the crème de la crème of our festival guests on stage. Let the games begin!

Direction: Steve Jarand // Music: Jan Höcker

Foto: Patti Varasano

Price:
In advance: 16,00 Euro (12,00 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Box office: 20,00 Euro (16,00 Euro reduced)

Ein Sturm tobt! Immer mehr Reisende finden Schutz in einer kleinen Herberge... im flackernden Licht und unter klappernden Fensterläden fängt plötzlich einer an, eine Geschichte zu erzählen. Eine tolle Möglichkeit, mit Fremden so die Nacht zu überstehen. Plötzlich erinnern sich mehrere an die Geschichte. Jemand war sogar selbst dabei! Doch hoppla, da fehlt doch die Hälfte. Und überhaupt, das Ende ist komisch. Jemand anders soll erzählen. Jetzt stimmt der Anfang nicht mehr. Und wo kommt die neue Heldin her? Wer hat hier eigentlich recht und was ist bloß heiße Luft? Wer hat die Wahrheit und wer den Überblick? Nicht nur draußen geht es drunter und drüber.

Präsentiert von Damenwahl Kinderimpro mit Dame der Wahl Julia Pöhlmann.

Preise:
Vorverkauf: 4,50 Euro zzgl. VVK-Gebühr
Abendkasse: 6,00 Euro

"Welcome to the Relationship Service Center. We understand that you have been without a partner for a few years now. It is our mission to match as many singles as possible with someone who will truly make them whole. We are delighted that you will now be joining our program. We promise: You won't be leaving alone."

In this show six individuals find themselves in a room together. They have never met before. All that they know of each other is one thing: They're single. While some of them are eager to finally end their solitary suffering, others are more reluctant to be matched up. Over the course of the night tension rises as they challenge each others' views on what it means to be single... and wonder if there is a way to be single without being singled out.

An improvised play created by Lena Försch (Schwestern in der Überzahl / Würzburg) and Carina Odenbreit (Der Kaktus / Würzburg).

Price:
In advance 16,00 Euro (12,00 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Box office 20,00 Euro (16,00 Euro reduced)

Foto: Uschi Mattke

Die Prinzessin trifft den Prinz, sie verlieben sich - dann gibt es ein paar Hindernisse und am Ende leben sie glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage. So funktioniert Liebe im Märchen - aber in der Realität? Da bröckelt die romantische Märchenwelt. Da betrügt die Prinzessin, bekommt der Prinz nen Burn-Out und sie streiten über die Zahnpastatube. Liebe tut oft weh und ist harte Arbeit - nicht wirklich wie im Märchen. In Märchen.Ende. begeben sich die Doppelgänger Lena Breuer und Nick Maaß auf die Suche nach der Liebe, nach ihrem Scheitern, nach den Fehlern und den großen Entschuldigungen und improvisieren ein Stück rund um ein Päärchen, dessen Märchen zu Ende ist. Oder auch nicht.

Sei es Schicksal, Karma oder Zufall: Wie die Zukunft aussieht, kann keiner sagen. Oder doch? Diego Ingold (Palma de Mallorca) begibt sich in seiner Solo-Show What You Want To Know mit eindrucksvoller körperlicher Improvisation auf eine übersinnliche Reise ins Ungewisse. Mit Tarotkarten sagt er dem Publikum die Zukunft voraus – ohne dabei große Worte zu verlieren: Was erwartet mich? Ein Lottogewinn? Ein folgenreiches Date? Oder der Kampf ums Überleben nach einem Flugzeugabsturz? Wirf einen Blick in deine Zukunft!

Preise:
Vorverkauf 13,50 Euro (ermäßigt 10,50 Euro) zzgl. VVK-Gebühr
Abendkasse 16,50 Euro (ermäßigt 13,50 Euro)

Claudio (Luis de Pablo ) returns to his mother's village where the smell of the countryside, the fresh air and cheeky Cupid enter through the window of his heart. From that moment on he begins a musical, unpredictable and passionate journey in search of love. Does love have a final destination? Is love the solution to end loneliness? What exactly is love? In this improvised show, a single performer creates the entire story which is all about the sweetest of feelings. And what better way to celebrate this than through music?

The play is performed by Luis de Pablo Olivenza from Madrid/Spain.

Price:
In advance 13,50 Euro (10,50 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Box Office 16,50 Euro (13,50 Euro reduced)

Foto: Jorge Echeverría

Inbal comes from Israel. Aree comes from Indonesia. Both made Germany and Norway their home for years. Yet, they bring the stories from their first home wherever they go. In Inbal & Aree, they take little pieces of their memories and turn them into scenes never played before. Stories which are honest, charming, funny, yet insightful. We touch upon family, society, politics, taboos and life growing up in Asia and living in Europe. For one evening, we share with our audience the world through our unique perspectives.

Price:
In advance 13,50 Euro (10,50 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Box office 16,50 Euro (13,50 Euro reduced)

It’s simple questions that let us dive deeper. What is connection? How can we tell we’re in relation to each other or anything? In Knitting connection becomes visible by a climbing rope on stage. A 70 meters long metaphor and an actual prop, the rope indicates closeness, loops and distance. Sara Šoukal and Olivija Grafenauer weave stories, swing from inspiration to action, tie spot-on knots and hold on to their discoveries. A show exploring physicality, offering bold images, fast switches and a desire to dive deeper.

When was the last time you joined a buffet? Ah, the choices! Appetizers, specials, deserts all in one place. Courses and components chase each other, every bite is different and yet part of the same great dinner. Pardon, show! Because we hope you are hungry for some great theater: In All You Can Eat! you’re in for a mind-tickling treat.
Christian Capozzoli, Patrick Williams and Ubeyde Cimen weave themes, games, stories and characters together with physicality, boldness and split second agreement to create a piece brimming with imagination, humor and heart. With the pace of New York and the confidence of Bremen, here in Würzburg.

Price:
In advance 16,00 Euro (12,00 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Box office 20,00 Euro (16,00 Euro reduced)

Whether it's the Industrial Revolution, the roaring '70s, or the post-apocalypse, the improvisers in this show will take you on a journey through time and cultures, finding connections within human history - and making you laugh along the way. Explore past and future eras and civilizations with the evening's performers in a way that neither history books nor science fiction movies can show you.
"The clouds being like souls and the breadth of humanity, all of the souls that are constantly shifting and changing through time. Clouds shift their color and size and shape and come back."
Inspired by David Mitchell's critically acclaimed novel, Aree Witoelar (Norway / Indonesia) developed the format “Cloud Atlas” which will be performed by the workshop ensemble.

Price:
In advance 10,50 Euro (8,50 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Abendkasse: 13,50 Euro (11,50 Euro reduced)

A piazza and its residents, an amusement park, an apartment building or an offshore platform – Together with the audience, we create details of an environment that forms inspiration and scenery. This mini-cosmos is filled with encounters, demands, dreams and grown relationships that unfold bit by bit between the inhabitants. Moment by moment their story gets written as the improvisers fill in the Blank.
Like a raindrop under a microscope, like a galaxy in front of the telescope or just like a place next door viewed through the window: only seemingly omnipresent and all the more unique when it opens up to the amazed.

Directed by Inbal Lori from Israel/Germany and performed by the workshop ensemble.

Price:
In advance 10,50 Euro (8,50 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Abendkasse: 13,50 Euro (11,50 Euro reduced)

Whether it's the Industrial Revolution, the roaring '70s, or the post-apocalypse, the improvisers in this show will take you on a journey through time and cultures, finding connections within human history - and making you laugh along the way. Explore past and future eras and civilizations with the evening's performers in a way that neither history books nor science fiction movies can show you.
"The clouds being like souls and the breadth of humanity, all of the souls that are constantly shifting and changing through time. Clouds shift their color and size and shape and come back."
Inspired by David Mitchell's critically acclaimed novel, Aree Witoelar (Norway / Indonesia) developed the format “Cloud Atlas” which will be performed by the workshop ensemble.

Preise:
Vorverkauf 10,50 Euro (ermäßigt 8,50 Euro) zzgl. VVK-Gebühr
Abendkasse: 13,50 Euro (ermäßigt 11,50 Euro)

Eine Piazza und jene, die sie bewohnen, ein Vergnügungspark, ein Wohnhaus oder eine Hochseeplattform - gemeinsam mit dem Publikum schaffen sich die Schauspieler*innen eine Umgebung, die zur inspirierenden Kulisse wird. In diesem Mini-Kosmos entfaltet sich das Leben. Träume, Erwartungen, Begegnungen und Beziehungen zwischen den Bewohner*innen werden wach und von Moment zu Moment füllen sich die Leerstellen mit Geschichten.
Wie ein Regentropfen unter dem Mikroskop, wie eine Galaxie vor dem Fernrohr oder einfach wie ein Ort nebenan, der durch das Fenster betrachtet wird: nur scheinbar allgegenwärtig und umso einzigartiger, wenn er sich dem Staunenden öffnet.

Aufgeführt vom Workshop-Ensemble unter der Regie von Inbal Lori aus Israel/Deutschland.

Price:
In advance 10,50 Euro (8,50 Euro reduced) plus advanced booking fee
Abendkasse: 13,50 Euro (11,50 Euro reduced)

There is going to be dancing! We celebrate 20 years of Würzburger Improtheaterfestival in the style of the golden 20s. If you dare, come in costume!