What: A 50-hour non-stop improvised comedy set in Ancient Greece during the 2012 BC games. It comprises 25 episodes, performed back to back across one weekend.
Where: Hoxton Hall, 130 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch, London N1 6SH. 10 minutes walk from Old Street tube, 5 minutes from Hoxton overland train. Click here for Google Maps location.
When: 7pm on Friday 11th May to 9pm on Sunday 13th May 2012. Episodes start on every odd hour throughout the weekend (7pm, 9pm, 11pm, 1am, etc). Each episode lasts 1 hour 40 minutes. Our special family episode is at 11am on Sunday 13th May.
Cost: 50hr pass is £50 (£40 early bird*), an episode pass costs £12.50 (£10 early bird* & concession). You can also upgrade your episode pass for only £5 to see another episode.
* Book your tickets by Friday 27th April to receive our Early Bird discount
Booking: Book online here or ring the Soho Theatre box office on 020 7478 0100
You can also buy tickets on the door, but please be aware we can only accept CASH.
There is a cashpoint 1min down the road from the venue.
Reviews from previous years
'It’s absolutely incredible. This isn’t theatre, it’s bloodsports.'
Michael Coveney, Whatsonstage.com
'Fearsomely able improvisers.'
Ian Shuttleworth, The Financial Times.
‘It's like nothing you’ve seen before. It’s made up on the spot: a hilarious 50-hour non-stop soap opera. Early morning joggers and late-night clubbers unite!’
Time Out
Coming soon to a theatre near you...
You can now buy your tickets for The London Improvathon 2012 BC.
Buy them online here or ring our friends at Soho Theatre on 020 7478 0100. You can also buy tickets on the door, but please be aware we can only accept CASH. There is a cashpoint 1min down the road from the venue.
Don't forget to take advantage of our Early Bird Offer by getting your tickets before Fri 27th April.
Yes, Improvathon fans, we have chosen the setting for the 2012 50-hour London Improvathon and it's Ancient Greece. With the Olympics in the air, we thought we'd take you back to the first ones ever and see what love affairs, betrayals, friendships, adventures and chaos can be created in Europe's longest show *
Some of the greatest improvisers from all over the world will be joining us, old faces and new, under the direction of Showstopper's Adam Meggido.
We've put all the details up on and around the website - look at it, get excited, by tickets. Or if you want the full experience, buy a weekend pass...
We will be posting more news as things heat up. Come back often!
See you there!
* We have absolutely no evidence to back this claim up.
