Double Dipping
Performed by Mark Grimes, Imogen Behan-Willett and Rik BrownQueen & Friend and Rik Brown
Get two outstanding Australian improv shows for the price of one, with Double Dipping!
Queen and Friend is a an exciting choose-your-own-adventure improvised comedy show where the audience decides what happens next. Use your phone to pick who lives, who dies, and who has committed tax fraud. Join improvisers Imogen Behan-Willett and Mark Grimes as they go on a hilarious journey with you in the driver’s seat right next to them.
They'll be followed by The Mechanical:
Tom Snout, fresh from his triumph as ‘A Wall’ in Pyramus and Thisbe, finds himself alone on stage without his fellow Mechanicals and not a script in sight. Still determined to entertain the audience with an action-packed theatrical dramatical, Tom will have to rely on audience suggestions and his own can-do attitude to make sure the show does indeed go on. It's a fast-paced, character-laden whirlwind of improvised theatre that will leave you breathless.
“This festival blows me away with its skill and generosity... In short it is a breath-taking, giddying display of mastery.”
Content Warning
As this show is improvised, we cannot guarantee the presence or absence of specific content or themes beyond what is in the description above. The show may contain mature themes and language, but not gratuitously. The show may contain voluntary audience interaction, such as giving a suggestion for a scene.
Creative Team
Performed by Mark Grimes & Imogen Behan-Willett (Queen & Friend) and Rik Brown
Produced by the New Zealand Improv Festival (NZIF)
Mark Grimes is an improviser, musician, actor and music teacher originally from Scotland having moved to New Zealand in 1997 and laterally Brisbane, Australia in 2008. Mark has taught and performed musical improv in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, the UK, and USA and is a currently a Director of Big Fork Theatre in Brisbane. With a friendly and thoughtful teaching style Mark brings an energy and passion to musical improv that makes it fun for everyone no matter their level of experience.
Imogen Behan-Willett is a Brisbane based improviser and comedian. She’s performed improv internationally as well as teaching and coaching in her home of Big Fork Theatre. She’s also a puppet operated by thirty to thirty five rats in a trench coat but she’s hoping no one has noticed yet.
Rik has been a member of Impro Melbourne for the past 20 odd years. He has taught and performed improvisation throughout Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, Italy, Germany, Sweden and The Netherlands. Rik is known for his mischievous style, sharp mind and strong grasp of Character and Narrative. He brings a playful and engaging approach to the art of improvisation.
NZIF is back for 2023, with a week-long celebration of all things spontaneous, featuring shows, workshops and events all hosted right here at BATS. Come and be part of the magic!
6–14 October 2023 www.improvfest.nz
