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Argentina

• entreparentesis (Argentina)
• ImproCorrientes (Corrientes, Argentina)
• improtour (Argentina)
• Impro2 (Argentina)
• LIRA (Liga de Improvisación de la Republica Argentina) (Argentina)
• LPI Liga Profesional de Improvisación (Buenos Ares, Argentina)
• Tremebundo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Australia

• Bellingen Playback Theatre (Bellingen, NSW, Australia)
• Briz Improv Online (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)
• Changing Jennifers (Adelaide, SA, Australia)
• EDGE Improv (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)
• Explosive Minds (Australia)
• Impro Australia [TS] (Sydney, Austalia)
• Impro Mafia (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)
• Impro Melbourne [TS] (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
• ImproNow (Willunga, SA, Australia) [TS]
• Impro Theatre ACT (Canberra, ACT, Australia)
• Melbourne Playback Theatre (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
• Out of the Box Theatre Company (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
• Panda Smackdown (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
• Playback Theatres in Australia (Australia)
• The Sexy Detective Show (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)
• Spontaneous Insanity (Perth, WA, Australia)

Austria

• English Lovers (Vienna, Austria)
• Impro-X Improtheatre (Vienna, Austria)
• Paroli (Altach, Vorarlberg, Austria)
• Theatergruppe Rückspiegel (Wien, Austria)
• Theater Im Bahnhof [TS] (Graz, Austria)

Belgium

• Belgische Improvisatie Liga (Vlaanderen, Belgium)
• Brussels Improv (Brussels, Belgium)
• Compagnie Tadam (Bruxelles, Belgique)
• Fédération Belge d'Improvisation Amateur (Belgium)
• Improfiel (Leuven, Belgium)
• Impro Noevoo (Hasselt, Belgium)
• improvisation.be (Belgium)
• ImproviZeer (Antwerpen, Belgium)
• InSpinaZie (Leuven, Belgium)
• The Lunatics (Gent, Belgium)
• Preparee (Leuven, Belgium)
• Les Zinzimpros (Brussels, Belgium)

Brazil

• Improvável (Brazil)
• Match Brasil (Brazil)
• São Paulo Playback Theatre (São Paulo, Brazil)
• Teatro Do Nada (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Teatroesporte [TS] (Brazil)

Chile

• Teatro Al Toque (Talca, Chile)

China

• Beijing Improv (Beijing, China)

Columbia

• La Gata (Columbia)

Czech Republic

• Czech Improvisation League (Prague, Czech Republic)

Denmark

• Blot til Lyst (Aarhus, Denmark)
• G-punktet (Fredericia, Denmark)
• improteater.dk (a regional guide to improv in Denmark)
• Lama (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• The Lobotomi (Det Hvide Snit) (Kopenhagen, Denmark)

Finland

• Improvisaatioteatteri Ars Peukinen (Helsinki, Finland)
• Improvisaatioteatteri JOO (Jyväskylä, Finland)
• Playback Theatre Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland)
• Stella Polaris (Helsinki, Finland)
• Tampereen Improvisaatioteatteri Snorkkeli (Tampere, Finland)
• Tampereen Tarinateatteri [Playback] (Tampere, Finland)

France

• AIA, Association d'Improvisation Antiboise (Antibes, France)
• Be'ding Bedingue Théâtre (France)
• La Bon de Rue (Quimper, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France)
• La Brique (Toulouse, France)
• Les Cavistes et Fromagers (Paris, France)
• C Cédille (Toulouse, France)
• Compagnie Bulle de Rêves (Tonnay-Charente, France)
• En Construction (Paris, France)
• Et CoMPAGNiE (Lyon, France)
• Crache-Texte (Nancy, France)
• EFIT - Ecole Française d'Improvisation Théâtrale / Equipe COMMEDIA (Paris, France)
• Eux (Paris, France)
• The Improfessionals (Paris, France)
• Improglio (Haut-de-Seine, France)
• Impro Infini (Brest, France)
• Impronet (France)
• Inedit Theatre (Strasbourg, France)
• Les Improvisades (Paris, France)
• Les Improvisades des Saintes (France)
• Les KomiKazs (Nantes, France)
• Latiag - Impro Grenoble (Grenoble, France)
• Ligue d'Improvisation Brestoise (Brest, France)
• Ligue d'Improvisation de Marcq-en-Baroeul (Marcq-en-Baroeul, France)
• Ligue Universitaire d'Improvisation (Île de France)
• La Lilyade (Ligue Lyonnaise amateur d'improvisation théâtrale) (Lyon, France)
• LUDI Toulouse (Toulouse, France)
• Playback Theatre Paris (Paris, France)
• Le Théâtre de l'Oignon (Strasbourg, France)
• TICS (Chambéry, Savoie, France)

Germany

• 4712 (Köln, Germany)
• Anonyme Improniker (Bamberg, Germany)
• Die Bö (Germany)
• Clamotta (Köln, Germany)
• Dazu Theater [Playback] (Obertshausen, Germany)
• Drama Light (Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany)
• efa (München, Germany)
• Emscherblut (Schwerte, Germany)
• Ex & Hopp (München, Germany)
• Fast Food Theater (München, Germany)
• Fliegender Wechsel (Aachen, Germany)
• Freispiel 38 ü. NN (Krefeld, Germany)
• Frizzles.com@de (Köln, Germany)
• Gorilla Theater (Berlin, Germany)
• Göttinger Comedy-Company (Goettingen, Germany)
• Harlekin Theatre [TS] (Tübingen, Germany)
• Hidden Shakespeare (Hamburg, Germany)
• Holterdiepolter (Germany)
• Hotel Impro (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Hottenlotten (Bochum, Germany)
• Impro Deutschland e.V. (Berlin, Germany)
• Improphil (Eckernförde, Germany)
• Impromptue (Hamburg, Germany)
• Improvisationstheater 005 (Münster, Germany)
• Improvisationstheater Schmetterlings (Berlin, Germany)
• Improvision (Erfurt, Germany)
• Improvisorium (Osnabrück, Germany)
• Kellerasseln (Ahlen, Germany)
• Kiwi Impro Show (Germany)
• Der Kleine Grinsverkehr (Stuttgart, Germany)
• Die Komische Gesellschaft (Bad Tölz, Germany)
• Laugh Olympics Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
• Lindemann und die Liegende Acht (Oberhausen, Germany)
• Los Paul! (München, Germany)
• Lux - Theater des Moments (Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
• Die Mauerbrecher (Freiburg, Germany)
• NeckarWerke Improvisationstheater (Stuttgart, Germany)
• PlaybackBühne Freiburg (Freiburg, Germany)
• Playbacktheater BONNDORFer Bühnenkiste (Stuehlingen, Germany)
• Playback Theater Bremen (Bremen, Germany)
• Playback Theatre Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Germany)
• PottpüReh (Bochum, Germany)
• Rampenfieber (Freiburg, Germany)
• Ruhrknall (Dortmund, Germany)
• Sahnesteif (Freiburg, Germany)
• Schwanensees Rache (Duisburg, NRW, Germany)
• Sie Haben Da Was (Germany)
• Spagati Spontane (Freiburg, Germany)
• Spiegelbühne Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Steife Brise [TS] (Hamburg, Germany)
• die Spielzeugen (Freiburg, Germany)
• die Springmäuse (Bonn, Germany)
• Status Wo (Munich, Bayern, Germany)
• Stupid Lovers (Bremen, Germany)
• Subito (Wiesbaden, Germany)
• Tante Salzmann (Kiel, Germany)
• Tatendrang (Düsseldorf, Germany)
• Tatwor Improvisationtheater (München, Germany)
• Taubenhaucher (Köln, Germany)
• Theater Augenblick (Wermelskirchen, Germany)
• Theater Delikt (Darmstadt, Germany)
• Theater Lux (Freiburg, Baden-Wörttemberg, Germany)
• Theater L.U.S.T. (Freiburg, Germany)
• Theater Quintessenz (Hannover, Germany)
• Theatersport Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
• TmbH (Konstanz, Germany)
• Trau-ma (Dortmund, Germany)
• Turbine William wie die Birne (Berlin, Germany)
• Vitamin T (München, Germany)
• Verrüeckt nach Fred (Munich, Germany)
• Wat'n da los (Berlin, Germany)
• Witsch Watsch Wichtel (Erlangen, Germany)
• Zap A Lot (Hamburg, Germany)

Hungary

• Charivari (Sezged, Hungary)
• Hungarian Playback Theater (Budapest, Hungary)

India

• AV Improv Group (Tamil Nadu, Auroville, India)
• Yours Truly Theatre (Bangalore, Karnataka, India)

Ireland

• Bequeathed Skull (Dublin, Ireland)
• Choke Comedy Improv (Limerick, Ireland)
• ComedyDublin (Dublin, Ireland)
• ComedySportz Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
• Ha'penny Laugh (Dublin, Ireland)
• No Drama Theatre Improvlova (Dublin, Ireland)
• Snatch Comedy (Cork City, Ireland)

Israel

• The Israel Playback Ensemble (Tel Aviv, Israel)
• Israel Tel-Aviv Playback Theatre (Tel Aviv, Israel)
• Lo Roim Mimeter (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Italy

• AttiMatti (Riccione (Rimini), Italy)
• Compagnia del Fare e Disfare (Brescia, Italy)
• Extempore (Rome, Italy)
• Impro' Improvvisazione Teatrale Italiana (Bologna, Italy)
• Improteatro (Italy)
• Lega Italiana Improvvisazione Teatrale (Italy)
• Match d'Improvvisazione Teatrale (Italy)
• ProgettoRatto (Rome, Italy)
• Teatribù (Milan, Italy)
• Teatro a Molla (Bologna, Italy)
• Il Teatro dellÍmprevisto (Vicenza, Italy)

Japan

• Impro*Crabclub [TS] (Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan)
• Impro Japan [TS] (Tokyo, Japan)
• Impro Works (Tokyo, Japan)
• The Laboratory School of Improvisation (Tokyo, Japan)
• Playback AZ (Yokohama, Japan)
• Playback Theatre Hinotori (Yokohama, Japan)
• Playback Theater Labo (Yokohama, Japan)
• Pirates of the Dotombori (Osaka, Japan)
• SO-ZO-ZA (Kamakura, Japan)
• Tokyo Comedy Store (Tokyo, Japan)
• Yellow Man Group (Tokyo, Japan)
• Yokohama Theatre Group (Yokohama, Japan)

Latvia

• Improv studio "Citrons" (Lemon) (Riga, Latvia)
• ImproZoo (Riga, Latvia)
• Laiva (Riga, Latvia)
• Pedeja Pirmizrade (The Last Premiere) (Riga, Latvia)

Mexico

• Liga Mexicana de Improvisación (LIMI) (Mexico)
• Perros Plaeados de Polkion (Mexico)

Netherlands

• Boom Chicago (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Bruin Tapijt (Amersfoort, Netherlands)
• The Dog Ate My Scenework (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• DOGMA (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• Dubbel en Dwars (Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands)
• Easylaughs (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Effe Belle (Apeldoorn, Netherlands)
• EQD (Groningen, Netherlands)
• Extra Stout (Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands)
• Franje (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• The HANdsomes (Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands)
• House of Mangoes (Groningen, Netherlands)
• Improfessioneel (The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)
• Impromptu (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Improphecy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• In Z'n Element (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
• De Kandidaten (Den Haag, Netherlands)
• KEK_ (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• Lawine (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
• Lof en Zotheid (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
• The Lunetics (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• Moeders Mooiste (Leiden, Netherlands)
• Op de Geest (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
• Parnassos (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• Placebo (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Pluk de dag (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
• Problem Solved (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Pro Deo (University of Twente, Netherlands)
• Rataplan (Tilburg, Netherlands)
• TarTrek (Haarlem, Netherlands)
• De Tegenpartij (Den Haag, Netherlands)
• Terugspeeltheater Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Terugspeeltheater Wordt Vervolgd (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Theater Draad (Netherlands)
• Theatersports Buiten Bereik (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
• Totdat De Dom Valt (Utrecht, Netherlands)
• Theatersport Vereniging Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• Ulteam (Groningen, Netherlands)

New Zealand

• The Court Jesters (Christchurch, New Zealand)
• Covert Theatre (Auckland, New Zealand)
• Improv Bandits (Auckland, New Zealand)
• The Improvisors (Wellington, New Zealand)
• Theatersports Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand)
• WIT [Wellington Improvisation Troupe] (Wellington, New Zealand)

Norway

• Improkompaniet RAMP (Trondheim, Norway)
• Improoperatørene [TS] (Trondheim, Norway)
• Norsk Sceneskrekk (Toten, Norway)
• Oslo Improvisasjonsteater (Oslo, Norway)
• Scenekunst.info (Norway)
• SIT (Trondheim, Norway)
• Sveinung og Frode (Trondheim, Norway)
• Teater Liksom (Oslo, Norway)

Pakistan

• BlackFish (Karachi, Pakistan)
• The Party Quirks (Islamabad, Pakistan)

Peru

• Keto (Lima, Peru)

The Phillippines

• The Kinengkoy Comedy Express (Bacolod City, Philippines)
• Manila Playback Theater (Manila, Philippines)

Poland

• Klancyk (Warsaw, Poland)
• Kwik - Kameralna Wielka Improwizacja Kabaretowa (Wrocław, Poland)
• W Goracej Wodzie Kompani (Gdansk, Poland)

Puerto Rico

• Gulemberías (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico)
• IOCUS (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Singapore

• What's My Line (Singapore)

Slovenia

• Improv Society of Slovenia (defunct?) (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
• Teater Narobov (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

South Africa

• Cape Town TheatreSports (Cape Town, South Africa)

Spain

• Impromadrid (Madrid, Spain)
• Planeta Impro (Barcelona, Spain)
• Por Casualidad (Madrid, Spain)

Sweden

• Ensebmelteatrn (Sweden)
• Improvisation & Co (Stockholm, Sweden)
• Improvisation & Co (Stockholm, Sweden)
• The Improvements (Stockholm, Sweden)
• Stockholms Improvisationsteater (Stockholm, Sweden)
• Sveriges Improvisationsteater (Stockholm, Sweden)
• TAP - Theater am Puls (Bern, Switzerland)
• Teatertaket (Uppsala, Sweden)

Switzerland

• Avracavabrac (Lausanne, Switzerland)
• EIT (Eidgenössisches Improvisationstheater) (Zürich, Switzerland)
• Fédération d'Improvisation Genevoise (Switzerland)
• Die Impronauten (Basel, Switzerland)
• Improphil (Switzerland)
• Improsant (Zurich, Switzerland)
• Ligue d'Improvisation Neuchâteloise (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
• Improvenös (Zürich, Switzerland)
• Marcus Zohner Theater Compagnie (Lugano, Switzerland)
• Playback Theater Zürich (Zürich, Switzerland)
• Le Pool d'Improvisation du Poly (PIP) (Switzerland)
• Puravida [Playback] (Basel, Switzerland)
• Teatro Dell Improvvisazione (Zürich, Switzerland)
• Theater IMPROphil (Luzern, Switzerland)
• Tiltanic Impro-Theater (St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Taiwan

• Taichung Improv (Taichung City, Taiwan)

  Turkey

  • Bunlar Onlar (Ankara, Turkey)
  • Istanbulimpro (Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Mahşer-i Cümbüş (Istanbul, Turkey)

  United Kingdom

  • Alcock Improv (Cambridge, UK)
  • Amazing Spectacles (Cambridge, UK)
  • Comedy Sportz UK (Lancashire, UK)
  • Comedy Store (London, UK)
  • The Crunchy Frog Collective (London, UK)
  • Durham Improvised Comedy Society (Durham, UK)
  • The Far Games (London, UK)
  • A Fish Called Improv (Brighton, UK)
  • Fluxx (London, UK)
  • Glamorgan Improvisation Troupe (Cardiff, UK)
  • Grand Theft Impro (London, UK)
  • The Gricers (London, UK)
  • Hoopla (London, UK)
  • Improbable Theatre (London, UK)
  • The Impro Musical (London, UK)
  • Improper (UK)
  • The Improverts (Edinburgh, Scotland)
  • Improvisation Foundation (Newcastle, UK)
  • ImprovXpress (Lancaster, UK)
  • Ludus Ludius (Cardiff, UK)
  • Masterson Inheritance (England)
  • The Maydays (Brighton,UK)
  • Mission Improbable (Nottingham, England)
  • On the Spot (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
  • The Oxford Imps (Oxford, UK)
  • Playback AME (London, UK)
  • Playback Theatre York (York, England)
  • Private Schools Aren't Funny (Oxford, UK)
  • Random Acts (London, England)
  • The Scat Pack (London, UK)
  • Scratch (London, UK)
  • The Spontaneity Shop (London, UK)
  • Spontaneous Combustion (London, UK)
  • Sprout (London, UK)
  • The Suggestibles (Newcastle, UK)
  • The Undersigned (London, UK)
  • You're In Control (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK)

  Uruguay

  • La Tute (Troupe Uruguaya de Teatro Espontáneo) (Montevideo, Uruguay)
  • SaludArte (Montevideo, Uruguay)

  Zimbabwe

  • Over the Edge (Harare, Zimbabwe)

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