SHOWS

We run free monthly ‘jam’ performances, as well as improv shows at various festivals. Sign up to our mailing list to stay in the loop about our upcoming events!

Upcoming performances

After our sold-out launch show, we are excited to announce that our show SPONTANEOUS REACTIONS will now be happening monthly this summer! Join us at 8pm at the Boathouse Pub on Chesterton Road, on Thursday July 21st, August 4th or September 1st!

Each show we’ll have a different special guest scientist join us onstage, who will bedazzle us with a short talk about their research, thus inspiring a set of improvised scenes and montages, which will be sure to enlighten and entertain…

This show is suitable for an adult audience. Tickets are £8 (general), £6 (concession), and are available on Eventbrite.

IMPROV JAM-SESSION

Following the success of our sold-out show at the Cambridge Science Festival last year, we are bringing our unique blend of science and improv to the masses with improv jam-sessions or ‘jams’ every month! Get your FREE ticket to our next one on Eventbrite! Jam-sessions are more relaxed than shows, and if you have some previous improv experience you can join us on stage as a performer – get in touch if you’re interested! Our events are suitable for an adult audience. Please bring a face covering unless you are exempt.

Some past performances

TWO ACTS: an improvised showcase, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge – November 24, 2021

Improv Jam at King’s College, University of Cambridge – Sept 10, 2021

Our first in-person performance of the year… featuring some shorter improv games and an epic long-form fuelled by audience suggestions.

Cambridge University Nanophotonics Group Winter School – Oct 21, 2020

Our first “official” performance as CUSI… held virtually of course, featuring short-form improv pieces and plenty of audience participation! Hosted by our Artistic Director, Dr Roni Jortner.

Improv Jam at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge – October 8, 2021

Virtual Improv Jam at the Cambridge Festival – March 26, 2021

On our YouTube channel you can find some highlights from the virtual jam we held at the Cambridge Festival in March 2021, which was a fully online event due to the ongoing pandemic.

“A Comedy of Errors”
Cambridge Science Festival, Lucy Cavendish College– March 12, 2020

Although CUSI was not yet an established society, our members were already doing improv! This event featured a talk by Dr James Dolan on how improv can be used for creative science communication, after which we performed some short-form improv with a science twist.