Bridie Connell
Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026
Bridie Connell is a writer, performer and improv teacher who has been with Improv Theatre Sydney from its very beginning.
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Who is Bridie Connell?
Bridie Connell is a writer, performer and improv teacher who has been with Improv Theatre Sydney from its very beginning. A one-time national improv champion who also reached the final of the World Theatresports Championship, she counts the Australian Whose Line Is It Anyway among her television credits, and won an ARIA award for her work on Tonightly with Tom Ballard. As a playwright she co-wrote The Plan (and Other Plans) with Grace Rouvray, a Hothouse Theatre commission that premiered in March 2024. At the theatre she plays regularly in the musical troupe Baker's Eight, and she has taught improv in the UK, the UAE and New Zealand as well as at home in Australia. At the 2026 ITS Comedy Festival she was one of the OGs, the theatre's original players. [1]
Where to see Bridie Connell next
On stage and screen
- CreditWhose Line Is It Anyway Australia (television) [1]
- Credit · 2024The Plan (and Other Plans), a play co-written with Grace Rouvray for Hothouse Theatre [1]
- AwardARIA award, for Tonightly with Tom Ballard [1]
- Awardformer national improv champion; World Theatresports Championship finalist [1]
- Member ofBaker's Eight, a musical improv troupe at Improv Theatre Sydney [1]
- Member of · 2026The OGs, Improv Theatre Sydney's original performers [2]
- TeachesImprov Theatre Sydney, and students in Australia, New Zealand, the UAE and the UK [1]
Plays with
Baker's Eight, a musical improv troupe at Improv Theatre Sydney. The OGs, Improv Theatre Sydney's original performers.
Festival history
- 2026ITS Comedy Festival, Sydney, Australia
Bridie Connell: questions
Where can I see Bridie Connell live?
At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026.
Is Bridie Connell stand-up?
No: Bridie Connell is improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same.