Pucking Rivals
Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026
Pucking Rivals is an improvised comedy that borrows the plots of the ice hockey romances that took off on BookTok, naming Heated Rivalry and Off Campus as its models.
Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au.
- 1festival ahead
- 1festival bill
Who are Pucking Rivals?
Pucking Rivals is an improvised comedy that borrows the plots of the ice hockey romances that took off on BookTok, naming Heated Rivalry and Off Campus as its models. The players take ideas from the crowd and build a new love story on the spot, steering toward the genre's familiar turns: a spark that should never be acted on, tension in the change rooms and a championship riding on the result. Rachel Alexander produced and directed it, with Jess Allen as assistant producer, and both played in the cast alongside Sam Westwood, Nat Jensen, Emilia Higgs, Tasman McClymont-Griffiths, John Glover and Alex Reynolds. It was staged in the Mini Theatre at Improv Theatre Sydney. [1]
Where to see Pucking Rivals next
On stage and screen
- Known forAn improvised hockey romance from audience suggestions [1]
- Credit · 2026Produced and directed by Rachel Alexander [1]
- Members · 2026Alex Reynolds, Emilia Higgs, Jess Allen, John Glover, Nat Jensen, Rachel Alexander, Sam Westwood and Tasman McClymont-Griffiths [1]
- Home stage · 2026Improv Theatre Sydney, Mini Theatre [1]
Who's in it
Alex Reynolds, Emilia Higgs, Jess Allen, John Glover, Nat Jensen, Rachel Alexander, Sam Westwood and Tasman McClymont-Griffiths.
Festival history
- 2026ITS Comedy Festival, Sydney, Australia
Pucking Rivals: questions
What are Pucking Rivals known for?
An improvised hockey romance from audience suggestions.
Where can I see Pucking Rivals live?
At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026.
Are Pucking Rivals stand-up?
No: they are improv, comedy made up on the spot. No two shows are the same.