--- title: "The Teachers’ Lounge: improv, ITS Comedy Festival 2026" description: "The Teachers’ Lounge, an improv troupe, next at ITS Comedy Festival, 8–15 November 2026: who they are and every festival that has billed them." url: https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/the-teachers-lounge/ updated: 2026-11-13 --- ![The Eternity Playhouse, once the Burton Street Tabernacle, Darlinghurst, 2018, Sydney](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/fest-its-comedy-festival-1600.webp) Improv Troupe or group The Comedy Festival Comics DB # The Teachers’ Lounge Next on a festival bill: ITS Comedy Festival · Sydney, Australia · 8–15 November 2026 The Teachers' Lounge puts the improv teachers of Improv Theatre Sydney together in a single cast, billed by the theatre as the strongest players in the city sharing one stage. [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) Sold on improvtheatresydney.com.au. - **1**festival ahead - **1**festival bill ## Who are The Teachers’ Lounge? The Teachers' Lounge puts the improv teachers of Improv Theatre Sydney together in a single cast, billed by the theatre as the strongest players in the city sharing one stage. It took the headline slot of a two-hour evening at the Eternity Playhouse, with Jim Fishwick directing and hosting and Zsaris Mendioro improvising the music beneath the scenes. The teachers on the bill were Clare Cavanagh, Kate Coates, Jim Fishwick, Orya Golgowsky, Ru Halwala, Laura Hart, Steve Kimmens, Edan Lacey, Josh Magee, Maddie Parker, Alex Reynolds, Hayden Wright and Chelsea Zeller. [1] At a glance **Comedy** Improv · group **Next** ITS, Nov 2026 **Updated** 13 November 2026 ## Where to see The Teachers’ Lounge next - ![Outside the Enmore Theatre, Newtown, Sydney, on a show night in March 2013](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/img/photos/aus-sydney-1600.webp) 8–15 November 2026 **ITS Comedy Festival** Sydney, Australia [The festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/) [Tickets ↗](https://improvtheatresydney.com.au/its-comedy-festival-2026-shows/) ## On stage and screen 1. Credit · 2026directed and hosted by [Jim Fishwick](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/jim-fishwick/), improvised score by Zsaris Mendioro [1] 2. Credit · 2026headline set after the ITS Smackdown Grand Final, ITS Comedy Festival, Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst [1] 3. Members · 2026 [Alex Reynolds](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/alex-reynolds/), [Chelsea Zeller](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/chelsea-zeller/), [Clare Cavanagh](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/clare-cavanagh/), [Edan Lacey](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/edan-lacey/), [Hayden Wright](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/hayden-wright/), [Jim Fishwick](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/jim-fishwick/), [Josh Magee](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/josh-magee/), [Kate Coates](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/kate-coates/), [Laura Hart](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/laura-hart/), [Maddie Parker](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/maddie-parker/), [Orya Golgowsky](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/orya-golgowsky/), [Ru Halwala](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/ru-halwala/) and [Steve Kimmens](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/steve-kimmens/) [1] 4. Home stageImprov Theatre Sydney [1] ## Who's in it [Alex Reynolds](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/alex-reynolds/), [Chelsea Zeller](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/chelsea-zeller/), [Clare Cavanagh](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/clare-cavanagh/), [Edan Lacey](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/edan-lacey/), [Hayden Wright](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/hayden-wright/), [Jim Fishwick](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/jim-fishwick/), [Josh Magee](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/josh-magee/), [Kate Coates](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/kate-coates/), [Laura Hart](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/laura-hart/), [Maddie Parker](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/maddie-parker/), [Orya Golgowsky](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/orya-golgowsky/), [Ru Halwala](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/ru-halwala/) and [Steve Kimmens](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/comics/steve-kimmens/). ## Festival history 1. 2026 [ITS Comedy Festival](https://comedyfestivalguide.com/festivals/its-comedy-festival/), Sydney, Australia ## The Teachers’ Lounge: questions **Where can I see The Teachers’ Lounge live?** At ITS Comedy Festival in Sydney, Australia, 8–15 November 2026. **Are The Teachers’ Lounge stand-up?** No: they are improv, comedy made up on the spot. 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