Defrost Festival
2024 Dates: July 31st through August 10th

🔥❄️ It's time to warm your toes by our comedy fire! ❄️🔥

Defrost is our annual mid-winter celebration of all things improv and sketch comedy. Please join us for some red-hot shows and social events guaranteed to cure your winter blues.

    Fantastic shows and social events

    • 9 nights of fun at The Improv Conspiracy Theatre and Theory Bar
    • Heaps of your favourite Improv Conspiracy performers trying new things, plus interstate and intercity talent
    • Longer 90-minute featured shows, standard 60-minute premium shows, and bite-sized 30-minute community performances
    • Exciting social events every Friday and Saturday night

    World-class comedy workshops

    • Single-session workshops from some of the best local and interstate instructors
    • No prerequisites – all levels of experience are welcome to join
    • Some instructors will be casting festival performances from their workshops participants

    Shows & Events

    Festival Workshops

      Our community watering hole

      Enjoy some good times downstairs at Theory Bar

      Fancy a beverage after your next show or class session? Our ground floor bar is open Wednesday–Sunday.

      Community members and ticket-holders get 10% off*

      (* Sundays and Public Holidays excepted)

      Please note: drinks can not be transferred between venues in the building

      Theory Bar