Jim Fishwick

Jim Fishwick (they/them) is an award-winning director, improviser, teacher and writer.

They began improvising at the age of seventeen with Impro Australia in Sydney, and went on to perform and teach improvisation at the University of Sydney, Impro Melbourne, and Academy of Improvisation. They have been in demand as a freelance theatremaker and consultant around Australia and Aotearoa for over a decade.

They are the current artistic co-director of the New Zealand Improv Festival, and the general manager of Jetpack Theatre, who have been creating experiential, interactive, improvised and immersive theatre since 2015.

Jim regularly performs with Maddie Parker and Emilia Higgs as The Joy Riders, devised the award-winning, internationally touring show The Saboteur, and write questions for the BBC2 quiz show Only Connect.

Improv loves: Getting to play the ridiculous and the poetic simultaneously!

Comedy hero: Eddie Izzard

Favourite improv advice: Be a Swiss Army Knife of improvisation, ready to make the most of any offer that comes your way!

Offstage: I enjoy cryptic crosswords, play the ukulele, and try to keep my cat Robin out of the plants on my balcony.