What's The Game?! True Crime IMPROVcast

What's The Game?! True Crime IMPROVcast comes to the Reading Biscuit Factory on Friday 30 October, a comedy night of improvised performance built around solving a true crime case. The whole thing is made up on the spot, drawing on the twists, turns and outrageous characters you'd expect from a true-crime documentary.

There's no script and no rehearsals here. The show runs on audience suggestions, suspicious suspects and shocking revelations, with the crime itself invented before your eyes. Because it's all improvised, the case takes shape in the room, and the way it unfolds depends on what the crowd throws at the performers. It's less a polished play and more a live construction, with the plot and the characters being built as you watch.

If you've spent any time with true-crime podcasts or documentaries, you'll recognise the tropes they're playing with: the sudden plot twist, the unreliable witness, the piece of evidence that changes everything. The comedy comes from seeing those familiar beats played out in real time, with the performers making it up as they go. Since the case is built from audience suggestions, no two nights will ever be the same.

It's at the Reading Biscuit Factory, 1 Queens Walk, RG1 7QE, on Friday 30 October, starting at 20:00. Tickets are £10.00 via Eventbrite.