The Party Quirks
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The Party Quirks are an international short-form improv comedy
group based in Islamabad
, Pakistan
and Riyadh
, Saudi Arabia
. The group founded in 2005, is one of the country's first improv troupes and is credited for introducing live improv comedy in Islamabad. Their unique style of fusing regionalized humor with improvisation theatre is well-known across Pakistan. Their shows are mainly in the English language complimented with Urdu, Punjabi and Arabic.
The Party Quirks take their inspiration from the popular improvisation television show "Whose line is it anyway" and are mentored by improv guru Les Mcgehee. The Party Quirks are known for the quality, depth, scope and variety of their improvisational theatre programming.
Notable Party Quirks performers and alumni include:
and Riyadh
. Their act mainly revolves a choice selection of short form games with a mixed blend of audience involvement and music.
In their shows, they use Improvisation
as a form of live unscripted and unrehearsed entertainment. They also provide training services and workshops to multinationals and educational institutions where they use improvisation to institute team building, communication and improve employee satisfaction.
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
group based in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. The group founded in 2005, is one of the country's first improv troupes and is credited for introducing live improv comedy in Islamabad. Their unique style of fusing regionalized humor with improvisation theatre is well-known across Pakistan. Their shows are mainly in the English language complimented with Urdu, Punjabi and Arabic.
The Party Quirks take their inspiration from the popular improvisation television show "Whose line is it anyway" and are mentored by improv guru Les Mcgehee. The Party Quirks are known for the quality, depth, scope and variety of their improvisational theatre programming.
Notable Party Quirks performers and alumni include:
- Ovais Mushtaq
- Jawad Rana
- Fahad Masood
Current activities
The group performs regularly in IslamabadIslamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
and Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
. Their act mainly revolves a choice selection of short form games with a mixed blend of audience involvement and music.
In their shows, they use Improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
as a form of live unscripted and unrehearsed entertainment. They also provide training services and workshops to multinationals and educational institutions where they use improvisation to institute team building, communication and improve employee satisfaction.