Theatre Sports (TV series)

Theatre Sports
Genre	Improvisational comedy
Written by	Trevor Farrant
Directed by	Martin Coombes
Starring	Paul Chubb Dennis Watkins Debbie Spillane The Hanging Judge
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producer	Geoff Portmann
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	5 February (1987-02-05) – 16 April 1987 (1987-04-16)

Theatre Sports is an Australian improvisational comedy television series broadcast by the ABC in 1987. It was based on the Canadian game of theatresports, created by Keith Johnstone, and features four teams of four improvising based on supplied game scenarios. ^{[1] [2]} Theatre Sports had become popular at the Belvoir Street Theatre where it was run by Dennis Watkins and Paul Chubb. ABC adapted it for TV bringing in Chubb as host and Watkins as a judge alongside Debbie Spillane ^{[3] [4]} and The Hanging Judge. ^[1]

Cast

• Paul Chubb - Host
• Dennis Watkins - Judge
• Debbie Spillane - Judge
• The Hanging Judge - Judge
• Chris Harriott - Mr Music
• Jenny Lovell - Score Keeper

References

1. Anderson, Doug (2 February 1987), "Theatre Sports", The Sydney Morning Herald
2. Hooks, Barbara (5 February 1987), "Sometimes, the stage is more like an arena", The Age
3. Evans, Bob (30 January 1986), "Theatre sports: gladiatorial contests without the blood", The Sydney Morning Herald
4. Visontay, Michael (14 January 1987), "The TV cheque book whirligig", The Sydney Morning Herald

External links

• Theatre Sports at IMDb