The 22nd year of being Ryan Hartley, documented.

Every year Stellenbosch produces a Yearbook for all graduating students. Inside residences and societies write up a small piece advertising who and what they are. This year I had to write the piece for our Improvisational Comedy Team: Adlib Improv…

The actors of Adlib Improv are the fighter pilots of the theatrical world. Using suggestions from the audience to fuel the madness and fun, they take their audiences on a rollercoaster of emotion and ecstasy. That’s right, they’re fighter pilots in a rollercoaster. In space. That’s how cool they are.

For the uninitiated, Adlib is an improvisational theatre show much like that “Whose Line is it Anyway” Show. All scenes are unrehearsed and made up entirely on the spot. On a regular basis they are commanded to do impossible and obscure things: performing the entirety of Disney’s The Lion King in seven and a half seconds, performing the role of a gymnast training for the Olympics, blindfolded or presenting the Battle of Waterloo as a pantomime.

The group meets every Monday to hone their skills through rigorous and ridiculous training. Performances are fortnightly at the Theatre aan die Braak