Who's who at Impulse Theatre
Improvisation is all about people and community.
Here's a look at the folks that make Impulse Theatre a fun, thriving theatre (hover over the pictures for more info).

Jonathan Briden
Actor / Artistic Director
Jonathan began improvising at the Court Theatre in 1987. Since then he has performed in hundreds of shows, and taught and directed improvisation and acting in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, Argentina, and England. He is a well recognised teacher in NZ and overseas, an actor, and the founder of Impulse Theatre.

Joanna Prendergast
Actor
Joanna (aka Jo Ghastly) has been improvising for over 20 years. She is heavily involved in film acting, including roles in feature films and TV comedy. She performs regularly as a stand-up comedian, known as "the ultra-cool Mum who knows the lingo". She is involved in sketch writing and performance including "Skitch" and the female comedy troupe "Peppered Unicorn". Career highlights include being a 3ZB cheerleader last century and being typecast as everyone’s bitchy mother.

Debbie Bourke
Actor
Debbie is a very experienced improviser, actor, and writer. She has also spent many years involved in producing, writing, filming and editing independent short films and is an enthusiastic 48 Hours Film Fest entrant since 2004. (Team Upshot). She brings both her sketch writing and performance skills to shows such as "Skitch" and the female comedy troupe "Peppered Unicorn". She’s also one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.

Andrew Frost
Actor
Andrew’s early life almost ended in tragedy when his family mislaid the recipe for toast. While he has otherwise made a full recovery, he was never able to play the piano again. He has been improvising since the late 17th century, but his career was interrupted by the Napoloeonic Wars. He has appeared sporadically at the Downtown Theatre in Scarbrough as an usher and janitor. He recently adapted Harold Pinter’s play, “The Birthday Party” for television by supergluing it to his 42-inch Samsung flatscreen.

Eve Wingerath
Actor

Nick John
Actor

Kuniyo Kamiya
Actor

Anne-Jan Veendijk
Actor

Helen Fearnley
Actor

Monica Vahl
Actor

Nicolas Bisi
Actor

Paul Ferguson
Actor

Vivienne Chalklen
Actor

Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs
Actor

Chay Cotter
Actor