Trisha Kanga, Anam, Tanvika Parlikar and Mathew in a performance

The show will see all these artistes perform with Tanvika Parlikar, Trisha Kanga and Aditya Kashyap, who are also regular performers at Medium Sized Improv. “Some of us are college-mates. We were from different batches with different dreams in fields like economics and literature, among others, but somehow ended up in theatre,” Mehta chuckles as he recalls. The Delhiite, along with Parlikar, Anam and Papneja, moved to Mumbai in 2019 to finally pursue their common interest, theatre, as a career. Trust, Parlikar adds, plays a major role in improv. It helps, then, we presume, to have worked with friends who have all grown together over so many years to become accomplished improv artistes in the city. “It is important to listen when you’re doing improv. Listen to your co-performer, try to make sense of the narrative they are suggesting through their dialogues, and help them build on it,” Mehta suggests.

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Sahir Mehta and Manik Papneja interact with audience

He has also now brought to the city It Takes 2, a fully improvised show that received an overwhelming response in Delhi last year. “For this one, Manik and I interact with the audience for the first fifteen minutes, understand their story, and use it as a prompt to perform a full play without any time to discuss. The only props we use are the chairs on the stage, which act as a multipurpose prop; sometimes, it becomes a seat in a different locale, or doors and walls in a cramped bathroom to cut the stage. They could be a tree, boulders, bushes and even a chess table,” he chuckles. The most important part for both shows, Mehta shares, is to keep it funny at the core. “Mistakes or uncertainties are inevitable. But these are also aspects that produce laughter from the audience. The only thing to do then is to play along and root for your own performance!”

On: Today; 8 pm onwards (Unsobered Nights) 
At: The Habitat, Hotel Unicontinental, Khar West.
Call: in.bookmyshow.com
Entry: Rs 300 onwards

On: April 20 and April 21; 6.30 pm and 9 pm (It Takes 2) 
At: The Jeff Goldberg Studio, Linking Road, Khar West. 
Call: in.bookmyshow.com
Entry: Rs 500