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Interactive Theatre as a concept removes the boundaries usually associated with theatrical performance: the fourth wall is removed (performers are not limited to the traditional stage of main-house theatre); and while some scripting is involved, a great deal of the performance is improvised, bouncing off ideas offered by audience members.
Immersion Theatre conceptually transports attendees from being spectators who watch a production passively, to actually experiencing what is happening around them. High-quality immersive theatre elicits the response: "it was just like being there ..." They forget it isn't real, and indeed become involved, sometimes to the point of voluntarily participating.
Interactive Theatre International (formerly Interactive Theatre Australia) was born from the desire of one individual to find herself performance work. After moving to Brisbane from her native New Zealand, Alison Pollard met Andy Foreman in early 1997, and 'Faulty Towers the Dining Experience' was born.
The quality of performance was so well received that clients soon wanted more, and demand for the show grew. Interactive Theatre International teams have performed 'Faulty Towers the Dining Experience' throughout Australia (including regularly sold-out seasons at the Melbourne International Comedy, and Adelaide Fringe Festivals), the South Pacific, South-East Asia, the Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom (including sell-out seasons at every Edinburgh Festival Fringe since debuting in 2008).
2012 is the 15th anniversary of the show, and it appears (co-incidentally) in 15 countries this year, with at least five new countries on board for 2013.
Imagination Workshop Pty Ltd
PO Box 72, Holland Park West
4121, Queensland,
Australia
UK office
1 Manor Farm Cottages, Church Street,
Appleford, Abingdon, OX14 4PA,
England
http://www.interactivetheatre.com.au/us/index.html
Here are few videos reflect some of their work.