The Rotten Grapes is Vietnam's first improv comedy theatre, founded in 2015 in Hanoi, with over 150 bilingual shows across Hanoi, Da Nang, and Saigon over eight years.
History
The Rotten Grapes was founded in Hanoi in 2015 by Long, establishing the first improv comedy theatre in Vietnam. The company built a programme of bilingual English and Vietnamese shows that toured across Vietnam's major cities including Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, creating a national presence rather than remaining a single-city organisation. By 2023 the company had performed more than 150 shows and developed beginner improv courses alongside its performance programme.
Artistic Identity
The Rotten Grapes operates bilingually in English and Vietnamese, touring across Vietnam's major cities and combining performance with beginner training to build the national improv community.
Legacy
As Vietnam's first improv comedy theatre, The Rotten Grapes established bilingual improv performance as a national touring practice and created the practitioner and audience base for subsequent Vietnamese improv organisations.
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The Improv Archive. (2026). The Rotten Grapes. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/companies/the-rotten-grapes
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The Improv Archive. "The Rotten Grapes." The Improv Archive, 2026, https://improvarchive.org/companies/the-rotten-grapes. Accessed March 17, 2026.
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