Saturday double bill | LIF 2026

Saturday 9th May

1:30PM

Breakfast Of Champions presents – Breakfast Of Champions

Made up of experienced improvisers from across the Midlands, Breakfast of Champions will make up an entire show based off a single prompt from the audience. Sometimes poignant, often silly, they promise stories that will make you laugh and characters you’ll root for.

But Of Mind 

The improvisational theatre show But Of Mind will make its UK debut at the Liverpool Improvisation Festival (LIF) 2026, bringing its distinctive blend of psychological tension, paranormal mystery, and vintage TV atmosphere to the Unity Theatre on Saturday 9 May, 1:30pm. Inspired by the first season of The Twilight Zone (1959), But Of Mind places ordinary people into extraordinary, often unsettling situations—unfolding live, unscripted, and in the style of the golden age of television. Each performance blends supernatural elements, social commentary, and a touch of existential irony, echoing Rod Serling’s trademark storytelling while offering a modern, socially aware lens. 

The title comes from a line in Rod Serling’s iconic opening narration to The Twilight Zone: “You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind.” This phrase captures the show’s ethos: psychological depth, the uncanny, and the sense that what unfolds onstage is both familiar and otherworldly. Rather than parodying the original series, the ensemble embraces the aesthetics and drama of the era while consciously addressing the social issues often left unchallenged in 1950s television. The result is a series of improvised “episodes” that honour Serling’s fascination with fate, morality, and poetic justice—while speaking directly to contemporary audiences. 

But Of Mind Cast: Diana Brown, Eric Caldwell, Kelly Chambers, Dan Wilson