Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

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Show Information
Showing on:
Wed 11 October 2023
Duration:
90mins, plus interval
Price:
Genre:
Array
Venue:
Theatre
Age Guidance:
12+
Warnings:
Improvised show so there may be mild/infrequent swearing

Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest.

A brand-new musical comedy is created live in front of your very eyes at each performance of this multi award-winning show, as audience suggestions are instantly transformed into hilarious all-singing, all-dancing entertainment.

With thirteen years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier ‘Best Entertainment and Family’ Award to their name, these incredible performers are guaranteed to impress.

So, whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the Sahara, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it!

★★★★★

’Achingly funny… Worth seeing again and again.’

Time Out Critics’ Choice

★★★★★

‘So polished, it defies belief.’

Daily Telegraph

★★★★★

‘If this is what improv can do, you wonder why anyone bothers writing anything down.’

The Times

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