Live Comedy
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
For those who haven't yet experienced the live phenomenon that is Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, the show is a fully realised musical created on the spot from audience suggestions. The cast transform suggestions for settings, genres, musical styles and even the name of the show into ingenious storylines with hilarious characters. From Pink Floyd to Stephen Sondheim, via a primary school, Ancient Egypt, or a mattress shop - if the audience can suggest it, The Showstoppers will perform it. It's hugely funny to watch.
The group are long running, well known and renowned for their improvisation work. Most cast members have also received acclaim in their own right. The Showstoppers have been working on the show since 2008, figuring out how to improvise in increasingly esoteric styles, including musical, dance, straight theatre, and film genres to name but a few.
2024 dates
January
Mon 22nd: LONDON - Cambridge Theatre, West End
February
Mon 5th: LONDON - Cambridge Theatre, West End
Sat 10th & Sun 11th: BURY ST. EDMUNDS - Theatre Royal
Sat 17th: TEWKESBURY - The Roses
Fri 23rd: TONBRIDGE - EM Forster Theatre
March
Mon 4th: LONDON - Cambridge Theatre, West End
Sat 16th: SOUTHAMPTON - MAST Mayflower Studios (2.30pm Kids /7.45pm Adults)
Thurs 21st: WAKEFIELD - Theatre Royal
April
Fri 5th - Sat 6th: LEICESTER - Curve
Thurs 11th: LONDON - Arts Depot (kids) (1.30pm & 3.30pm)
Mon 15th: LONDON - Cambridge Theatre, West End
May
Sun 5th: DORCHESTER - Dorchester Festival
Wed 8th: DERBY - Derby Theatre
Thurs 9th - Sat 11th: LIVERPOOL - Playhouse Theatre
Mon 13th: LONDON - Cambridge Theatre, West End
Sun 19th: CRANBROOK - The Beneden Theatre
Fri 29th & Thurs 30th: YORK - Theatre Royal 7:30pm (plus kids show 2pm on 30th)
Fri 31st: FARNHAM - Maltings
June
Mon 10th: LONDON - Cambridge Theatre, West End
Fri 14th & Sat 15th: SALISBURY - Playhouse
Thurs 20th & Fri 21st: CORBY - Cube
Mon 24th: RUGBY - Festival On The Close
Fri 28th & Sat 29th: SALFORD - Lowry (29th matinee kids show)
July
Mon 1st: LONDON - Cambridge Theatre, West End
Credits
| Jonathan Ainscough | Self |
| Ruth Bratt | Self |
| Justin Brett | Self |
| Matt Cavendish | Self |
| Dylan Emery | Self |
| Pippa Evans | Self |
| Susan Harrison | Self |
| Joshua Jackson | Self |
| Ali James | Self |
| Sean McCann | Self |
| Adam Meggido | Self |
| Ethan Pascal Peters | Self |
| Philip Pellew | Self |
| Martha Pothen | Self |
| Andrew Pugsley | Self |
| Lauren Shearing | Self |
| Joy Tan | Self |
| Lucy Trodd | Self |
| Heather Urquhart | Self |
| Keith Strachan | Producer |
| Adam Meggido | Producer |
| Dylan Emery | Producer |
| Simon Scullion | Production Designer |
| Duncan Walsh Atkins | Musical Supervisor |
Press
- 9th September: A quick chat with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical (Phoenix Remix)
- 28th November: 'Showstopper! The Improvised Musical' confirm 2024 tour dates