Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Fri 20 Jun 2025 and Sat 21 Jun 2025

Olivier Award winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016


Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest – direct from the West End and now heading to Lowry!

With fifteen years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.

A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – and it's all made up on the spot!

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

 

Reviews

★★★★★ ‘So polished, it defies belief.’ - Daily Telegraph

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

★★★★★ ‘Achingly funny… Worth seeing again and again.’ - Time Out (Critic's Choice)

 

Photo credit - Andrew Pugsley
www.showstopperthemusical.com

Additional information

Running time: 90 mins plus interval

Age recommendation: 12+

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