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URL:https://bob.guide/events/showstopper-the-improvised-musical-2025-05-13
SUMMARY:Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
DESCRIPTION:Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest – direct fr
 om the West End and now heading to The Rep!\n\nWith fifteen years as an Ed
 inburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon\, a BBC Radio 4 series\, a critically
  acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award (for Best Entertainment and
  Family Show 2016)\, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across th
 e globe with their ingenious blend of comedy\, musical theatre and spontan
 eity.\n\nFor those who haven’t yet experienced the live phenomenon that 
 is ‘Showstopper! The Improvised Musical’\, the show is a fully-realise
 d musical created on the spot from audience suggestions. The cast take ide
 as for settings\, genres\, musical styles and the show title and weave it 
 into ingenious storylines with hilarious characters.\n\nFrom Lin Manuel Mi
 randa to Stephen Sondheim\, whether it’s set in a primary school\, Ancie
 nt Egypt\, or a mattress shop – if the audience thinks it\, The Showstop
 pers can turn it into a hit musical.\n\nThe majority of the cast also have
  much acclaim with founder member Ruth Bratt being part of the famous Come
 dy Store Players\, the longest running impro show in the country\; Pippa E
 vans being a regular on BBC Radio 4\, has toured with I’m Sorry I Haven
 ’t a Clue and wrote ‘Now That's What I Call A Musical!’ (that’s cu
 rrently on UK tour). The pilot of Hopping\, a new comedy from Lucy Trodd a
 nd Susan Harrison\, aired on BBC Radio 4 and Matt Cavendish appeared on th
 is year’s Royal Variety Performance with Mischief Theatre's ‘A Comedy 
 About Spies’.  Co-founder Adam Meggido directed the West End and Broadw
 ay hit show Peter Pan Goes Wrong. The incredibly talented West End star Mi
 racle Chance (Roald Dahl’s The Witches at the National Theatre\, Veronic
 a Sawyer in Heathers at The Other Palace) has just joined the cast.\n\nThe
  Showstoppers also regularly run improvisation workshops and courses for b
 eginners and professionals and have a successful podcast - The Showstopper
 ! Podcast\, with recent guests including Zizi Strallen\, Rufus Hound and R
 euben Kaye.\n\nThe Showstoppers have performed created more than 1\,000 br
 and new musicals since they were formed in 2008 but they don’t stop work
 ing hard at their craft – they have to learn to improvise in the style o
 f every hit show that comes to town\, and they always encourage audiences 
 to challenge them and keep them on their toes. As a result\, they continue
  fill theatres\, delight audiences and win awards.  In 2024 they were in 
 the Top 10 best reviewed shows of entire Edinburgh Fringe – for the seco
 nd year running - no mean feat in their 15th year selling out the Pleasanc
 e Grand once more!\n\nShowstopper! The Improvised Musical will be coming t
 o Birmingham's Repertory Theatre\, Mon 12th - Tue 13th May. 
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CATEGORIES:Arts,Comedy,Musical
LOCATION:Birmingham Rep\, 6 Centenary Sq\, Birmingham\, England\, B1 2EP\, 
 United Kingdom
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