The show is a blast. It makes your jaw drop in impressed amazement and your ribs ache with laughter. Simultaneously a pastiche, a parody and a paean to musical theatre. *****
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Achingly funny. The hugely talented team make improvisation look easy, astounding the large audience. Worth seeing again and again. *****
TIME OUT CRITICS' CHOICE
Hilarious. Don’t miss Showstopper. You really mustn’t. *****
KATE COPSTICK, THE SCOTSMAN
A brand new musical is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning production, which returns to the Fringe after three sell-out years, a BBC Radio 4 series, and a West End season.
Audience suggestions help to create a show on the spot, as the all-singing, all-dancing cast improvise with unpredictable and frequently hilarious results. Packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, Showstopper! leaves delighted audiences singing all the way home.
‘Improvisation (or Impro, or Improv, depending on your love of contractions or the letter “v”) is going from strength to strength at the Fringe, which is thrilling.’
‘Spontaneous and hilarious, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical somehow manages to create a rich and entertaining piece of living theatre in seventy minutes which many producers could not achieve in six weeks of rehearsals.’
‘I was genuinely stunned by the excellent improvisational skills of everyone involved; being able to produce both ballads and huge musical numbers of the cuff is a unique talent.’
All Festival Highlights shows are participating in the 241 promotion today and tomorrow where you can get two tickets for the price of one. The perfect excuse to check out twice as many shows!
The only exception to this is Lockerbie: Unfinished Business, as it is only doing one performance, today at 4pm at St John’s Church on Princes Street. Tickets are still available and the show will be followed by a panel discussion with guests including Jim Swire and Robert Black.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Gilded Balloon Teviot (Venue 14)
5-28 August (not 17 August)
plus 15:20 matinees on Tuesdays
Start time 22:50
Running time 70 minutes
Tickets £7.50 - £12.50
Online Bookings:
Venue | Fringe | Comedy Festival
Phone Bookings:
Venue 0131 622 6552
Fringe 0131 226 0000
Official Website
The show is a blast. It makes your jaw drop in impressed amazement and your ribs ache with laughter. Simultaneously a pastiche, a parody and a paean to musical theatre. *****
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Achingly funny. The hugely talented team make improvisation look easy, astounding the large audience. Worth seeing again and again. *****
TIME OUT CRITICS' CHOICE
Hilarious. Don’t miss Showstopper. You really mustn’t. *****
KATE COPSTICK, THE SCOTSMAN
A brand new musical is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning production, which returns to the Fringe after three sell-out years, a BBC Radio 4 series, and a West End season.
Audience suggestions help to create a show on the spot, as the all-singing, all-dancing cast improvise with unpredictable and frequently hilarious results. Packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, Showstopper! leaves delighted audiences singing all the way home.
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‘Improvisation (or Impro, or Improv, depending on your love of contractions or the letter “v”) is going from strength to strength at the Fringe, which is thrilling.’
Read the full write up here.
‘Jaw-droppingly excellent.’.
Read the full review here.
‘This is a very clever, fast-paced show riddled with mayhem.’
Read the full review here.
‘A sharp, funny new show each night.’
Read the full review here.
‘Spontaneous and hilarious, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical somehow manages to create a rich and entertaining piece of living theatre in seventy minutes which many producers could not achieve in six weeks of rehearsals.’
Read the full review here.
‘I was genuinely stunned by the excellent improvisational skills of everyone involved; being able to produce both ballads and huge musical numbers of the cuff is a unique talent.’
Read the full review here.
“One of the sheer joys of the Fringe… Showstopper! is just that, and is a show which cannot be missed.”
Read the full review here.
All Festival Highlights shows are participating in the 241 promotion today and tomorrow where you can get two tickets for the price of one. The perfect excuse to check out twice as many shows!
The only exception to this is Lockerbie: Unfinished Business, as it is only doing one performance, today at 4pm at St John’s Church on Princes Street. Tickets are still available and the show will be followed by a panel discussion with guests including Jim Swire and Robert Black.