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  • Venue Underbelly Boulevard, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 13 July 2025
  • Running time 75 minutes (no interval)
  • Age guidelines 14+

Get Pop Off, Michelangelo! tickets in London

High-camp musical comedy Pop Off, Michelangelo!, that took the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by storm, makes its West End debut at Underbelly Boulevard in London.

Dylan MarcAurele’s Pop Off, Michelangelo! is the fabulous musical comedy about besties-turned-bitter rivals Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.

After realising they’re both gay, the two childhood friends attempt to earn divine forgiveness by becoming the greatest religious artists of all time.

Can Michelangelo gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss his way to the Vatican? Will Leonardo shut up about his helicopter?

With an electropop original score as infectious as the bubonic plague, and a script that has not been remotely fact-checked, this brand new Renaissance adventure is both hilarious and unhinged!

Pop Off, Michelangelo! is playing at Underbelly Boulevard in Soho, London from 17 May to 13 July 2025.

Pop Off Michelangelo tells the story of best-pals-turned-bitter-rivals Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. A bloodthirsty friar is on the hunt for homosexuals in Renaissance Italy at the exact moment when childhood friends Mike and Leo realise they both like boys. Terrified, they devise a foolproof plan to gain God’s forgiveness: they simply need to become the greatest religious artists of all time. Can Michelangelo gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss his way to the Vatican? Will Leonardo ever shut up about his helicopter?

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Pop Off, Michelangelo!?

The show stars Max Eade as Michelangelo, Aidan MacColl as Leonardo da Vinci and Michael Marouli as the Pope, with Kurran Dhand as Salai, Aoife Haakenson as Mother, Sev Keoshgerian as Italian Chef, and Laura Sillett as Savonarola.

Understudies are Natalia Brown and Conn McGirr (Dance Captain). 

Who are the creative team of Pop Off, Michelangelo!?

Writer: Dylan MarcAurele
Director: Joe McNeice
Choreographer and intimacy director Sundeep Saini; Musical supervisor & orchestrations by Aron Sood; Costume Designer Emily Bestow; Lighting Designer Adam King; Video Designer PJ McEvoy; Sound Designer Ed Lewis; Casting Director Sarah-Jane Price; Assistant Choreographer Conn McGirr; Dramaturg Rose Oser; Production Manager James Anderton; Set designed in collaboration between Joe McNeice, Emily Bestow, and PJ McEvoy; and General Management is by Paul Virides Productions. The Producer is Blair Russell Productions.


Important Notes

Content warning: Contains strong language and references to homophobia.

Venue Information

Underbelly Boulevard , 6 Walker’s Court, London, W1F 0BT

Nearest Tube or Train: Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square

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Critics' reviews of Pop Off, Michelangelo!

★★★★ "Joyful, chaotic, queer, and smart" - What's On Stage (London)

★★★★ "Pure fun from start to finish" - West End Best Friend (London)

★★★★ "A relentlessly entertaining and irreverent night out, a delightful tonic for our troubled time" - Musical Theatre Review (London)

"The pop score is perfectly winning" - The Guardian (London)

★★★★ "Sensational" - Mickey Jo Theatre (Edinburgh)

★★★★ "Fresh. Filthy. Uplifting" - The Stage (Edinburgh)

★★★★ "Endlessly clever, fully of catchy refrains and modern pop culture references" - The Scostman (Edinburgh)


Frequently Asked Questions

Pop Off, Michelangelo! is playing at the Underbelly Boulevard in London
The running time of Pop Off, Michelangelo! is 75 minutes (no interval)
The age recommendations for Pop Off, Michelangelo! are: 14+
Yes, Pop Off, Michelangelo! has matinee performances on the following days: Saturday, Sunday
No, sorry, Pop Off, Michelangelo! has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.