New musical Hot Mess is getting a London run.
The show was originally announced as part of the Pleasance Theatre’s summer 2025 Edinburgh Fringe line-up, and will be playing at the Pleasance Courtyard in Edinburgh from 30 July to 25 August 2025.
Hot Mess is then coming to London, running at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 16 October to 8 November 2025.
Hot Mess: A New Musical will star Danielle Steers (SIX The Musical, The Cher Show) and Tobias Turley (Mamma Mia!) as the universe’s most iconic couple.
The show is from the creative duo behind hit musical 42 Balloons – Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote, and is billed as a breakout new pop musical about love, loss, and the ultimate cosmic fallout.
After a billion years of bad dates, Earth has finally found the one… Humanity. But what begins as a passionate love affair quickly becomes a hot mess!
Joining the team alongside Ellie Coote and Jack Godfrey are Tony and Grammy nominated Paul Gatehouse (Sound Designer), Joe Beighton (Musical Supervisor and Co-orchestrator), Alexzandra Sarmiento (Movement Director), Shankho Chaudhuri (Set and Costume Designer), Ryan Joseph Stafford (Lighting Designer), Issie Osborne (Musical Director), Deirdre O’Halloran (Dramaturg), Lex Kaby (Intimacy Director), Charlie Smith (Associate Sound Designer), Caroline Mirfin (Costume Supervisor), James Ashfield (Producer), Vicky Graham for Vicky Graham Productions (Executive Producer), Finlay Carroll (Assistant Producer), Callie Barter (Stage One Trainee Producer), Emily Humphrys (Deputy Stage Manager), Christopher Ball and Emily Obasohan (Production Managers) and Pearson Casting CDG (Casting).
The show is the first production to transfer to London from Birmingham Hippodrome’s New Musical Theatre Department. Hot Mess was commissioned by Vicky Graham Productions who co-produce in partnership with Aria Entertainment / TRW Production. The Principal Supporter of Hot Mess is Charles Holloway.
Jon Gilchrist, Artistic Director and CEO at Birmingham Hippodrome said: “We are absolutely thrilled to continue Hot Mess’s journey beyond Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a London transfer to Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Ellie and Jack have created a sharp, heartfelt romcom and with West End stars Danielle Steers and Tobias Turley at the helm, this show is guaranteed to be full of character, charm and catchy tunes.”
Hot Mess is playing at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in London from 16 October to 8 November 2025.
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