The Showstoppers! are back with a brand new musical every single night.
Each night, audience suggestions are instantly transformed into an all-singing, all-dancing production with unpredictable and hilarious results!
With twelve years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, four sell-out West End seasons and an acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
Now, with well over 1000 performances under their belts, they’re back in a new home at the Garrick Theatre for a limited run of singular, one-night-only musical extravaganzas. Whether you fancy Sondheim on a ski lift, or Cole Porter in Poundland – you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical tickets are booking on Monday nights until 12 December 2022 at the Lyric Theatre, London.
Reviews of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
★★★★★ "Top-dollar amusement that doesn’t let up from frisky, low-key start to standing ovation-inducing finish. It’s so polished, it defies belief " - The Telegraph★★★★★ "Refreshing, edge-of-your-seat, laugh-out-loud funny, raw and satirical, polished inventiveness. There is nothing like it on the West End" - British Theatre
★★★★ "Improvisation skills second to none make Showstopper! a must-see" - The Stage
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The show is suitable for a family audience but please be aware as the show is improvised there may occasionally be more adult content.Mask
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Lyric Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ESNearest Tube or Train: Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly line, Bakerloo line)
Nearest Buses: 14, 19, 22B, 38, 53, 88, 94, 159
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Olivier Award winning improv troupe The Showstoppers will take up a five-month residency at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End this November.
With 12 years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see phenomenon, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have blazed a trail in world class improvised comedy since 2008 and delighted audiences across the globe.
Now, with well over 1000 performances under their belts, they’re back in the West End for a limited run of singular, one-night-only musical extravaganzas.
The Showstoppers transform audience suggestions – for setting, musical styles, show title and more – into an entirely different show every single night! Guaranteed to impress, they create shows packed with high drama, superb lyrics, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – entirely made up on the spot as the Showstopper team – cast and band – weave a brand-new musical in front of the very eyes of the audience, complete with hilarious characters, fabulous dance routines, beautiful songs, epic story lines, all sprinkled with the pizzazz of a Broadway show.
Every Showstopper! performance is a brand-new musical West End hit waiting to happen – so whether you fancy ‘Hamilton’ on Hampstead Heath or some Sondheim set in a castle, ‘Beetlejuice’ in Boots or Stephen Sondheim set on a submarine, you say it and – as always – The Showstoppers will make it happen!
The Showstoppers are returning to the West End’s Lyric Theatre on Monday 15 November for five months of monthly shows. Prior to this move they have two previously announced West End shows at the Garrick Theatre on Monday 27 September and Monday 11 October.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical! will run at the Lyric Theatre on Monday 15 November, 6 December,24 January in 2021 and 21 February and 21 March 2022. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical! tickets are now available.