Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Exeter Northcott, Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th February
After sell-out Edinburgh and London seasons, Showstopper! the improvised musical comes to the Exeter Northcott as part of the Laugh Out Loud comedy festival on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 February.
Showstopper! is entirely improvised: a brand new musical is created at every performance. A writer has just one night to create a hit show to impress his producer. Stuck for ideas, he takes audience suggestions for a title, storylines and musical styles that they’d like to see in the show.
The Showstoppers then create a musical from scratch based around that structure. Utterly unpredictable, frequently side-splittingly funny, packed with drama and featuring dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, Showstopper! leaves enchanted audiences singing all the way home.
Showstopper! plays regular London residencies and has enjoyed three sell-out Edinburgh Fringe seasons in 2008, 2009 and 2010. On 16 March last year they made their BBC Radio 4 debut with a special 30 minute edition of an improvised musical and you can hear their new BBC Radio 4 series every Wednesday at 6.30 pm from January 19 2011 until the end of February.
The company consistently win critical and popular acclaim and audiences return to see them again and again because every show is as different as it is brilliant. Recent review quotes include:
“Glorious… Showstopper! simply shouldn’t stop.” The Observer
“The show makes your jaw drop in impressed amazement and your ribs ache with laughter… Cameron Mackintosh should sign them up immediately.”Mail On Sunday *****
“A professionally staged and brilliantly executed piece of work that is a shining example of how good improv can be.” Chortle ****
Showstopper! is part of Laugh Out Loud, Exeter’s festival of comedy (11 Jan – 10 Feb). As part of this festival, the Exeter Northcott is also delighted to be welcoming Potted Panto (5 Feb) starring CBBC’s Dan and Jeff and comedy legend Barry Cryer (6 Feb).
Showstopper! visits the Exeter Northcott Theatre on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 Feb with performances at 7.30pm each evening.
Tickets, priced from £10 to £16 are available from the Exeter Northcott Box Office on 01392 493 493, or online at www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
Tickets: A £16 B £14.50 C £12 D £10
Saturday Matinee: £12 all seats.
60+ £2 off/Conc. HALF PRICE (price bands B, C & D only)
Age: 12yrs+
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
www.showstopperthemusical.com