Showstopper: The Improvised Musical
Pleasance Grand
Running Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Reviewed on Sunday 14th August 2016
★★★★
On Sunday evening the Pleasance Grand was packed, with the audience eagerly awaiting to see fringe favourites The Showstoppers. Fresh from their Olivier Award-winning West End run, the company have returned to Edinburgh for another summer of spectacular improvisational madness as they create a new musical each night.
The Showstoppers were so slick that I had to continuously remind myself that I was watching an improvised show - I felt as if I was genuinely sat watching a new, rehearsed musical called We Will Rioja You. The show missed a sense of play between the characters, but the talent of each performer was insane.
The actors, musicians and technicians were on the mark throughout; musical numbers were created on the spot in the styles of musicals including The King and I, Matilda and (my personal favourite) Cabaret with tremendous ease. A special mention must go to the fierce queen Pippa Evans whose improvised rap was off the scale.
The Showstoppers provide a thoroughly enjoyable evening; they had the audience in stitches. Although I may not be chasing the opening of We Will Rioja You in the near future, I will certainly be visiting The Showstoppers again as they continue their season of monthly shows in London.
Reviewed by Lucy Beirne
Showstopper: The Improvised Musical runs at Pleasance Grand to Sunday 28th August 2016. Click here for info and tickets.
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