Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Schedule

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm

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Location

Exeter Northcott | Exeter, EN

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Olivier Award winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest now returning to Exeter Northcott Theatre!
With fifteen years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
A brand-new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – and it’s all made up on the spot!
So, whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the Sahara, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it!
★★★★★
‘So polished, it defies belief.’
Daily Telegraph
★★★★★
‘If this is what improv can do, you wonder why anyone bothers writing anything down.’
The Times
★★★★★
‘Achingly funny… Worth seeing again and again.’
Time Out (Critic’s Choice)
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Exeter Northcott, Stocker Road,Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom

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