The Sticking Place

Showstopper!

The Improvised Musical

Winner: Spirit Of The Fringe Award 2009

Nominee: Best Music Or Variety Act Chortle Awards 2011

Nominee: Best Production MTM Awards 2009

Nominee: Judges’ Discretionary Award MTM Awards 2009

Nominee: Total Theatre Award 2008, 2009.

As heard on Radio 4 and Radio 1 with Scott Mills

For full details and the most up to date information, please visit:  www.showstopperthemusical.com

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical was created by The Sticking Place in 2008.  It has played annually at the Edinburgh Festival (George Square and Gilded Balloon) and has enjoyed residencies at:

The King’s Head Theatre, London 2008-2010, The Drill Hall Theatre, London, 2009-2010, The Ambassadors Theatre. London 2011.

Showstopper has played all over the UK (including Bristol Old Vic, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Sheffield Crucible, Theatre Royal Margate, Norwich Playhouse, Bright Komedia, Bath Komedia, Corn Exchange Newbury, The Lowry Salford, Latitude Festival, as well as tours of Ireland and China).

Inspired by audience suggestions and entirely improvised from start to finish, Showstopper! challenges its performers to ad-lib a complete musical, creating song and dance routines in a variety of styles and genres.

***** Time Out, The Independent On Sunday, Mail On Sunday, What’s on Stage.com, The Scotsman, British Theatre Guide, Edinburgh Evening News, Three Weeks

****  The Financial Times, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Metro, Chortle.

“They truly are the masters of longform improvisation.  These guys have to be seen to be believed!  More TALENT on stage than you can shake a stick at!”

(Critic’s Choice – Time Out)

‘Jaw-dropping.  GLORIOUS moments of spontaneous creation.  All the big-hit mega-musicals inspire an audience to want to see them more than once.  And I’d see Showstopper!  again tomorrow.’

(The Times)

‘ASTONISHING.  Showstopper! has everything you could want from a blockbuster musical.  It just happens to be made up on the spot.’

(Metro)

‘A JOYOUS, uproarious collaboration propelled by the quickwittedness of the multi-talented cast and their mischievous onlookers.  For sheer madcappery, refreshingly wholesome, good-natured musical slapstick, The Sticking Place’s musical high-wire act is hard to beat’

(Independent On Sunday)

‘These hideously talented regulars are pushing improv in new directions.  Go marvel.’

(The Telegraph)

‘Achingly funny.  The hugely talented team make improvisation look easy, astounding the large audience.  Worth seeing again and again.’

(Time Out)

‘An ingenious and engaging mix of improvisation and musical theatre.  If you admired the Comedy Store Players for their ability to think on their feet, this bunch do it with the same verve and flair, but set to music.  I was left open-mouthed.  I can honestly say that I’d opt for this show’s wild, inventive energy over The Sound of Music any day.’

(Lyn Gardner – The Guardian)

‘An awesomely talented cast.  Don’t miss seeing Showstopper!  You really mustn’t.’

(Kate Copstick – The Scotsman)

‘Fantastically refreshing, uncynical, seat-of-their-pants fun.’

(Evening Standard)

‘Showstopper! is able to delight and charm as well as being very funny indeed.  Hilarious with spot-on spoofs, this is as good a night out as you can have in a theatre.’

(What’s On Stage.com)

‘The most glorious of small shows.  An amazing band of actors and a band – sax, clarinet and piano – each night creates a completely new musical, led by suggestions from the audience.  Showstopper!  simply shouldn’t stop.’

(The Observer)

‘Makes your jaw drop in amazement and your ribs ache with laughter.  Cameron Mackintosh should sign them up immediately.’

(Mail On Sunday)