Theatre
Showstopper!
The Improvised Musical
At The George Square Theatres Edinburgh August 8th – 24th 2008
www.showstopperthemusical.com
Promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMxBB-UOxBc
At George 2
August 8th-19th at 11.20pm
At George 4
August 19th at 5pm
August 20th-24th at 11pm – with Ken Campbell
photographs by Georgie Clarke Photography and Gabrielle Motola
Reviews
‘Just SUBLIME… Consistently funny… This bunch are sharp. Anyone with a love for musicals or comedy should see this show and help create another classic.’
The Scotsman – Hot Show – Pick Of The Day ****
‘Showstopper ROCKS! The cast continually spark with inspiration, audacity and ingenuity. Fearsomely talented individuals… COMPLETELY ORIGINALLY DIFFERENT. As you leave grinning, you will wonder how they can possibly muster such enthusiasm, wit and joie de vivre every night.’
What’s On Stage *****
‘I WAS BLOWN AWAY by their sheer skill and ingenuity…fabulous spontaneity, superb vocals and dialogue that had the audience roaring with laughter. Go and see it!’
Three Weeks *****
‘I’m just GOBSMACKED! After the deserved applause had died down I picked my jaw off the stage. It was the show of my dreams, if I had been ingesting vast amounts of cheese... DELICIOUSLY BONKERS.’
Ian Shuttleworth FT ****
‘FABULOUS… First rate entertainment, exciting improvisation with the added bonus of wonderful singing… INSPIRED.’
Fringe Review ****
Voted one of the Top 13 Shows to see– Three Weeks
Total Theatre Award Nominee
Mervyn Stutter’s Pick Of The Fringe
The Scotsman’s Hot Show
Metro Pick Of The Day
About The Production
Here’s a list of the musicals we improvised in our Edinburgh run (all titles chosen by our audiences).
Bombay Stars Bleed
A tragic tale of remorse in 1920’s Bombay
Red Envy
A story of jealousy set during the Russian Revolution
Pull The Pin (On Your Love)
Terrorism and love rediscovered in Marrakesh, 1947
Paler Shade Of White
Lovers torn apart by ancient Norfolk-Suffolk rivalry
In From The Rain
Fear and redemption in an Arkansaw prison
There’s No Time Like Now
The past returns to haunt a young priest in 1950’s Venice
Together We Stand Alone
Love lost and found at a Salcott wedding
Judged By The Devil
A curious tale of reincarnation set against the backdrop of the Peking Opera House
Green-Eyed Fury
Jealousy and rage in the dance competition of the century
Silent Bombs Will Fall
A Napoleonic war epic
A Time To Dream
A coming of age story set on a Ukranian goat farm
My Heart Bleeds Fire
Revolution and ash in the air above Pompei
I Love You But Die
A lusty, revenge tale of mistaken identity in a 1960’s casino
Also, from August 20th-24th under the direction of Ken Campbell, 5 national critics were invited to write reviews of imaginary musicals and then instructed to read them to The Showstoppers who immediately improvised them. The five shows were:
Schism! (Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times)
An illicit love triangle at the Lambeth 2008 conference.
Stan The Man (Dominic Maxwell, The Times)
A woman driven by her obsession with Stanley Kubrick discovers her true origins.
Death-Defied (Seamus Allen, Rifco Arts)
Love stunts at the hand-over of Hong Kong as if directed by Jackie Chan.
I’m Here I Think, Where Are You? (Robert Dawson Scott, Scottish Television)
A science-fiction tale set in Ken Campbell’s brain.
Crop Circle! The Musical (Chris Grady, Musical Theatre Matters)
A community shattered by doubt and paranoia on 08/08/08.
Cast
With Pippa Evans – Winner of the Funny Women Award 2008 and nominated for Best Newcomer If.com Awards 2008.
With special guests Ken Campbell, Mike McShane and Dean Haglund.
Also winner of The Scotsman’s Best Harold Pinter Spoof!
The Edinburgh Showstoppers were: Christopher Ash, Duncan Walsh Atkins, Ruth Bratt, Josh Darcy, Tim Edwards, Dylan Emery, Pippa Evans, James Lovelock, Sean McCann, Adam Meggido, Oliver Senton, Nathan Taylor, Lucy Trodd.
- Created by Dylan Emery and Adam Meggido
- Produced by Adam Meggido, Dylan Emery and Philippa Goslett
- Press and Marketing by Kate Fewins and Philippa Goslett
- General Manager Kate Allen
- Production photography by Georgie Clarke and Gabrielle Motola
- With special thanks to Keith Strachan