Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Musical Theatre @ George Square    7 - 30 August @ 22.50    Showstopper Productions/The Sticking Place/Festival Highlights

Until you witness Showstopper!, it is unlikely that you can imagine the quality and sheer good fun that can be found in creating a piece of musical theatre from scratch ‘before your very eyes’. There is an almost circus-like quality to this show – making the difficult seem easy and encouraging the audience to feel that they are an integral part of it too; all under the guidance of a ‘ringmaster’, in this cast, the ‘writer’ of our piece, Dylan Emery.

The real ‘magic’ lies in the highly skilled and talented ensemble. Going beyond anything a drama school can teach, beyond anything that years’ of performance can instil, this group of performers (including the lighting technician!) exceed expectation at every turn. They are a genuine community on stage – and a commitment to each role that is rare in a full-blown show, let alone an improvised one.

The staging is immaculate: many a prop and item of clothing left unused, tantalising the audience to come back and see the world premiere of a one-off show on another night…

A welcome return for the Showstopper ensemble – catch them if you can!