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Something For The Weekend presents

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Enjoy spontaneous, improvised, musical comedy at its absolute finest, as this Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon and Olivier Award-winning show comes to The Coro direct from the West End.

Date & Time
Location
The Coro
Prices

Standard: £28
Student/Under 18/Access: £24
Unwaged: £6

Prices inclusive of £1 booking fee

Coro Members save 20%
Coro Members don’t pay booking fees

Additional details

Members on-sale: Tue 28 Feb 10am
Public on-sale: Thu 2 Mar 10am

Age guidance: 12+

Doors open at 6:45pm

There is a 20-minute interval

By booking you agree to our Conditions of Sale and Entry including our refund policy.

A brand-new musical comedy is created live in front of your very eyes at each performance of this multi award-winning show, as audience suggestions are instantly transformed into hilarious all-singing, all-dancing entertainment.

With thirteen years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, these incredible performers are guaranteed to impress. So whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the Sahara, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it!

Book tickets

  • 7.30pm - 9.50pm
    Not available

Watch the trailer

Achingly funny
– Time Out
Incredible... defies belief
– Daily Telegraph

Find out more about Showstopper!

What is Showstopper? How does it work?? Is it really 100% improvised??? Find out more about this amazing show and the answers to your burning questions in this video playlist.

Shots from the show

A mixed cast of men and women in assorted black and red outfits stand at the front of the stage and point to a hanging sign above their heads reading 'Showstopper!'
Photo © Geraint Lewis for the West End Apollo Theatre Production
A man in a suit is pointing to the audience, taking suggestions. On the blackboard behind him is a list of suggestions including 'Oasis', 'Urine Town', 'Cats' and 'Grease'.
Photo © Geraint Lewis for the West End Apollo Theatre Production
A man stands on a riser raising his bowler hat into the air. A group of three further men are arrayed either side of him, down on one knee and gesticulating towards him.
Photo © Geraint Lewis for the West End Apollo Theatre Production
Two ladies in bonnets sit at a table, a man standing behind them shading them with an umbrella. Two men in old-fashioned suits, one of whom may be a butler, stand to one side.
Photo © Geraint Lewis for the West End Apollo Theatre Production
Assorted cast members of Showstopper! strike a variety of poses at the end of a song.
Photo © Geraint Lewis for the West End Apollo Theatre Production

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