A truly unique performance, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical does exactly what it says on the tin: when the show opens the sole actor on stage is on the phone to a theatrical agent, telling him about his new musical, the setting, style and events of which are plucked there and then from the audience. Armed with this information, the lights go down and the 5 performers come on to present an inevitably funny musical set in the Antarctic, on a ship carrying a host of love triangles and treacherous characters... who sing numbers in the style of Ghost, Sondheim, flamenco, Noel Coward and Wicked.
brilliant...
Showstopper! is what live theatre is made for, a one-off show, made up on the spot by a crazily talented company of comedy improvisers with great voices. I laughed throughout and didn't stop marvelling at the creativity and gusto (and guts) that the cast combined to create a narratively satisfying piece of theatre. The two female cast members were particularly memorable as female cabin crew with dubious Eastern European accents and powerful sets of pipes.
briefly...
I'll never see anything quite like it again. Although I will make sure I see the company next time they come back to the Playhouse.
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