Fancy a night out watching a show that has never been seen before and will never be seen again? Mansfield Palace Theatre have just the show for you next week…
Showstopper is spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest – direct from the West End and heading to Mansfield Palace Theatre for the evening on Wednesday 12 March.
The show has spent fifteen years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, it’s also spawned a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and won an Olivier Award. The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
So how does it work? Well, a brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results.
Showstopper began life in 2008 as a workshop at the Actors’ Centre in London, when Dylan Emery, Adam Meggido and Ken Campbell took a group of actors with little or no improvisation experience and within a week attempted to get them to perform an hour-long musical in front of a packed house.
This was such a success that Dylan and Adam decided to gather together a group of professionals and create a fully-fledged show. After a few try-outs at The King’s Head in Islington (one of Britain’s great hothouses for the nurturing of new talent in musicals), the project immediately secured financial backing and the show has gone from strength to strength ever since.
The incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – and it's all made up on the spot!
So whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital, Sondheim in the Sahara or Willy Wonka at the One Call Stadium, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will perform it when they come to Mansfield on Wednesday 12 March!
Tickets can be purchased from the Mansfield Palace Theatre website or from their box office on 01623 463133.
Or if you'd like to try to win a pair, enter our competition.
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