What would happen if during a live reality TV show final one of the contestants simply revealed… the truth? Check out the explosive musical comedy Miss I-Doll, running at London’s The Other Palace Studio from 18 February to 9 March 2025, and you might just find out!
Electric new musical I-Doll will be offering a satirical and ruthless exploration of reality television and the complex pressures often placed on women in today’s media age.
West End performer Daisy Steere (Dirty Dancing, UK tour; Jersey Boys, UK and Ireland tour; Jackie the Musical, UK tour) will star in the one-woman musical comedy, playing the seemingly perfect reality TV show contestant Mia. Steere’s central role also offers a powerful multi-roling performance as she takes on 12 other characters in the reality TV show.
Natalie Casey (Legally Blonde, Savoy Theatre; Rock/Paper/Scissors, Sheffield Crucible; In the Next Room, The Other Palace) brings her TV background to the musical comedy, as she personifies the reality show as a voiceover, guiding Mia and the audience through the production. This modern tale of capitalism gone wrong, staged for a limited three-week run, is an entertaining, satirical statement of resilience, showing how women can be valued for who they truly are.
Mia enters the Miss I-Doll competition with the singular aim of fulfilling her dreams to become a global superstar but, on the night of the final, her world is disrupted as she loses her filter.
Mia speaks her mind on the true nature of the prime-time show’s feminine stereotypes, green washing, unethical marketing and pink washing, the show spirals out of control.
Protagonist Daisy Steere commented: “I feel totally inspired to be a part of this production which I hope to do justice to, by bringing stereotypical versions of ourselves to life! The witty writing allows us to laugh as we reflect on modern days’ engagement with reality television. I can’t wait to take on the challenge of Miss I-Doll, it certainly will be a humorous journey.”
Writer Tobia Rossi said: “We had a lot of fun crafting this paradoxical contemporary fairy tale, this grotesque adventure that plays with the contradictions of modern society. I’d say Miss I-Doll is a crazy musical divertissement about how human rights can turn into mainstream products.”
Co-written by Rossi (Hide and Seek, Park Theatre; The Prince of Air, His Majesty’s Theatre) and Oliver Lidert (Fable, London College of Music; Threads, Singapore Repertory Company; The Songs I’ll Never Sing, The Other Palace), the score has been composed by Simone Manfredini (The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre; Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre; 9 to 5, UK tour).
Meet the cast of Miss I-Doll at The Other Palace Studio, London: Daisy Steere and Natalie Casey
Director Ruthie Stephens (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre; But I’m a Cheerleader, The Turbine Theatre; Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre) added: “I think now more than ever it is important to shine a light on how we, the British public are so easily drawn in and hooked to reality TV and social media and how that has an impact on society and the pressures of women and young girls today.”
Presented by ZAVA Productions, Miss I-Doll has an original concept by Ilaria Fioravanti. Also in the creative team are music director Lawrence Michalowski, set and costume designer Ellie Wintour, lighting designer Alistair Lindsay, dialect coach Rachel Coffey and Laura Seaborn for HJB Casting.
Promising audiences a night brimming with joy and laughter, Miss I-Doll confronts a world entrenched with rigid gender roles and class distinctions. Reality TV gets a dose of – well, reality – in this explosive, rip-roaring, one woman musical comedy. Lights on. Cameras rolling. Filter off. It’s time for the revolution.
Content Warning: This production contains explicit content, satire, gender stereotypes, body politics and coarse language. Views expressed are not those of the creators.
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