The Bean Spillers performed at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ When presenting an improvised musical, the key is to start with a premise that is unusual, vague and preferable hilarious. Gigglemug Theatre’s The Bean Spillers aims for all three by asking the audience to provide the best […]
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Gossip provides the inspiration for Gigglemug Theatre’s The Bean Spillers
Life’s inadvertent comedy moments will provide the inspiration for Gigglemug Theatre’s newest show The Bean Spillers The Improvised Musical All About Gossip. Running from 26-29 August 2021 at the Hen & Chickens as part of the Camden Fringe, the company which created the award-winning Edinburgh Fringe hit Timpson: The Musical will transform the silliest story […]
Showstoppers plan second Alternative Eurovision Song Contest online fundraiser
Olivier Award-winning improv specialists The Showstoppers will be joined by a number of special star guests for the second Alternative Eurovision Song Contest fundraiser on 15 May 2021. The team which kept lockdown audiences entertained in 2020 will be aiming to build on last year’s glitter and fun-filled Eurovision-themed event which raised £7,500 for The […]
Showstoppers to stream alternative Eurovision show
Improvisation specialists The Showstoppers have turned their attention to filling the void left by the cancellation of both the Eurovision Song Contest and its popular home-grown companion piece West End Eurovision. Featuring new songs parodying everyone’s favourite Eurovision styles, The Showstoppers Alternative Eurovision Song Contest will stream live on Facebook from 8pm (GMT) on 15 […]
Musical theatre writers unite for second live-stream SIGNAL ONLINE performance
Musical theatre writers from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA will perform new material in a live-streamed concert on 14 April 2020 at 7.30pm GMT (3.30pm EST). Some of the biggest names currently working in the genre will join virtual forces for the second free global, multi-location SIGNAL ONLINE event. Writers confirmed to perform […]
Candy Gigi Presents: Friday Night Sinner – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Monkey Barrel Comedy
Candy Gigi Presents – Friday Night Sinner continues at Monkey Barrel Comedy – Monkey Barrel 5, Edinburgh until 25 August 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ I’m not entirely sure what just happened, and I think I might be having nightmares for some time. Let’s rewind. It’s the eighth show of the day, […]
Assassins – Pleasance Theatre
Assassins continues at the Pleasance Theatre until 8 April 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Assassins is a show that I’ve seen countless times, but only really fully enjoyed on a handful of occasions. It’s a tricky show for newcomers to the material, set as it is in a limbo-like carnival […]
London-Paris-Roam! – Tristan Bates Theatre
London-Paris-Roam! was reviewed at the Tristan Bates Theatre, London. The show is currently on a spring tour. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ After spending 20 years living in Paris, Sarah Tullamore, a self-confessed woman of a certain age, is packing her bags, clearing her clutter and moving on. With one hand clasping […]
