Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is an improvised comedy show founded in London in 2008.

The objective of the show is to create a musical

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

 based on suggestions from the audience. It is chaired by Dylan Emery and stars Ruth Bratt, Adam Meggido, Pippa Evans

Pippa Evans

Pippa Evans is a British comedian, known for her work in character and improvisational comedy.Having studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University, she became a member of Scratch improvisation comedy troupe, and appeared in Newsrevue, a topical comedy show at London's Canal Cafe Theatre...

, Lucy Trodd, Philip Pellew and Oliver Senton as the core cast of comic actors.

After making a debut at the Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh Festival

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 in 2008, the show began a residency at the Kings Head TheatreTimeOut.com The best musical improvisational group we've ever seen., Time Out 29-06-2009, retrieved 11-02-2011 before transferring to The Drill Hall

The Drill Hall

The Drill Hall is a theatrical venue in Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden, just to the east of Tottenham Court Road. It contains rehearsal rooms and meeting rooms, and two small theatres - the 200-seat Drill Hall 1 and a 50-seat studio space, known as Drill Hall 2. Its name derives from...

The Drill Hall Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, retrieved 11-02-2011. It has toured the UK, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 and Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, and in 2010 began recording a 25 minute version for BBC Radio Fourbbc.co.uk Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, retrieved 11-02-2011Guardian.co.uk Rewind radio: Vanessa Feltz; Music Planet; Showstopper – review, retrieved 11-02-2011. In February 2011 it opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End

West End theatre

West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...

Guardian.co.uk What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips, retrieved 11-02-2011.

The show has occasionally featured guest performers, including the British comic actor Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas is an English comedian, screenwriter and actor best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain; as well as for his portrayals of the scorekeeping baby George Dawes in the comedy panel game Shooting Stars, Tweedledee and...

The Independent Little Briton with a large talent, 05-05-2009 retrieved 11-02-2011. It has been honoured with several industry awards including the Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe Award.

Showstopper! was created by Adam Meggido and Dylan Emery. Musical Director is Duncan Walsh Atkins.