Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 17:20 to Sun 30 Aug, 17:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The Olivier Award-winning West End smash hit and Fringe favourite is back! The Showstoppers improvise a hilarious new musical every show, totally inspired by audience suggestions, in ‘the funniest improv on the Fringe’ (BroadwayBaby.com). The mind-blowing, must-see phenomenon where it’s opening night of the hottest musical in town... every night! With over 1,500 hilarious made-up musicals to their name, The Showstoppers never perform the same show twice. 'So polished, it defies belief' * (Telegraph). 'A consistent audience favorite for a reason.' * (Playbill). 'Achingly funny... worth seeing again and again.' * (Time Out).
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Grand
- Genre: COMEDY, Musical theatre, Improv
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Room size: about 750 seats (Grand) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop, Captioned performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Ramped entrance via driveway off main road. Seats while queuing available inside. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp Stairs: None Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 6 published reviews and 54 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Joyful, Impressive and So Much Fun!
— A Youngish Perspective (5 out of 5 stars)
The concept is really in the name here: it’s a musical, and it’s improvised. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical takes audience suggestions and turns them into a fully fledged musical on the spot.
— Theatre Scotland (4 out of 5 stars)
The musical numbers were mesmerising – epitomising each musical inspiration perfectly. It was particularly hilarious seeing one of the cast members, Miracle Chance, create a makeshift flag out of a scarf and a…
— The Student (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £24.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £24.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £24.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £24.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £24.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £24.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £24.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £19.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £19.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £19.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:20 — Already performed — £25.00