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Showstopper! transfers to the Lyric for extended West End run

The improvised musical was a staple of the Edinburgh Fringe for eight years before transferring to the West End

A scene from Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
A scene from Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has announced it will extend its West End run, transferring from its current home at the Apollo Theatre to the Lyric Theatre from 15 February to 25 July 2016.

The production, which transferred to the West End from Edinburgh in September, is an improvised show which sees a new musical created each night from audience suggestions. Highlights include Royal Flush, set in the Queen's bathroom and Blatt Out of Hell set in the Fifa headquarters.

Created by Adam Meggido and Dylan Emery, the cast includes Ruth Bratt, Justin Brett, Dylan Emery, Pippa Evans, Susan Harrison, Sean McCann, Adam Meggido, Philip Pellew, Andrew Pugsley, Oliver Senton, Lucy Trodd, and Sarah-Louise Young, with seven cast members appearing per performance alongside a live on-stage band.

The current production closes on 28 November. Tickets for the Lyric run go on sale on Monday 30 November. You can read our review of the production here.

Showstopper! is on for a limited run over ten Mondays between February and July.