The Totally Improvised Musical Comes To Arts Bar on Hope Street
What do lovestruck beekeepers, menopausal mermaids, zombie Margaret Thatcher and rival dentists have in common? They’ve all been the subject of a Totally Improvised Musical! Nominated for best variety show at the Leicester Comedy Festival earlier this year, the show has been playing to sold out audiences and picking up rave reviews across the country. Now it's coming to Liverpool.
Don’t miss the opening and closing night of your very own musical at Liverpool Arts Bar this month. With live musical accompaniment this team of award-winning comics compose brand-new comedy musicals based on a title given by the audience. Scenes, songs and stories are made up on the spot and there may even be some “dancing”. This team of award-winning comedians have been delighting sold-out audiences at venues and festivals across the UK as everything is composed in the moment and on the edge of your seats! Everything comes from a title given by the audience. "The cast have no clue about the characters, choruses, choreography or even what key we're meant to be in until we get the title of tonight's musical from you,” explains performer John Cooper. The Totally Improvised Company won Best Alternative Act in 2022 for their family friendly show ComedySportz and have found even more success with their Totally Improvised musicals and pantomimes. “Some nights you end up singing a really touching love song and sometimes you end up doing a dance about ham,” adds Bron Edge who also performs in the show as well as running the Totally Improvised Company since 2001. “There’s something magic about a show that only exists for one night. Audiences have come again and again knowing they’ll get a totally different but still totally great show!” Situated on Liverpool’s iconic Hope Street, Arts Bar is a dynamic creative hub offering diverse events, workspaces, and vibrant performances making it the perfect venue for The Totally Improvised Musical. The popularity of improv comedy has grown massively in the last few years. "It's the live, anything can happen nature of improv that makes it so fun and exciting," reasons John. "It's not every day that you go out to see an entire musical that was made up just for that audience. It's not just the opening night... it's the closing night as well!" The group are touring venues across the North of England as the show continues to grow and find new audiences to give the group even wilder title ideas. If your title gets picked you also win a prize. "Even if you don't like musicals, everyone likes prizes!" laughs Bron. Previous show titles have included Frankenstein Joins an Acapella Group, Lawnmowers: The Musical, My Grandma Is a Parasite, The First Primark in Space and Penguins Don’t Eat Cheese. What will your show be about? Head down to Liverpool Arts Bar on Saturday 28th September to find out! SHOW: The Totally Improvised Musical VENUE: Arts Bar, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BY DATE/TIME: 28th September 2024 / Doors 7.30pm / Starts 8pm BOOK TICKETS