Impromptunes

Impromptunes is an absolute riot of a show, producing a new completely improvised musical, every night.

The cast is young, vibrant and very, very clever. The line-up varies from performance to performance, but on the night I reviewed the cast included Greg Lavelle on keyboard, with Andy Gould, Louisa Fitzhardinge, Emmet Nichols, Holly James, Morgan Phillips and Amberly Cull.

Using the title ‘Shanghai Opium Den’, Impromptunes took us on a raucous, beautifully sung, cleverly harmonised and vibrantly danced musical journey through Slugworth's Hospital in Shanghai and the efforts of Dr. Jeckels and top intern Cicely, to break the Shanghai Opium Ring. It included complex inter-relationships, cute cancer orphans and poppies growing underground, was extremely clever and a joy to watch.

Of course, your experience will vary, but this company is amazing and I could not recommend them more highly.

Impromptunes should be the number one Fringe choice for lovers of improvisation and is a fantastic treat for musical theatre fans.

Kimberley Shaw