Through a series of carefully planned accidents, every single member of cast at this Thursday's Grand Theft Impro (tickets here) will be a member of the celebrated Showstopper! The Improvised Musical.
The Showstoppers have had several West End runs, they've sold out Edinburgh seven years in a row and even had their own BBC Radio 4 series, so the show will be packed with quality improvisers, including Ruth Bratt, Phil Pellew and Justin Brett.
When: Thursday 27th November 2014 at 8:30pm
Where: Upstairs at The Wheatsheaf, 25 Rathbone Place W1T 1JB - near Tottenham Court Road tube
Tickets: Online for £5.50 or just show up on the door for £7.
Ruth Bratt is a very successful comic actor - as well as being one of The Showstoppers, she has starred in Ricky Gervais's Derek, BBC2's Fast and Loose, BBC3's Mongrels and her own BBC Radio 4 series, Well Done You (as one half of Trodd en Bratt.)
Philip Pellew is the physical powerhouse of The Showstoppers - he's a master of physical theatre, a stuntman and a stage combat specialist. All the things you need in a comedy show...
Justin Brett is an actor, comedian and singer as well as an excellent improviser. He recently was Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet in London's West End.
He's also been on telly in Eastenders, Peep Show, Pulling, Dombey & Son, The Queen’s Nose, The Bill; London`s Burning, Ghoul-Lashed; Spooky. And if you are a cinephile look out for him in War Horse, Gulliver’s Travels, The Fallen and Brothers.
As well as playing piano for The Showstoppers, Yshani Perinpanayagam is the pianist of the Del Mar Piano Trio and company pianist of Rambert Dance Company. Most recently, she was MD for the Royal Opera House Production of Wind in the Willows at the Duchess Theatre, featuring CHROMA ensemble.
She was winner of the 10th Yamaha Birmingham Accompanist of the Year Award. In many ways, Yshani is overqualified to play for GTI...