Improvised hip hop musical Shamilton! comes to The Other Palace this September
by Best of Theatre Staff on Wednesday 22 July 2026, 11:34 am in Upcoming and New Shows
Baby Wants Candy’s critically acclaimed improvised hip hop comedy Shamilton! plays The Other Palace from 8 to 20 September 2026, making up an entire historical musical on the spot every night.
Baby Wants Candy’s critically acclaimed hip hop improv comedy Shamilton! comes to The Other Palace from 8 to 20 September 2026.
Created in Los Angeles in 2016, the “deliriously entertaining” (Musical Theatre Review) show has played to sold-out crowds around the world, earning rave reviews and a devoted following, including acclaimed sold-out runs at the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.
Inspired by the international phenomenon that took the musical theatre world by storm (hurricane and all!), Shamilton! takes everything audiences love about epic historical musicals and turns it into a completely spontaneous theatrical experience. The cast improvise an entire epic musical based on a historical figure or celebrity of the audience’s choosing, with incredible songs, powerhouse vocals and jaw-dropping choreography — except every moment is made up on the spot.
Performed by the improvisers of Baby Wants Candy, whose members have appeared on Broadway, television and stages around the world, the “best visiting improv comedy show” (Time Out New York) combines world-class musical talent with fearless comedy. Every show is entirely unique — it only happens in the room where it… you get the point.
Casting includes Adam Payne, Allen Lucas, Anna Bortnik, Chris Grace, Daniel Tepper, Lily Ludwig and Will Naameh, with Adrien Pellerin as musical director. Baby Wants Candy’s producer is Al Samuels.
Baby Wants Candy is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy ensembles in the world, having performed more than 3,000 completely improvised musicals from Chicago to New York to Singapore to Scotland. Entirely based on audience suggestion and accompanied by a full band, the show is a roller-coaster ride of spontaneously choreographed dance numbers, rhyming verses and jaw-dropping comedy.
The company has helped launch the careers of some of the top comedic talent in the US, with cast and alumni including Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Peter Gwinn (The Colbert Report) and Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley).