This week Hot Mess, starring Danielle Steers (SIX The Musical) and Tobias Turley (Mamma Mia!) finished its sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The new pop comedy musical, presented by Birmingham Hippodrome in association with Vicky Graham Productions, received soaring views from national newspapers and industry critics.

Created by Ellie Coote and Jack Godfrey, the creative duo behind 42 Balloons, Hot Mess also scooped five major awards during its Edinburgh Fringe Festival run including the Fringe First award in recognition for exceptional new writing, the Popcorn Writing Award 2025, Musical Theatre Review’s New Musical Theatre Award, The List magazine’s International Fringe Encore Series prize and recognition in The Stage’s Fringe Five.

The high-energy original romcom will transfer to Southwark Playhouse Elephant Thursday 16 Oct  – Saturday 8 Nov 2025.

Read some of the fantastic reviews below:

“Brilliant one-liners, dazzling music and two formidable performers”

The Guardian ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“An absolute joy”

The Stage ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“High energy and high success”

Whatsonstage ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A tectonic force to be reckoned with”

British Theatre Guide ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“One of the hottest tickets in town”

Musical Theatre Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A cosmic love affair with killer vocals and explosive chemistry”

Theatre Village ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A fiery fusion of pop, passion and planet-sized emotion”

Theatre Weekly ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A skyrocket of a show”

Three Weeks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A musical that works on many levels”

The Reviews Hub ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Utterly delightful”

LondonTheatre1⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Verve and humour”

Fest Mag ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Pure pop joy”

Finanical Times ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“An ingenious concept”

The Scotsman ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A long overdue innovation“

The Times ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“A world-class pop performance”

Broadway Baby ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hot Mess runs at Southwark Playhouse Elephant Thursday 16 Oct – Saturday 8 Nov. Tickets are on sale at southwarkplayhouse.co.uk.