hamzajahanzeb.co.uk is excited to share the first behind-the-scenes look at a new romcom musical from award-winning creative duo behind 42 Balloons and the UK’s only in-house New Musical Theatre department based in Birmingham’s Hippodrome theatre.
A new high-energy original romcom musical? I say inject it! Ahead of its world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe, here are some new photos of the production starting Danielle Steers as Earth and Tobias as Humanity in Hot Mess. Brought to the 2025 Fringe by the Birmingham Hippodrome in association with Vicky Graham Productions.
What is ‘Hot Mess’ about?
After a billion years of bad dates, Earth’s finally found the one… Humanity. Sparks fly. Wheat is harvested. Technology flourishes. But what begins as a passionate love affair between the universe’s most iconic couple quickly descends into a Hot Mess.
What the creators are saying?
Created by the award-winning creative duo behind 42 Balloons – Jack Godfrey (Babies: The New Musical) and Ellie Coote (co-founder of Chalk Musical Theatre Dramaturgy)- the self-styled pop comedy musical duo promise to take audiences to the heart of the tempestuous relationship between characters Earth and Humanity.
Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote has the following to share, about their new creation Hot Mess: “We’re so thrilled that Danielle Steers and Tobias Turley will be starring in the world premiere of Hot Mess at the Edinburgh Fringe. We can’t quite believe we get to work with such an exciting pair of actors to bring Earth and Humanity’s turbulent relationship to life this summer.
“Hot Mess is really a love story about Earth and Humanity – an unlikely romance between an entire species, and an entire planet – who have spent 200,000 years just trying to make their relationship work. We hope audiences will fall in love with these characters, and want to root for them, even in their darkest moments.
“We’re so excited to share Hot Mess with fringe audiences, and we can’t wait to bring this original new musical to Edinburgh this week!”
CASTING:
Danielle Steers has performed as Catherine Parr in hit-show SIX The Musical (2019 – 2021), Lady in the UK tour of The Cher Show and Marsha in Just for One Day at the Old Vic.
Tobias Turley was the winner of ITV’s Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream and went on to play the leading role of Sky in the West End production of Mamma Mia! at the Novello Theatre, London. Turley also performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in 2024.
Joining the team alongside 42 Balloons creative duo Ellie Coote and Jack Godfrey are Tony and Grammy nominated Paul Gatehouse (Sound Designer), Joe Beighton (Musical Supervisor and Co-orchestrator), Alexzandra Sarmiento (Movement Director), Shankho Chaudhuri (Set and Costume Designer), Ryan Joseph Stafford (Lighting Designer), Issie Osborne (Musical Director), Deirdre O’Halloran (Dramaturg), Lex Kaby (Intimacy Director), Charlie Smith (Associate Sound Designer), Caroline Mirfin (Costume Supervisor), James Ashfield (Producer), Vicky Graham for Vicky Graham Productions (Executive Producer), Finlay Carroll (Assistant Producer), Callie Barter (Stage One Trainee Producer), Emily Humphrys (Deputy Stage Manager), Christopher Ball and Emily Obasohan (Production Managers) with casting by Pearson Casting CDG.
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Tickets can be bought using the following link: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/hot-mess
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