EVER wondered how they put together those impressive musicals, or marvelled at the way the songs, dances and scenes all flow seamlessly onto the stage? Or, alternatively, watched a cast struggle to keep the flow going.

Fans of musicals and improv comedy are in for a treat during next month's Devizes Festival, when Showstopper! The Improvised Musical visits the Corn Exchange as part of its national tour,

No two nights are ever the same as The Showstoppers take audience suggestions and then spin a brand new comedy musical out of thin air, stories, characters, tunes, lyrics, dances, harmonies and all, with unpredictable and hilarious results. If you’ve thought improv looked difficult before, try doing it in time (and tune) to music.

Having grown since 2008 to become the UK’s most acclaimed and in-demand musical improvisers, The Showstoppers have become a must-see staple of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With four West End seasons and an acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series to their name, they have also taken their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity around the globe, picking up accolades and awards en route.

The rotating cast features some of the brightest minds in the world of comedy and musical theatre. This time round the company includes: co-founder Adam Meggido, an award-winning writer/composer who has improvised at the National, The Royal Court Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and currently holds the world record for the directing the longest impro show - 55 hours without a break; Dylan Emery, the other co-founder, who has been improvising for more than 15 years, including at the National/Royal Court/Shakespeare’s Globe; Pippa Evans, who is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show, BBC2’s Fast and Loose, performs regularly with the Comedy Store Players and has had many years of success with her hit character act Loretta Maine; Ruth Bratt, an improv Fringe regular for the last 11 years whose recent TV credits include Ricky Gervais’ Derek, Sarah Millican’s Support Group and Vic Reeves’ The Ministry Of Curious Stuff, and Sarah-Louise Young, who won the Best Musical Variety Act in the London Cabaret Awards and was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer. She has performed her critically-acclaimed Cabaret Whore show across the world.

Tickets for the show on June 20 at 7.30pm are available now from the Festival box office on 01380 738686, in person at Devizes Books or online at www.devizesfestival.co.uk