Noteworthy:
The Made Up Musical

Noteworthy is a group of talented performers who devise a brand new, one-act musical right in front of your eyes, inspired by audience suggestions!

Whether you love or loathe musicals, there's something for everyone as this charismatic bunch serve up crazy characters, silly storylines and inexplicably catchy tunes.

No script, no score, no problem!

The Company

Noteworthy consists of improvisers from the greater Midlands area (and, in one case, Leeds) but we meet and practise in Birmingham.

Nat

Nat is a singer, actor and voiceover artist, with a background in clowning too. Nat also performs improv regularly with Birmingham’s Box of Frogs, and not-so-regularly with Leicester’s The Same Faces.

Jacky

Jacky’s background as an actor and musical stand-up comedian serves her very well in Noteworthy! She’s also a member of Birmingham’s longest-running improv group Box of Frogs.

Katie

Katie was a founder member of now-defunct musical improv group Off Broad Street and performs regularly with Box of Frogs and at the Crescent Theatre, learning actual lines. Ew.

Emma

Emma is a much in-demand improviser in West Midlands groups Improv Wolves, Breakfast of Champions and Behind The Headlines. In her spare time she’s a doctor.

Rob

Rob is an actor, songwriter, guitar teacher, filmmaker, podcaster, drama facilitator and all-round creative powerhouse. He also founded Improv Wolves, in which Emma also performs.

Sam

Sam is involved in lots of improv initiatives in his home city of Leeds, but between that and his jet-setting job he still had too much time on his hands, so he decided to join Birmingham-based Noteworthy (much to their delight).

Dave

Dave is based in Gloucestershire where he leads science workshops for kids, and performs with local improv group Comic Sans Script. He’s found a love for musical improv in Noteworthy (and also loves a bit of swing dancing).

Geddes

Last, but certainly not least is our marvellous Geddes – maths teacher by trade, but one of the finest improv musicians you’ll ever hear. He plays for Box of Frogs too… don’t tell them we stole him!

Edinburgh Flyer

Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Come see Noteworthy at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025!

Dates: Monday 11th August – Friday 15th August 2025

Time: 10:00 AM

Venue: LIVE Room at The Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate EH1 1JS

Suitable for ages: 5+

Book tickets on the Edinburgh Fringe website

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No script, no score, no problem!

Show Format

We can perform a one-act musical between 20 minutes and 50 minutes in length.

We usually ask the audience to suggest the title of the show, and the setting of our opening number.

We generally perform with five to seven players, plus our wonderful pianist (yes, he really does make everything up on the spot!)

We can also perform our own special brand of “short-form” improvised comedy (think Whose Line Is It Anyway) to create a full evening’s entertainment with interval.

Our short form set might include an improvised blues, a country duet, a singing therapist and their clients or an all-singing Dragon’s Den pitch – and each song or skit is led by audience suggestions!

Noteworthy Cast Photo