Pop Off, Michelangelo!

★★★★★ CORR BLIMEY

"ENDLESSLY CLEVER" ★★★★ SCOTSMAN

★★★★ STAGE TO PAGE

"PURE FUN" ★★★★ WEST END BEST FRIEND

★★★★★ BINGE FRINGE

"FRESH, FILTHY, UPLIFTING" ★★★★ STAGE

★★★★★ PRIDE NOMAD

"THE WHOLE THING BANGS" ★★★★★ WEST END FRAME

★★★★★ ONE 4 REVIEW

"SENSATIONAL" ★★★★ MICKEYJOTHEATRE

★★★★ BROADWAY BABY

★★★★★ CORR BLIMEY "ENDLESSLY CLEVER" ★★★★ SCOTSMAN ★★★★ STAGE TO PAGE "PURE FUN" ★★★★ WEST END BEST FRIEND ★★★★★ BINGE FRINGE "FRESH, FILTHY, UPLIFTING" ★★★★ STAGE ★★★★★ PRIDE NOMAD "THE WHOLE THING BANGS" ★★★★★ WEST END FRAME ★★★★★ ONE 4 REVIEW "SENSATIONAL" ★★★★ MICKEYJOTHEATRE ★★★★ BROADWAY BABY

The high-camp musical comedy that stole the Fringe makes its limited London debut season before returning to Edinburgh for a glow-up!

Pop Off, Michelangelo! tells the story of best-pals-turned-bitter-rivals Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. A bloodthirsty friar is on the hunt for homosexuals in Renaissance Italy at the exact moment when childhood friends Mike and Leo realise they both like boys. Terrified, they devise a foolproof plan to gain God’s forgiveness: they simply need to become the greatest religious artists of all time.

Can Michelangelo gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss his way to the Vatican? Will Leonardo ever shut up about his helicopter? Featuring an original electropop score as infectious as the bubonic plague, Pop Off, Michelangelo! is an unhinged adventure that you won’t want to miss.

Starring RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Michael Marouli as the Pope, bringing high-octane charisma and vocals sent straight from heaven to the West End stage, and returning cast fan-favourites Max Eade as Michelangelo and Aidan MacColl as Leonardo da Vinci, reprising their acclaimed roles.

performance details

Underbelly Boulevard Soho
6 Walker’s Court, London W1F 0BT

17th May - 13th July 2025
Tues - Fri, 7pm
Sat 3pm & 7pm
Sun 2pm & 6pm

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Udderbelly
Underbelly George Square, Edinburgh

31st July - 25th August 2025 (not 13), 17.15

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Tickets from £10

Pop Off, Michelangelo! previously played at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and for two concert performances at The Other Palace in 2024.

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• Cast

  Max Eade - Michelangelo
  Aidan MacColl - Leonardo da Vinci
  Kurran Dhand - Salai
  Aoife Haakenson - Mother
  Sev Keoshgerian - Italian Chef
  Michael Marouli - Pope
  Laura Sillett - Savonarola

  Conn McGirr - Dance Captain / Understudy
  Natalia Brown - Understudy (to 4th August)
  Lucy Carter - Understudy (from 11th August)

  Understudies:

  Natalia Brown: Savonarola, Mother
  Lucy Carter: Savonarola, Mother
  Kurran Dhand: Michelangelo
  Sev Keoshgerian: Salai, Pope
  Conn McGirr: Leonardo, Chef, Michelangelo, Salai, Pope

• Music

  Aron Sood - Keys/MD
  Felix Barrett - Bass
  Paul J Forster - Percussion
  Will Tuckwell - Guitar (recorded)

• Stage Management & Crew

  London:
  Daisy On - Company Stage Manager
  Lizzie Hodge - Deputy Stage Manager
  Anna Hunt - Assistant Stage Manager

  Edinburgh:
  Joshua Bayles - Company Stage Manager
  Alexandra Mordenti - Deputy Stage Manager
  Shuyin Stella Wang - Assistant Stage Manager
  

  Joshua Morgan - Sound No 1

• Creatives & Production

  UNDERBELLY BOULEVARD

  Dylan MarcAurele - Book, music, lyrics
  Joe McNeice - Director
  Sundeep Saini - Choreographer
  Aron Sood - Musical supervisor, orchestrations
  Emily Bestow - Costume designer
  PJ McEvoy - Video designer
  Adam King - Lighting designer
  Ed Lewis - Sound designer
  Sarah-Jane Price - Casting director
  Rose Oser - Dramaturg
  Josh Morgan - Associate sound designer (Edinburgh)
  Conn McGirr - Assistant choreographer

  Set designed in collaboration with Joe McNeice, Emily Bestow & PJ McEvoy

  James Anderton - Production manager

  Maidwell Marketing - Marketing
  Kate Morley PR - Public relations

  Blair Russell Productions - Producer
  Paul Virides Productions - General Management

• Previous Company & Creative

  Previous casts:

  Salai: Joe Winter, Conn McGirr
  Mother: Sylvie Stenson, Maiya Quansah-Breed
  Pope: Paul Toulson
  Savonarola: Sylvie Stenson

  Previous creatives & stage management:

  Sound designer: Aidan Jones (Edinburgh 2024 / Other Palace)
  

  Assistant director & associate choreographer: Joseph Vella (Edinburgh 2024)

  Stage manager: Emma Langan (Edinburgh 2024)

  Musical director: Dylan MarcAurele (Edinburgh 2024 & Other Palace)

  Paul Virides Productions was previously Consultant GM for the Edinburgh and Other Palace productions, taking over full general management in 2025.