New musical Hot Mess is returning to London with rehearsals now underway for its strictly limited run at The Other Palace beginning this month.
Created by the duo behind 42 Balloons, Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote, Hot Mess is a high-energy original romcom that reimagines the climate crisis as a turbulent love story between Earth and Humanity.
Danielle Steers returns to the role of Earth, with Morgan Gregory joining as Humanity. The cast also includes Mia Quimpo as cover Earth and Nathan Shaw as cover Humanity.
After a billion years of bad dates, Earth has finally found the one… Humanity. Sparks fly. Seeds are sown. Ground is broken. But what begins as a passionate love affair between the universe’s most iconic couple quickly descends into a hot mess.
An original pop musical about love, hope, and the ultimate break up.
Following its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025, the show subsequently transferred to London’s Southwark Playhouse last September.
This latest production features music supervision and co-orchestrations by Joe Beighton, choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento, set design by Shankho Chaudhuri, lighting design by Ryan Joseph Stafford, audio production and sound design by Paul Gatehouse, costume design by Sarah Mercadé, musical direction by Sara De Sanctis, casting by Pearson Casting and intimacy coordination by Lex Kaby.
The dramaturg is Deirdre O’Halloran, with Lydia Cook as Associate Director and Taz Hoesli as Associate Choreographer, Phil Burke as Associate Lighting Designer, Charlie Smith and Richard Pomeroy as Associate Sound Designers, and Ciéranne Kennedy-Bell as Costume Supervisor. Rosie Morgan is Company Stage Manager, with James Anderton as Production Manager and Byron Ladd-Carr as Sound No 1.
Hot Mess is produced by Vicky Graham Productions, Birmingham Hippodrome, and Aria Entertainment, TRW Production, Pascal Ultee Productions, and RJG Productions as general managers.
Hot Mess plays The Other Palace from Saturday, June 13 to Sunday, September 6, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Hot Mess Rehearsals – credit Pamela Raith Photography (image supplied)