Hot Mess
Hot Mess Trailer
A vibrant, chaotic scene featuring various people enjoying a lively event, with colourful decorations in the background.
Danielle Steers (Earth) & Morgan Gregory (Humanity). Photo by Pamela Raith.
A vibrant scene featuring a chaotic arrangement of colourful objects, with a focus on a dishevelled table.
Danielle Steers (Earth) & Morgan Gregory (Humanity). Photo by Pamela Raith.
A vibrant, chaotic scene featuring a group of people in colourful outfits enjoying a lively event.
Danielle Steers (Earth). Photo by Pamela Raith.
A vibrant event setup featuring colourful decorations and seating arrangements, with a lively atmosphere.
Danielle Steers (Earth) & Morgan Gregory (Humanity). Photo by Pamela Raith.
A vibrant set design featuring colourful props and lighting, with a focus on creative staging elements.
Danielle Steers (Earth) & Morgan Gregory (Humanity). Photo by Pamela Raith.
A vibrant set design featuring colourful props and decorations, with a focus on a central table arrangement.
Danielle Steers (Earth). Photo by Pamela Raith.
A vibrant, chaotic scene featuring a group of people in colourful outfits, laughing and interacting.
Morgan Gregory (Humanity). Photo by Pamela Raith.
A vibrant set design featuring colourful props and decorations for a 'Hot Mess' themed event.
Danielle Steers (Earth) & Morgan Gregory (Humanity). Photo by Pamela Raith.

Hot Mess

Venue

The Other Palace

The multi award-winning new musical that took the Edinburgh Festival by storm lands in London for a strictly limited summer season. 
  
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. 
  
From the creators of 42 Balloons, Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote, comes an original musical about love, hope, and the ultimate breakup. 

Book now for the wildly funny, and unexpectedly naughty comedy about love, hope, and what happens when the world ends a relationship.

Closing

06/09/2026

Running Time

1h15, no interval

Genre

Musical, West End LIVE

Age & Content

12+ | Parental discretion advised.

Please Note:

This production contains flickering, flashing and strobe lights, smoke and haze throughout, references to the climate emergency, occasional swearing and scenes of intimacy.

Cast:

Danielle Steers as

Earth

Morgan Gregory as

Humanity

Mia Quimpo as

Cover Earth

Nathan Shaw as

Cover Humanity

Creative:

Music, Lyrics & Co-Orchestrations -

Jack Godfrey

Book & Direction -

Ellie Coote

Music Supervisor & Co-Orchestrator -

Joe Beighton

Choreographer -

Alexzandra Sarmiento

Musical Director -

Sara De Sanctis

Set Designer -

Shankho Chaudhuri

Lighting Designer -

Ryan Joseph Stafford

Audio Production & Sound Design -

Paul Gatehouse

Costume Designer -

Sarah Mercadé

Casting Director -

Pearson Casting CDG

Dramaturg -

Deirdre O’Halloran

Intimacy Director -

Lex Kaby

No accessibility performances are currently scheduled for this show.