Time to decide once and for all… Cake or biscuit? Inspired by the 1991 tribunal which determined the true identity of a Jaffa Cake, multi-award winning Gigglemug Theatre present a brand new family-friendly musical comedy that really takes the biscuit (or cake…?).

A Jaffa Cake Musical was one of 8 musicals selected to be part of MTFest 2024 at The Other Palace. The show premiered at Pleasance Courtyard as part of the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, where it returned in 2025 following a sell-out run. The show has received over 50 four & five star reviews, a Fringe Theatre Award, and was even featured on the BBC Radio 4 series ‘Untaxing’. However, our greatest achievement has been raising money for the Edinburgh Food Project by giving away Jaffa Cakes at our performances.

In 2024, the production featured in The Guardian’s top 12 shows for families, The Stage’s best theatre shows & WhatsOnStage’s pick of musicals, as well as The Crush Bar, Musical Theatre Review, The Recs & Corr Blimey‘s pick of the Fringe. We even managed to nab an interview with Playbill which you can read here. In 2025, the show featured in The Times’ best shows to see & The Times’ pick of musicals, as well Broadway World, The Week, Theatre & Tonic, Theatre Weekly & Quinntessiential Review‘s pick of the festival.