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A bunch of gigglemugs

Seriously silly entertainment.

(noun, slang) a habitually smiling face.

Gigglemug was established in 2018 (over a pint) by a plucky bunch of Warwick Uni students. As a company, our aim is to create entertainment which will leave audiences grinning for the rest of the day.

We’re big believers that comedy should be about escapism, so we want to give people a chance to enjoy something fresh, zany and completely bonkers. Here at Team Gigglemug we’re serious about being silly.

Winners of The Stage Edinburgh Award 2018

Sam Cochrane

Artistic Director

Theatre maker. Average baker. Undertaker. (The last one’s a lie). Sam Cochrane is the Artistic Director of Gigglemug, he doesn’t really know what that means but he has a headshot which makes people think he does.

Check out an interview between Sam & The Crush Bar here!

Nominated for The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off-West End Show 2024

Sam & Alex made a friend on their VIP trip to RuneFest...

Bear Grylls came to watch Scouts! The Musical and led the standing ovation!

Our first day on the sold out board for A Jaffa Cake Musical!

A shot from one of the recording days for Archergeddon!

Sam & Chris presenting James Timpson with the money raised for the Alex Timpson Trust

The cast of RuneSical with Mod Mark and the creator of RuneScape, Paul Gower!

Stop, you’re making us blush

"Audiences are guaranteed a hilarious night at a show that is fun, clever and simply brilliant."

Jessica Battison

North West End

"Gigglemug are a talented group with StarKid-like qualities who have the unique ability to make shows that are truly appealing to all ages."

Kat Mokrynski

Broadway World

"The dawn of a new music-focused comedy collective."

Paul Vale

The Stage

"Bonkers but brilliant!"

Ali Vowles

BBC

"We're big fans of GiggleMug here at WOS – their irreverent twists in musical form providing neat hour-long doses of tuneful joy."

Alex Wood

WhatsOnStage

"For laugh-a-minute silliness, this Gigglemug Theatre production is hard to beat."

Shaun Kitchener

The Daily Express

"If you want a break from the deep-level analyses of toxic masculinity, along with some old-school fringe laughs, this is where to get it."

Alex Needham

The Guardian

"A slapdash style of unrelenting absurdity... It is sure as hell entertaining."

Miles Hurley

Broadway Baby

"The British version of Starkid."

Emily Smith

The Theatre Review

"(Gigglemug) are fast becoming the tops in “seriously silly musicals”."

Louise Penn

LouReviews

"Gigglemug has delivered an evening of constant madcap fun that is both completely ridiculous and totally charming."

Tim Harding

The Reviews Hub

"Prepare to laugh until you ache."

David Weir

London Pub Theatres

"What Gigglemug Comedy have delivered here is a charming, witty, and bonkers show which you’d be hard-pressed not to enjoy."

Matt Taylor

The Indiependent

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