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<\/p>\nHeated Rivalry became a worldwide phenomenon after it premiered late last year, and fans are hungry for more. A second season is in the works, but it won’t be out any time soon.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, fans have taken matters into their own hands, with an unofficial spin-off live show that has just announced a very exciting update.<\/p>\n
Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody premiered off-Broadway earlier this year, and ahead of its Edinburgh Festival Fringe run next month, it’s been announced that the show will come to London in the autumn.<\/p>\n
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Related: Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2013 including Disney+, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a><\/p>\n The show will run in the Underbelly Soho between 7 October and 1 November, with a smattering of shows across the first week, before settling into a schedule of three shows on Saturday and two shows on Sunday for the following three weekends.<\/p>\n With a cast of five characters, including a ‘wine mom’ narrator, the Unauthorized Musical Parody will recreate all the biggest moments from the TV series, with ballet-style hockey choreography and songs like ‘Big Ass, Cold Heart’.<\/p>\n The UK cast includes Zheng Xi Yong, who previously starred in American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre, and Joseph Dann, making his onstage debut as Ilya.<\/p>\n Dylan MarcAurele, who previously penned the Fringe show Pop Off, Michelangelo!, has helmed the script.<\/p>\n Crave\/Sphere Abacus<\/p>\n Related: Binge 8 “gripping” shows this week including star-studded adrenaline-fueled assassin series<\/a> <\/p>\n Underbelly directors Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood said: “We’re delighted to be welcoming Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody to Underbelly Soho for its London premiere.<\/p>\n “The show is a brilliant example of the bold, inventive and entertaining work we love to programme – combining sharp writing, original music and an infectious sense of fun.<\/p>\n “Following its success off-Broadway, we’re excited to give London audiences the opportunity to experience this unique production and to continue showcasing the very best musical theatre at Underbelly Soho.”<\/p>\n Tickets for Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody<\/a> start at \u00a325. The show runs for 75 minutes and is suitable for ages 16 and up.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the second season of the TV show is expected to film this summer, with an April 2027 release date being targeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n Heated Rivalry is available to watch via Sky and NOW.<\/p>\n Visit our Streaming Guide<\/a> now to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies.<\/p>\n The new edition of Living Legends, celebrating the global phenomenon of BTS, is here! Buy this ultimate fan guide in newsagents or online<\/a>. <\/p>\n Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he’s covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of TV<\/a> and movies<\/a> both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! I’m a Fish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heated Rivalry became a worldwide phenomenon after it premiered late last year, and fans are hungry for more.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":689268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[147950,149496,379,229656,381,96,190731,1156,229655,223205,148387,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-689267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-collection-theatre","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-373b5796-b1df-47fa-950a-beffa24c8da4","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-brilliant-heated-rivalry-spin-off-gets-exciting-update","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-us-tv","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"connor](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/16083821-4d73-4cce-887d-2f395dd14cb3.jpg\" "\\"Connor")
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