Tap your troubles away at Sushi Tap Show

By J.H.Kamper

This show brings one word to mind: extravaganza. I'd come expecting a lot of tap dancing, and maybe, based on the poster, it would be a tap show with a bit more panache. What I got exceeded any of my expectations. There was panache, lots of it. It was kitsch, it was campy, it was flashy, and it was wonderful.

The tapping alone makes this show worth it, but Sushi Tap Show is so much more. The cast of two guys and three girls are supremely talented between them: over the course of the show, they juggle better than street performers, they play the tambourine, the djembe, and the spoons, and of course they tap. There's cross-dressing, incongruous film references (a particularly accurate Rocky impersonation was my favourite), and lots of audience participation as they pull you into their world of kawaii.

On top of all that, what made this show stand out was that it was genuinely, organically, funny. The routines and acts were peppered with physical humour, wit, and timing – better than some actual sketch shows I've seen here.

I would go and see this show again and again. It's not deep or life-changing, but it's one of the most fun hours I've spent this month.

Disclaimer: There's no sushi.

★★★★★ #UNBORING

Sushi Tap Show

Tokyo TapDo

C Venues (C -1) 16:45, 30 Jul-25 Aug

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