Episodes

  • Special guests Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey on the RSC's gigantic plans for the year

    Special guests Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey on the RSC's gigantic plans for the year
    Jan 29 2025
    Joined by two famed artistic leaders, podcast hosts Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood discuss the RSC's exciting plans for the coming year - including a new stage version of The BFG, the transfer of Broadway hit Fat Ham, a football-focussed Much Ado About Nothing, Somerset Maugham's The Constant Wife (boldly reimagined by Laura Wade) and a deluge of tantalising productions. Oh, and, a large amount of chat about Chiltern Railways.

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    35 mins
  • The greatest stage disasters

    The greatest stage disasters
    Jan 24 2025
    Sarah and Alex look back at some terrible theatrical fails and ask what they have in common. What unites Peter O’Toole’s Macbeth and Shogun:The Musical? Are there lessons that can prevent shows failing? And what did Anthony Hopkins learn from an early nightmare?

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    42 mins
  • The future of West End musicals, AI reviews and Michael Sheen's next move

    The future of West End musicals, AI reviews and Michael Sheen's next move
    Jan 17 2025
    Sarah and Alex blast away the January blues by battling through a deluge of theatre news – from the West End transfer of Stereophonic to Michael Sheen's new Welsh National Theatre. Beyond that, Sarah has thoughts on the freshly opened hit shows Titanique and Oliver!, leading to discussions on the future of new musicals in the West End. Alighting briefly on the subject of artificial intelligence and AI reviews, they also discuss some of their favourite screen openings of the month - including Adrien Brody-led The Brutalist and Robbie Williams monkey musical biopic Better Man. Who said January started slowly?

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    40 mins
  • Britain’s most haunted theatres, ghost lights, the future of the National and stage size headaches

    Britain’s most haunted theatres, ghost lights, the future of the National and stage size headaches
    Jan 10 2025

    In our first question and answer episode, Sarah and Alex answer your queries. What does break a leg mean? Are there any good shows featuring puppets coming up? Will the National Theatre change when Indhu Rubasingham takes over? And much more




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    40 mins
  • Bonus episode: Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lloyd talk Tempest

    Bonus episode: Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lloyd talk Tempest
    Jan 7 2025
    In a special mid-week bonus episode, WhatsOnStage's intrepid deputy editor Tom Millward raced over to Theatre Royal Drury Lane to discuss the ongoing production of The Tempest, led by Sigourney Weaver and directed by Jamie Lloyd. Lloyd also spilled more juicy details about his production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita, which heads to The London Palladium later this year.

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    9 mins
  • Will 2025 be a game-changing year for theatre?

    Will 2025 be a game-changing year for theatre?
    Jan 2 2025
    With Stephen Sondheim’s last musical, Michael Shannon and Ruth Wilson teaming up, Evita returning to the West End, a bumper year at the National Theatre and Gary Oldman’s return to the stage where he started his career, Sarah and Alex continue their round up of the best theatrical offerings round the UK in 2025!

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    35 mins
  • Top tips for shows to see in 2025 - part one

    Top tips for shows to see in 2025 - part one
    Jan 1 2025
    From a new Hamlet to Jonathan Bailey as Richard II, or from Cate Blanchett and Emma Corrin in Chekhov to Brie Larson and Rami Malek in contrasting Greek tragedies, Sarah and Alex take a look at some of the best British theatre has to offer in 2025

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    31 mins
  • Is Wicked the best stage-to-screen movie? What might beat it?

    Is Wicked the best stage-to-screen movie? What might beat it?
    Dec 27 2024
    As the musical Wicked becomes a big screen sensation, Sarah and Alex talk about the challenges and pleasures of transferring a stage show to a movie format. And list their all time favourites from Brando’s Streetcar Named Desire to Mamma Mia!

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    30 mins