Episodios

  • Bonus episode: Jamie Lloyd, Tom Francis and Jak Malone discuss their Tony nominations!

    Bonus episode: Jamie Lloyd, Tom Francis and Jak Malone discuss their Tony nominations!
    May 2 2025
    After Tuesday's main episode, Alex dials into New York to hear from three Tony Awards nominees as a bonus feature. Jamie Lloyd, Tom Francis and Jak Malone each reflect on a stellar Broadway season in their respective shows.

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    29 m
  • The National Theatre begins a huge new chapter – but what should audiences expect?

    The National Theatre begins a huge new chapter – but what should audiences expect?
    Apr 29 2025
    Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood head to the National Theatre to hear the venue's new director Indhu Rubasingham unveil her bumper season of productions, mapping out plans right the way through to 2027. With huge star names like Paul Mescal, Nicola Coughlan, Lesley Manville and Letitia Wright slated for appearances, there's plenty for audiences to get excited about. But more than that – what does Rubasingham's approach and character mean for the future of the NT?

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    38 m
  • Greatest theatre feuds in history, warm-up games and swings, covers and more decoded in our latest Q&A episode

    Greatest theatre feuds in history, warm-up games and swings, covers and more decoded in our latest Q&A episode
    Apr 25 2025
    Alex and Sarah return for their third Q&A episode, this time diving into the murky depths of theatre feuds and backstage friction. They then turn to the calmer and cheerier waters of warm up drama games, Paddington the Musical, set to make a splash in the West End, and the truly incredible role played by swings, covers and more.

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    43 m
  • How Oklahoma! changed my life - with special guest Anoushka Lucas

    How Oklahoma! changed my life - with special guest Anoushka Lucas
    Apr 18 2025
    Sarah meets Anoushka Lucas, currently starring in Rhinoceros at the Almeida Theatre, to discuss the impact of theatre on her life. She’s always called versatile but says she takes on new projects because she just wants to learn more. She reveals what it was like to work with Daniel Fish on the award-winning reimagining of Oklahoma!, why Rhinoceros is such a play for our times and how she wrote Elephant, her first play, in lockdown. Plus a bit about being a woman in the music industry and the lessons of the Stamford experiment.

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    50 m
  • Is London theatre in rude health?

    Is London theatre in rude health?
    Apr 16 2025
    In a bonus episode, editor-in-chief Alex Wood chinwags his way around the Olivier Awards winners' room discussing the state of London theatre, new writing and emerging talent – featuring chats with the creators of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the team behind the record-breaking Fiddler on the Roof and the three Olivier Award-winning creatives in Giant – John Lithgow, Elliot Levey and Mark Rosenblatt. As subsidised venues reduce their programming output, what does the future of British theatre look like?

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    16 m
  • Everything you didn't see at the Olivier Awards

    Everything you didn't see at the Olivier Awards
    Apr 11 2025
    Alex returns from sabbatical to report from behind the scenes at the Olivier awards where Giant, Fiddler on the Roof, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Years were among the big winners. He and Sarah discuss what the prizes reveal about London theatre, the artistic directors making waves - and announce a couple of shows that might be in the running for awards next year

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    38 m
  • Bonus episode: Michael Sheen and Russell T Davies discuss their latest collaboration

    Bonus episode: Michael Sheen and Russell T Davies discuss their latest collaboration
    Apr 7 2025
    In a special bonus episode, Alex Wood has a chat with the Welsh National Theatre's artistic director - none other than stage and screen legend Michael Sheen. Sheen will kick off the company's programming with a new, relocated production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town - joined by the award-winning Doctor Who show runner and creative associate Russell T Davies.

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    15 m
  • Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss talk Six The Musical Live - the new film of their hit show

    Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss talk Six The Musical Live - the new film of their hit show
    Apr 4 2025
    It’s been quite a year for the talented musical creators. As a new film of their mega-hit Six arrives in cinemas, they tell Sarah why they are still so excited about it. “It’s like being proud of a younger sibling - every bit of it is cool”. They also chat about the closure of their follow up show Why Am I So Single after five months, their plans for the future and why they want to share their experiences with other writers.

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    36 m
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