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174. Can we solve the theatre etiquette problem once and for all?
174. Can we solve the theatre etiquette problem once and for all?

What's this? The main episode of the week coming out two days early? As the dust settles on another Tony Awards season, Sarah and Alex have a lot to …

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173. High Cs on the high seas – Sarah has a nautical, musical adventure to New York
173. High Cs on the high seas – Sarah has a nautical, musical adventure to New York

While Alex has been manning the fort back in London, Sarah has sailed over to the Great White Way for a small Broadway bonanza ahead of this weekend'…

5 days, 6 hours ago

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172. Bonus episode: New musicals special with Redcliffe team, Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts
172. Bonus episode: New musicals special with Redcliffe team, Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts

In this bumper episode, we are celebrating the world of new musicals with two great insights into the experience of staging new world. In the first p…

6 days, 15 hours ago

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171. The Best Plays Of The Century Part Five: the years 2008/9
171. The Best Plays Of The Century Part Five: the years 2008/9

As part of their long-running series, Alex and Sarah end the 00s with a bumper exploration of two pivotal years for playwriting this century – with J…

1 week, 5 days ago

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170. Bonus episode: Sara Bareilles on ten years of Waitress and new musical The Interestings
170. Bonus episode: Sara Bareilles on ten years of Waitress and new musical The Interestings

Ten years on from Waitress' Broadway bow, we had a virtual chat with composer and lyricist Sara Bareilles to discuss the lasting and profound effect …

1 week, 6 days ago

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169. Brecht, Shaffer and are theatre tickets really getting cheaper?
169. Brecht, Shaffer and are theatre tickets really getting cheaper?

In another busy week Sarah and Alex sit down to discuss whether Peter Schaffer’s Equus is really the Adolescence of its day - and how relevant Brecht…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

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168. Bonus episode: How a 70-seat West End studio theatre goes from strength to strength
168. Bonus episode: How a 70-seat West End studio theatre goes from strength to strength

In this episode, we take an exclusive look at Jermyn Street Theatre’s newly announced 2026 autumn season, including the UK premiere of Simon Stephens…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

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167. Why does Ian McKellen has unfinished business with King Lear?
167. Why does Ian McKellen has unfinished business with King Lear?

And who gives a Krapp about Beckett? Sarah and Alex have been ranging across the country, seeing shows in Bowness-on-Windermere and Brighton recently…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

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166. Bonus episode: US stars Noah Galvin and Josh Radnor are bringing new writing to London
166. Bonus episode: US stars Noah Galvin and Josh Radnor are bringing new writing to London

Alex sits down with the two stars of Hit Machine – Josh Radnor (known for playing Ted in How I Met Your Mother) and Noah Galvin (of The Good Doctor, …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

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165. Are the Tony nominations a warning sign for Broadway?
165. Are the Tony nominations a warning sign for Broadway?

UK theatre fans had reason for cheer with Tuesday's Tony nominations, with recognition for Sam Tutty, Layton Williams, Lesley Manville, Luke Evans, M…

1 month ago

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