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122. Giants and horses and bears – why do puppets cast such a powerful spell?
Sarah has ventured into Giant Country (otherwise known as Stratford-upon-Avon) for the opening night of the RSC's stage version of The BFG, sparking …
10 months, 1 week ago
121. Bonus episode exclusive: Meet agents from the Operation Mincemeat tour!
In a little casting exclusive, Alex Wood reveals two of the agents tackling the multi-award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, which kicks off its …
10 months, 1 week ago
120. Maria Friedman on the great risk of her Merrily We Roll Along movie and her dear friend Stephen Sondheim
Merrily We Roll Along has landed in cinemas worldwide, providing a unique take on the multi-award-winning Broadway production, first seen in London, …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
119. A warm welcome for Paddington
Hopping onto a remote recording at the earliest opportunity, Sarah and Alex discuss the legacy of the late, great Tom Stoppard – following the news o…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
118. Meeting John Le Carré, writing about death and some advice for young writers
Sarah goes to @sohoplace to talk to writer David Eldridge about his two plays running in London at the moment: End at the National Theatre, the compl…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
117. Paul Hilton on finding his own Scrooge, saving the Oldham Coliseum and why it’s good to cry at the theatre
As he approaches press night, we check in with award-winning actor Paul Hilton, who is getting his Scrooge on this Christmas at the Old Vic. He refle…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
116. Is Wicked: For Good good or bad?
Alex has been to see Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo to bring the Wicked story to its conclusion. And Sarah has been scouring the theatre listings to…
11 months ago
115. Bonus episode: The Wicked movie's casting directors explain the secrets to their success
With Wicked: For Good soaring into cinemas this week, editor-in-chief Alex Wood sat down with the two-part big-screen adaptation's casting directors …
11 months ago
114. Alan Cumming on his Pitlochry season, being a voluntary artistic director and experiences on the all-male Company
Trailed last week in our main episode, editor-in-chief Alex Wood sits down with Alan Cumming, who has just announced a jam-packed, star-studded first…
11 months ago
113. The Hunger Games - and Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and some hopes for the future of arts in education
What a week Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood have had! Not only did they have a trip to Panem to sample the stage adaptation of The Hunger Games (the res…
11 months, 1 week ago