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74. Is Evita the show of the summer? And if not, what is?
In an excitable episode (fuelled by the heatwave), Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood unite to chew over Jamie Lloyd's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber an…
11 months, 1 week ago
73. Why seeing a play from the cheap seats can change your life - with special guest playwright Beth Steel
As her brilliant play Till the Stars Come Down transfers to the West End, playwright Beth Steel talks to Sarah about her unexpected discovery of thea…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
72. Bonus episode: Special guest Katie Brayben on the magic of returning to a role
With this week's main episode coming out two days early, special guest Katie Brayben joins Alex Wood for a Friday chitchat. The two-time Olivier Awar…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
71. Will social media be the end of theatre critics? And are there too many standing ovations?
It's a two-part episode as Alex and Sarah reunite after a few weeks out in the wild! Social media is all abuzz with clips of Rachel Zegler's performa…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
70. Behind the scenes at Jamie Lloyd’s Evita
As Rachel Zegler prepares to take on the role of Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s ageless classic, Sarah sets out to find out more abo…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
69. Bonus episode: What happens when you win a Tony Award? With Sarah Snook, Jak Malone, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more
Sunday night saw the winners crowned at the Tony Awards in New York. While new musical Maybe Happy Ending may have been the big winner, there were pl…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
68. Special guest Sonia Friedman talks career-firsts, the hardest shows she's worked on and why Broadway's model is broken
Description: With Tony Award-winning record breaker Stereophonic in previews in the West End, chief critic Sarah Crompton and managing editor Alex Wo…
1 year ago
67. Bonus episode: A gigantic new London theatre made for musicals, with special guest Rosemary Squire
In a bonus midweek episode, WhatsOnStage’s editor-in-chief Alex Wood made the trip to the gigantic Olympia event space, home to the new Olympia Theat…
1 year ago
66. A final theatre season to rule them all
In the week director Rupert Goold announced his farewell programme at the influential Almeida Theatre, Sarah and Alex talk about why his choices refl…
1 year ago
65. Why British theatres are on the brink of going bust
As a new report highlights the crisis in British theatres, Sarah and Alex reveal the depth of the difficulties caused by standstill subsidy and risin…
1 year ago