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102. How one venue is bringing Hope to regional theatres
We’re heading to Manchester to celebrate a remarkable milestone. It’s been ten years since the Hope Mill Theatre first opened its doors, transforming…
1 year ago
101. The magic of rain on stage, the greatness of Brendan Gleeson and the start of the National Theatre’s new regime
Sarah and Alex catch up on the latest in a hectic season of theatre and talk about why The Weir by Conor McPherson really is one of the great plays o…
1 year ago
100. Bonus episode: Rachel Zegler, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher join us for a red carpet special!
In a little midweek episode, we bring you red carpet interviews from London and New York. On Sunday, Rachel Zegler picked up the Best West End Debut …
1 year ago
99. Why Jane Austen finds herself at home in modern Essex
As Jane Austen celebrates her 250th birthday, Ava Pickett has adapted Emma for the stage. She’s taken a radical approach. She talks to Sarah about wh…
1 year ago
98. Bonus episode: Rob Madge and Sophie Drake bring a classic into the 21st century
How do you bring a play into the present day? That’s the question facing playwright Rob Madge and director Sophie Drake, as they bring Brandon Thomas…
1 year ago
97. Exclusive: Indhu Rubasingham and Nima Taleghani on why they’ve put the god of theatre on stage at the National Theatre
Nima Taleghani is best known as Mr Farouk in Netflix’s Heartstopper. Now his first play - an adaptation of Euripides’ Bacchae - has become the first …
1 year, 1 month ago
96. Children will listen: Kate Fleetwood talks playing the Witch in Into the Woods
In a WhatsOnStage Podcast first, we exclusively reveal that Kate Fleetwood will be playing the Witch in Jordan Fein’s upcoming Into the Woods revival…
1 year, 1 month ago
95. The best autumn theatre part two
Sarah and Alex make their top picks for shows towards the end of the year from plays such as End, The Line of Beauty and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad …
1 year, 1 month ago
94. Bonus episode: Podcast chaos with Lucie Jones, David Hunter and the writers of 13 Going On 30
Another mid-week bonus episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast sees Alex talking to the team behind the world premiere production of 13 Going On 30 The M…
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93. Emma Rice starts a new chapter – and wants to solve the touring problem
This week, Emma Rice rechristened her company Wise Children with the new name Emma Rice Company, and we took the opportunity to sit down and reflect …
1 year, 1 month ago