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82. Bonus episode: How do we build theatre audiences of the future?
We checked in with Emma De Souza, executive director of audience and commercial at Society of London Theatre and the mastermind behind the long-runni…
1 year, 2 months ago
81. Burlesque's turbulent arrival in the West End – and directors arguing with their reviewers
Sarah is still swanning it up in bella Italia (the country, not the restaurant), so Alex has brought in TheaterMania's editor-in-chief David Gordon t…
1 year, 2 months ago
80. Bonus episode: Three Elphabas talk the new world of Wicked – and what the show’s legacy means
In a special midweek episode, three former Elphabas – Louise Dearman, Kerry Ellis and Rachel Tucker – come together to discuss the legacy of Wicked a…
1 year, 2 months ago
79. What are the hits and who are the stars of tomorrow?
As the Edinburgh Festival approaches Sarah and Alex cast their eye over the listings to see if they can pick the hottest shows and the most promising…
1 year, 3 months ago
78. Bonus episode: Natasha Hodgson and Alex Young go head-to-head in an Operation Mincemeat special
Alex and Sarah will be back on Friday, but in the meantime we’ve dedicated an episode to a British show that continues to conquer both sides of the A…
1 year, 3 months ago
77. What's the point of an interval? And why are we spraying vodka backstage?
On this week's episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast, Sarah and Alex plunder the letter bag to tackle some tantalising listener questions – with subjec…
1 year, 3 months ago
76. Bonus episode: What does an actor-musician musical even mean?
With Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar celebrating a lengthy summer run at the award-winning Watermill Theatre in Newbury, Al…
1 year, 3 months ago
75. Rachel Zegler, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more discuss Evita's secrets
As we put out our main episode two days early (go back and give it a listen!) – here's something to take you through the weekend. In what is our last…
1 year, 3 months ago
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…
1 year, 3 months 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…
1 year, 3 months ago