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44. Why is everyone obsessed with awards?
Awards season is in full swing – so Sarah and Alex rope in TheaterMania's editor-in-chief David Gordon for a gallivant around the world of Oscar-nomi…
1 year, 3 months ago
43. How to solve a problem like Ophelia
Sarah talks to Nancy Carroll and Nia Towle about working on Rupert Goold’s new production of Hamlet which opens at the RSC this week with Luke Thallo…
1 year, 3 months ago
42. Bonus episode: Imelda Staunton, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more talk WhatsOnStage Awards wins
In this special bonus episode, we bring you a selection of highlights from the press room at the 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, where Imelda Staunt…
1 year, 3 months ago
41. Can critics spoil shows?
Sarah and Alex went together to see Inside Number Nine Stage/Fright and give their verdict from the stalls. Plus Alex takes us behind the scenes - an…
1 year, 4 months ago
40. Bonus episode: Cameron Mackintosh, Matthew Bourne and more talk Oliver! in the West End
Consider yourself spoilt with a bonus podcast episode as Cameron Mackintosh, Matthew Bourne, Shanay Holmes, Simon Lipkin and Billy Jenkins talk bring…
1 year, 4 months ago
39. Special guests Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey on the RSC's gigantic plans for the year
Joined by two famed artistic leaders, podcast hosts Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood discuss the RSC's exciting plans for the coming year - including a n…
1 year, 4 months ago
38. The greatest stage disasters
Sarah and Alex look back at some terrible theatrical fails and ask what they have in common. What unites Peter O’Toole’s Macbeth and Shogun:The Music…
1 year, 4 months ago
37. The future of West End musicals, AI reviews and Michael Sheen's next move
Sarah and Alex blast away the January blues by battling through a deluge of theatre news – from the West End transfer of Stereophonic to Michael Shee…
1 year, 4 months ago
36. Britain’s most haunted theatres, ghost lights, the future of the National and stage size headaches
In our first question and answer episode, Sarah and Alex answer your queries. What does break a leg mean? Are there any good shows featuring puppets…
1 year, 5 months ago
35. Bonus episode: Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lloyd talk Tempest
In a special mid-week bonus episode, WhatsOnStage's intrepid deputy editor Tom Millward raced over to Theatre Royal Drury Lane to discuss the ongoing…
1 year, 5 months ago