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46. (ATASTTC) Love , music and the cold war. Plus the appointment of Indhu Rubasingham to the National Theatre
Nancy and Sarah hail the appointment of Indhu Rubasingham as artistic director of the National Theatre. And talk about Rock N Roll, which Nancy is pe…
2 years, 9 months ago
45. (ATASTTC) Technical Rehearsals and the power of women on stage
As Nancy gets ready for the press night of Rock n Roll at Hampstead she explains what really happens at a technical rehearsal - while Sarah reports b…
2 years, 10 months ago
44. (ATASTTC) What makes a Christmas show feel good?
Swept on a wave of sugary excitement, Nancy and Sarah talk about Christmas shows - for many people their one theatre treat of the year. What qualiti…
2 years, 10 months ago
43. (ATASTTC) What makes a classic?
As Nancy begins rehearsals for a new production of Tom Stoppard's Rock 'N' Roll, she and Sarah discuss the whole idea of revivals, why some plays see…
2 years, 11 months ago
42. (ATASTTC) Hurrah for the National Theatre!
As the Royal National Theatre celebrates its 60th anniversary Nancy and Sarah look back at productions they have loved, productions they wish they ha…
2 years, 11 months ago
41. (ATASTTC) Noel Coward and Private Lives - ft Patricia Hodge
To mark 50 years since Noel Coward's death, the great Patricia Hodge, currently starring in Private Lives at the Ambassador's Theatre in in London, j…
2 years, 11 months ago
40. (ATASTTC) Good news on star ratings - and thoughts on Andrew Scott's Vanya
Nancy and Sarah are celebrating because WhatsOnStage, where Sarah is theatre critic, is going to move the stars to the bottom of the page, to encoura…
3 years ago
39. (ATASTTC) Can star ratings be improved?
Sarah and Nancy went to see A Mirror at the Almeida Theatre, London, starring Jonny Lee Miller, Micheal Ward, Tanya Reynolds and Geoffrey Streatfeild…
3 years ago
38. (ATASTTC) Feel-everything musicals and why they work
The opening of Next to Normal at the Donmar Warehouse - a musical about bi-polar illness - prompts a conversation about the need for honesty on stage…
3 years, 1 month ago
37. (ATASTTC) End of summer catch up
Nancy and Sarah are back after their summer holidays with a lot to talk about, including Sarah's visit to the Edinburgh Festival, the inspirational q…
3 years, 1 month ago