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134. Bonus episode: Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu on bringing Marie and Rosetta to the West End
134. Bonus episode: Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu on bringing Marie and Rosetta to the West End

The profound effect that Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight had on contemporary music is rarely spelled out in full. There's a reason why Tharpe …

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133. The Best Plays of the Century Part 1: The Years 2000/01
133. The Best Plays of the Century Part 1: The Years 2000/01

At the beginning of a new series Sarah and Alex weigh the merits of the century’s new writing. Will Sarah Kane or Joe Penhall take the 2000 crown? An…

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132. Why can theatre be so terrifying?
132. Why can theatre be so terrifying?

It may not be Halloween, but there definitely seems to be a spooky season on UK stages – with Paranormal Activity making things go bump in the night,…

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131. Bonus episode: The cast of American Psycho let us into the rehearsal room
131. Bonus episode: The cast of American Psycho let us into the rehearsal room

Editor-in-chief Alex Wood is heading back to the 1980s – well, a very specific, very sharp, and very bloody version of them. We’re talking about the …

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130. Why are we so obsessed with Shakespeare?
130. Why are we so obsessed with Shakespeare?

As Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal opens in cinemas, Sarah and Alex consider the depictions of Shakespeare on screen from Shakespeare …

5 months ago

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129. Bonus episode: Robert Aramayo and Rosie Sheehy on building a marriage at the Royal Court
129. Bonus episode: Robert Aramayo and Rosie Sheehy on building a marriage at the Royal Court

She's an Olivier Award-nominated actress that has wowed in shows like Machinal, Romeo and Julie and King John. He's a BIFA-winning screen star known …

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128. Theatre to watch in 2026: from Arcadia to Kimberly Akimbo, from Cynthia Erivo to Josh O’Connor and Tilda Swinton
128. Theatre to watch in 2026: from Arcadia to Kimberly Akimbo, from Cynthia Erivo to Josh O’Connor and Tilda Swinton

As the new year arrives, Alex and Sarah look forward to some of the exhilarating theatrical treats in store which range from Aidan Turner’s return to…

5 months, 1 week ago

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127. Bonus episode: Jack Holden on the five-star KENREX
127. Bonus episode: Jack Holden on the five-star KENREX

Jack Holden had a runaway hit with Cruise back in 2021, one of the first new shows to rock the West End after the final lockdown. He's been pretty mu…

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126. Who are the theatre names ready to make a splash in 2026
126. Who are the theatre names ready to make a splash in 2026

With 2026 fast approaching, Sarah and Alex thought they’d run through some of the names expected to make a splash over the coming 12 months – from di…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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125. Bonus episode: Producer Kenny Wax on Top Hat dancing back into London, the meteoric rise of Six and the merry success of Mischief
125. Bonus episode: Producer Kenny Wax on Top Hat dancing back into London, the meteoric rise of Six and the merry success of Mischief

If you haven't heard of Kenny Wax, we are fairly certain you know some of his shows – a mastermind behind building brands from the ground up, he has …

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