Podcast Episodes

Mickey-Jo saw Matt Willis and Katie Hall in CABARET | thoughts on the musical revival's new West End cast

Mickey-Jo was recently invited to attend a gala night at the West End production of CABARET, currently running at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse T…

3 months ago

will GAME OF THRONES work on stage?! | everything we know about the 2026 play at the RSC

It was announced yesterday that a stage play based on the stories by George RR Martin, a prequel to Game of Thrones, would receive its world premiere…

3 months, 1 week ago

why did DRACULA divide the critics? | review roundup for the West End play starring Cynthia Erivo

One of the most anticipated West End productions of 2026 has finally arrived, as Dracula starring Cynthia Erivo opened last night at the Noël Coward …

3 months, 1 week ago

Dracula starring Cynthia Erivo (Noël Coward Theatre, West End) - ★★★★ REVIEW

One of the most anticipated West End productions of 2026 has finally arrived, as Dracula starring Cynthia Erivo opens tonight at the Noel Coward Thea…

3 months, 1 week ago

can we talk about shows during previews? | thoughts about early feedback for new theatre openings

There has recently been a lot of online conversation about a couple of new stage productions in the UK, both of which were, at the time, in previews.…

3 months, 1 week ago

Arcadia (The Old Vic Theatre, London) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

One of the most celebrated plays of the 20th century, and perhaps the finest work of Tom Stoppard, Arcadia, has recently returned to the stage in a n…

3 months, 1 week ago

Is HERCULES closing for THE GREATEST SHOWMAN... or not? | what's going on with the Disney musicals

Less than a year after it arrived in the West End, it has been announced that Disney's HERCULES will conclude its run in London.

This perhaps surprisi…

3 months, 1 week ago

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End) - ★★★★★ REVIEW

The West End's newest musical is THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Joyce.

The show is adapted with …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

All Is But Fantasy by Whitney White (The Other Place, RSC, Stratford-Upon-Avon) - 8★ REVIEW

Last Wednesday, Mickey-Jo spent all day at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon to see the two part play ALL IS BUT FANTASY.

The piece…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

why is MOULIN ROUGE! closing? | the reason why the musical is ending its Broadway run after 7 years

A few days ago, it was announced that MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL would close on Broadway after 7 years at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

The stage musical,…

3 months, 2 weeks ago