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PODCAST

The WhatsOnStage Podcast

Sarah Crompton & Alex Wood

WhatsOnStage managing editor Alex Wood and chief theatre critic Sarah Crompton host a weekly podcast on all things theatrical. News, views, frank exchanges and lists offer an unmissable guide to what’s happening on stage (and in film and on television) now, in the past and in future. From musicals, to plays, to immersive shows, to interviews with the biggest stars, there"s something for everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:15

Return of the Actress

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/11/01

Nancy’s back! Former co-host of the WhatsOnStage Podcast’s predecessor As An Actress Said to the Critic returns to talk adapting and starring in the critically acclaimed new staging of The Cabinet Minister at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and a plethora of exciting upcoming projects - including a very exciting Hamlet at the RSC… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:15

Will the West End rule over Broadway in 2025?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/10/25

This week, Sarah and Alex turn their attention to the Great White Way – something that a whole raft of West End productions seem to be doing at the moment. With Operation Mincemeat, Stranger Things: The First Shadow and Tammy Faye set to join Sunset Boulevard and The Hills of California over in New York this Tony Awards season, all the signs are there… Closer to home, The Lion King’s 25th anniversary provided a poignant moment of reflection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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31:12

London theatre enters its tragic era

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/10/18

As Robert Icke tackles Oedipus and Alexander Zeldin reinterprets Antigone as The Other Place, Alex and Sarah talk about the ways Greek tragedies speak to our modern age - and why great actors such as Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, Emma D’Arcy and Tobias Menzies are signing up to star.Plus: And what does it all have to do with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’ new musical? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:46

Look back in anger - or dismay?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/10/11

Theatres at the moment are working like time machines, whisking audiences back to the 1950s as a new generation of directors explore the work of the past. Sarah and Alex explore the revivals from Look Back in Anger and Roots at the Almeida to Waiting for Godot starring Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:50

Special guest James McArdle talks Tom Stoppard,...

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/10/04

Sarah sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with James McArdle, currently starring in The Real Thing at the Old Vic. He talks about returning to the stage, his new film, playing opposite Saoirse Ronan as the Macbeths, what he learnt from Kate Winslet - and why an actor should always be able to make you laugh. Plus a radical idea to help regional theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:27

Ghastly or a joy? End of an era at the National Theatre

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/09/27

Sarah and Alex report from behind the scenes of the press conference at which the retiring artistic director announced his final season of work. What was the mood - and what do we think of his choices of work as he reaches the end of a decade in the hot seat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:00

The wonder of Ian McKellen

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/09/20

The release of The Critic, a new film starring Ian McKellen and written by Patrick Marber prompts Sarah and Alex to discuss McKellen’s passion for theatre, the fortitude of his generation of actors - and the changing face of critics. Are they really this nasty? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:19

Special guest Carrie Hope Fletcher talks love,...

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/09/13

In this week's special episode, Alex talks to musical theatre sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher about her career so far, her dream roles and the changes in her life and thinking since she gave birth to her daughter. Plus what makes her Love Letters tour so unique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:49

What happens when critics get it wrong?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/09/06

Sarah and Alex lift the curtain on the complicated moment when a critic starts to wonder whether they are on the wrong side of history - and confess to a few reviews they’d like to rewrite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:14

What are the unmissable shows this autumn?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/08/30

After a summer of Scottish trips, Sarah and Alex are now back and ready for the start of the autumn. What a season to look forward to! With shows across the nation piquing their interest, here's what can't be missed for theatre fans up and down the UK over the course of the next few months – including productions in Sheffield, Leeds, Chichester, the West End and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:55

Special guest Francesca Moody talks Fleabag, Fringe...

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/08/23

In this special episode recorded from both sides of the Scottish border, Alex and Sarah talk to special guest producer Francesca Moody as she completes another bumper season at the Edinburgh Fringe, all while also transferring smash-hit musical Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder to the West End. With shows like Fleabag and Baby Reindeer to her name, Moody spills the beans on why she’s so keen to stage work at the festival every year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:11

Our favourite musical revivals

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/08/16

Finally, a reunion! Alex and Sarah are back in the same room after many weeks apart to catch up on their latest theatre outings - to the Almeida, Chichester Festival Theatre, the London Palladium, the Edinburgh Fringe and beyond. Then, down to business: the duo pick their favourite musical revivals from across the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:41

Who wins at Edinburgh?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/08/09

Alex reports from the Edinburgh Festival where there's an American invasion, a lot of producers trying out new shows, a few rising stars, and not many vegetables.But who is making a killing and who is losing out? Plus, Sarah visits the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a fabulous production of Fiddler On the Roof which makes the most of the variables of theatre outside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:39

Bernadette Peters: the Broadway legend on Sondheim,...

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/08/02

This week Alex had a virtual sit down withmusical legend Bernadette Peters ahead of her eagerly anticipated solo concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 12 August. Their discussion ranged from Sondheim to West End audiences, working with musical directors who know the difference between singing and making noise and Broadway Barks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:36

From Edinburgh Fringe to world domination?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/07/26

As the Edinburgh Festival begins, Sarah and Alex talk about their memories of festivals past - from great shows such as Fleabag!, Six and Baby Reindeer, to disasters, miseries and the rain.Is the Edinburgh Festival still really a hotbed for new talent or are prices and rents simply too high for the truly unknown to thrive?And what part did the Fringe play in the end of Alex's career as a playwright Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:20

Is Death of England the great state of Britain play?...

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/07/19

In this guest episode, Sarah talks to playwright Roy Williams and the National Theatre's deputy artisitc director Clint Dyer about the three plays they wrote together that seem to sum up the spirit of the times. As Michael, Delory and Closing Time are performed together for the first time at Soho Place, the writers discuss what promted the plays, their struggles with illness, Covid and sheer bad timing to get them to the stage, and the impact their work has had. Plus why you can be deadly serious

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32:35

What happens when a show loses its star?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/07/12

In a week of shock substitutions Alex and Sarah talk about James Corden at the Old Vic, Justine Mitchell at the Almeida and the way that history of theatre is filled with understudies who become the star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:29

Is Andrew Lloyd Webber cool now?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/07/05

With a new production of Starlight Express taking over the Wembley Troubadour and Jamie Lloyd's radical Sunset Boulevard due to open on Broadway, Sarah and Alex ask whether the British composer is having a renaissance. Plus: does the seat you sit in change your feelings about a show? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:42

Are musicals manipulative?

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/06/28

Alex has been singing along to Taylor Swift and Sarah has been on a musical theatre adventure with London Theatre at Sea. Which got us thinking about the power of song and how it makes people feel. Why does that make musicals such a potent force and are our emotions being played on - with special reference to Ghost Quartet, Dear Evan Hansen and Next to Normal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:04

Tonys special: Light in a troubling time for Broadway...

The WhatsOnStage Podcast ·

2024/06/18

In the second WhatsOnStage podcast, Sarah is literally all at sea but still finds time to talk to Alex about the most significant awards in American theatre - and how new thinking and some British input is changing Broadway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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