THE LAST SHOW ON EARTH

By: JOHN OWEN-JONES & ALISTAIR BRAMMER
  • Summary

  • "Imagine there is a huge asteroid hurtling towards our beautiful blue planet and before life as we know it comes to end, we can magically click our fingers so you are able to see any theatrical production you want. What would you choose to see for your Last Show on Earth?"


    West End and Broadway stars John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer ask this question of friends and colleagues from the West End, Broadway and beyond - and the answers are often intriguing, usually funny and sometimes bizarre...


    New episodes every month!


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  • Bertie Carvel
    Dec 24 2024

    Its the second season finale AND Xmas special of The Last Show on Earth!!


    If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.


    It's the season finale AND the Christmas special and our guest is Bertie Carvel


    Destined to be remembered as one of the great actors of our time, Bertie Carvel is a force of nature and has had a meteoric rise to greatness winning numerous Tonys and Oliviers for musicals and plays and his career has seen triumph after triumph on screen and stage at the highest level. Known to musical theatre fans primarily for his incredible award winning performance as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda he has an impressive body of work with highlights including Parade, Macbeth, Ink, The 47th, Pygmalion, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Babylon, The Crown, Doctor Foster and detective show Dalgliesh - on which the lucky fella got the chance to work with Alistair Brammer!


    Links:


    Interview

    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/bertie-carvel-interview-dalgliesh-channel-5-b2320161.html


    Wiki

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Carvel


    Trunchbull

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64YS9vXI8V0


    Ink Olivier win

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o91ISVkyQ4


    Matilda Olivier win

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUBE3CqDg0


    Recording Matilda

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdolAes-_A


    On playing Trump

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWdCd12RWE


    The 47th review

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/the-47th-theater-review-donald-trump-election-play-1235127763/


    Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk

    Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production

    www.johnowenjones.com/podcast


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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Sam Wilmott
    Dec 18 2024



    If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.


    Our penultimate guest this season is Sam Wilmott


    Now unless you are an Instagram carpentry fan then you may not know who Sam is but you’ll very likely have seen some of his work as he has appeared in many West End shows including War Horse, Oliver, Wicked, Stomp and Lord of the Rings the musical and films like Nowhere Boy and the Harry Potter movie series

    He gave up on his varied acting career of nearly 25 years to pursue his passion for carpentry and now has way over a quarter of a million followers on his Instagram under the username @monkeyboysworkshop. Go check him out!


    Links:


    Monkey Boy website

    https://www.monkeyboysworkshop.com


    Monkey Boy Youtube channel

    https://www.youtube.com/monkeyboysworkshop


    Monkey Boy Instagram

    https://www.instagram.com/monkeyboysworkshop/?hl=en


    War Horse puppeteers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbWEonptVo


    Movie trailer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYLAGAwcpSQ


    Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk

    Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production

    www.johnowenjones.com/podcast


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    55 mins
  • Philip Quast
    Dec 11 2024

    Welcome back to a brand new season of The Last Show on Earth!!


    If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.


    Our guest this episode is Philip Quast


    To theatre fans, Philip Quast needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway. He is a multi award winning and hugely influential hero to many musical actors – ourselves included – and has graced stage and screen for nearly 5 decades. During this time he has won Mo Awards, Helpmann Awards, three Olivier Awards and was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 2022 for significant services to the arts. Most musical fans first heard of him when he played Javert in the 10th Anniversary concert and ever since then, seeing his name on a cast list is enough to make any theatre fan go weak at the knees!


    Links:


    Wiki

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Quast


    Guardian interview

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/10/cost-of-living-sydney-theatre-company-philip-quast-interview


    Javert at the 10th

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxk4mveLCw


    Sunday in the Park with George documentary 1990

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av4M2Gzy4W0


    Pretty Women with Bryn terfel

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJjQo_YbFsE


    Tomorrow and Tomorrow speech analysis with McKellen and Nunn

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZCgHQ9m8



    Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk

    Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer

    A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production

    www.johnowenjones.com/podcast


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 2 mins

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Genuinely funny

I may be biased as a huge John Owen-Jones fan but this podcast made me laugh so much, in places quite unexpectedly. I do like the concept, too. We all love musical theatre for all of the different reasons and it's great to hear what drives others to come and see another show. Well done John and Alistair, I will be back for more!

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Great.

very funny and a great listen. love Michael Ball. always fantastic in what ever he does and JOJ is very good aswell.

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