The WhatsOnStage Podcast

By: Sarah Crompton & Alex Wood
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  • 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.

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  • Britain’s most haunted theatres, ghost lights, the future of the National and stage size headaches

    Britain’s most haunted theatres, ghost lights, the future of the National and stage size headaches
    Jan 10 2025

    In our first question and answer episode, Sarah and Alex answer your queries. What does break a leg mean? Are there any good shows featuring puppets coming up? Will the National Theatre change when Indhu Rubasingham takes over? And much more




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    40 mins
  • Bonus episode: Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lloyd talk Tempest

    Bonus episode: Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lloyd talk Tempest
    Jan 7 2025
    In a special mid-week bonus episode, WhatsOnStage's intrepid deputy editor Tom Millward raced over to Theatre Royal Drury Lane to discuss the ongoing production of The Tempest, led by Sigourney Weaver and directed by Jamie Lloyd. Lloyd also spilled more juicy details about his production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita, which heads to The London Palladium later this year.

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    9 mins
  • Will 2025 be a game-changing year for theatre?

    Will 2025 be a game-changing year for theatre?
    Jan 2 2025
    With Stephen Sondheim’s last musical, Michael Shannon and Ruth Wilson teaming up, Evita returning to the West End, a bumper year at the National Theatre and Gary Oldman’s return to the stage where he started his career, Sarah and Alex continue their round up of the best theatrical offerings round the UK in 2025!

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    35 mins

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