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  • What are the best stage shows of 2024?

    What are the best stage shows of 2024?
    2024/12/20
    As the theatrical year comes to an end with The Tempest, Sarah and Alex look back on the hits of the last 12 months from The Years to Fiddler on the Roof, from Oedipus to Weather Girl. With honourable mentions multiple musicals with very long titles. And Oliver!

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    37 分
  • Bonus episode! Wilde women Sharon D Clarke, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ and Eliza Scanlen discuss the National Theatre's Importance of Being Earnest

    Bonus episode! Wilde women Sharon D Clarke, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ and Eliza Scanlen discuss the National Theatre's Importance of Being Earnest
    2024/12/18
    In a fantastic additional episode, WhatsOnStage's intrepid deputy editor Tom Millward hopped to the National to meet three of the stars of The Importance of Being Earnest. The cast discuss Max Webster's take on the classic, finding the queer underpinnings in Wilde's work and bringing new audiences to the National – as well as working with Ncuti Gatwa.

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    9 分
  • The ultimate theatre stocking fillers

    The ultimate theatre stocking fillers
    2024/12/13
    Al Pacino, Hadestown, Sunset Boulevard, a new Sondheim deepdive, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more are among Sarah and Alex’s top books and vinyls for Christmas gifts this year.

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    43 分
  • The Sex Education effect

    The Sex Education effect
    2024/12/06
    In a new episode, Sarah and Alex mull on the National Theatre's bold new take on Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest led by Sex Education and Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa. This leads them on to a wider discussion about the brilliant success of casting directors in guiding top talent from the stage to the screen – and then back to the stage. Speaking of casting directors, the WhatsOnStage Awards nominees were unveiled this week, with the casting category being one of many chock full of top stage and creative talent. Alex and Sarah reflect on how the awards have changed, and what they say about the UK theatre ecosystem.

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    33 分
  • Santa vs Scrooge: top Christmas shows for all tastes

    Santa vs Scrooge: top Christmas shows for all tastes
    2024/11/29
    Alex takes the role of Santa and Sarah finds her inner Scrooge to round up the top Xmas fare whether your mood is full of joy or melancholy - or a bit of both. It’s a podcast episode wrapped in tinsel with mistletoe on top!

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    35 分
  • Bonus episode! The Wicked movie costume designer Paul Tazewell spills his spellbinding secrets

    Bonus episode! The Wicked movie costume designer Paul Tazewell spills his spellbinding secrets
    2024/11/27

    In this bonus episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast, Features Editor Tanyel Gumushan sits down with the award-winning designer Paul Tazewell, who has worked on the iconic looks for shows like Hamilton and In the Heights. He was a vital architect for the vibrant and exciting new world of Oz created for the first part of the Wicked movie, in cinemas now. Tazewell discusses his inspirations for the new film’s aesthetic, as well as hidden details and easter eggs fans can look out for.



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    30 分
  • 164 years, 70 characters. Three actors. Three hours

    164 years, 70 characters. Three actors. Three hours
    2024/11/22
    Since its premiere in 2018, The National Theatre’s production of The Lehman Trilogy has enjoyed extraordinary success around the world. As it arrives back in London Sarah meets the current cast John Heffernan, Aaron Krohn and Howard W. Overshown to find out how they get to grips with playing so many characters, what it’s like to tell an epic story - and why everyone walks into the glass.

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    28 分
  • Special guest Mason Alexander Park on The Tempest, The Sandman and The Emcee

    Special guest Mason Alexander Park on The Tempest, The Sandman and The Emcee
    2024/11/15
    Ahead of starring as Ariel in Jamie Lloyd's new Shakespeare production of The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Mason Alexander Park took time out of rehearsals to discuss their second West End role – the first being a fan-favourite spell as the Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. They also reflect on the rollercoaster world of filming hit series The Sandman and performing in Cabaret at the same time.

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    31 分