The Father and the Assassin’s Paul Bazely, plus Red Pitch & God of Carnage reviews
Actor Paul Bazely joins us to talk about The Father and the Assassin, at the National Theatre. He tells us about the challenges of playing one of the ...
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Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Allam: a special edition
Stage and film royalty Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Allam join us this week for their play Frank & Percy at The Other Palace. Allam describes the show a...
Strategic Love Play creators, plus I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical + Candy reviews
Succession writer Miriam Battye and award-winning director Katie Posner join us to talk about their new show A Strategic Love Play at the Soho Theatre...
Gabrielle Brooks on Mlima’s Tale, reviews of Next to Normal and A Mirror
Olivier-nominated Gabrielle Brooks joins us from the Kiln Theatre to talk about her role in Mlima’s Tale by Lynn Nottage – and the “magic” of how the ...
The Lion King’s Scar and Mufasa on 15 years of friendship, plus Taylor Russell in The Effect & The Wizard of Oz reviews
Shaun Escoffery and George Asprey, who play Mufasa and Scar in Disney's The Lion King, join us at London's Lyceum Theatre to chat about their incredib...
Frankie Bridge on 2:22 A Ghost Story acting debut, plus La Cage aux Folles and Word-Play reviews
Frankie Bridge joins us to talk about her acting debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story, which is now on at the Apollo Theatre. Frankie tells us about her charac...
Crazy for You’s Charlie Stemp & Tom Edden on perfect comedy timing, plus our reviews of Dr Semmelweis and Grenfell: in the words of survivors
West End and Broadway stars Charlie Stemp and Tom Edden join us to chat about the critically acclaimed musical Crazy For You. Charlie says it's "the h...
Mrs Doubtfire the musical & Chicken Run's John O'Farrell, plus The Crucible and Beneatha’s Place reviews
School’s out for summer, so what’s good on the West End? Spitting Image & Have I Got News For You writer, John O’Farrell, joins us to talk about turni...
Crazy for You the musical, Cherrelle Skeete on Beneatha’s Place, and A Strange Loop
A love letter to old school American showbiz - we review Crazy for You, which is now on at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. This feet-tapping musical featur...
Our 2023 Theatre highlights so far...
To mark the halfway point of 2023, join Nick Clark and Nancy Durrant for this special episode showcasing the finest shows that have impressed them thi...