The WhatsOnStage Podcast

150. The Best Plays of the Century Part Three: the years 2004/5

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In part three of the series Sarah and Alex discuss new work from Alan Bennett and David Hare while announcing the arrival of a new generation - Laura ...

149. Bonus episode: John Proctor is the Villain stars Sadie Soverall and Dónal Finn talk the eagerly anticipated UK premiere

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

John Proctor is the Villain made a huge impact when it ran on Broadway, and it is finally making its UK premiere in a (now sold out) run at the Royal ...

148. Awards Season: Timothée Chalamet, the Oliviers and the Oscars

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode Sarah and Alex discuss the triumphant WhatsOnStage awards show at the London Palladium, Timothée Chalamet’s recent comment...

147. Backstage at the WhatsOnStage Awards with Stephen Fry, James Graham and the Paddington team

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sunday was WhatsOnStage Awards evening! Hear from all the winners as they collect their trophies, backstage at the iconic London Palladium in the hear...

146. Into the Woods, Fiddler on the Roof and Broken Glass with director Jordan Fein

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Fein talks to Sarah about the importance of community, making audiences feel involved and the difference between making theatre here and in the...

145. Bonus episode: Musical theatre powerhouse Maimuna Memon on Manic Street Creature, career pressure and not being a lawyer

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re shining a spotlight on a performer who has become one of the most vital voices in British theatre. Fresh from her Olivier Award win for...

144. We predict the Oliviers nominations – and have thoughts about the BAFTAS

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

With the WhatsOnStage Awards nine days away, the Oliviers nominations six days away, the BAFTAS five days ago and the Critics Circle nominees now reve...

143. Bonus episode – Wicked: For Good's Dorothy steps out of the shadows and tells all

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Though sworn to secrecy, Wicked: For Good's Dorothy Bethany Weaver has finally been able to discuss her time in the blockbuster musical franchise, tak...

142. We have a lot to say about Dracula with Cynthia Erivo

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The biggest opening of the year so far came this week in the form of Dracula, marking the return of Cynthia Erivo to the London stage. Sarah and Alex ...

Bonus episode: Andor star Elizabeth Dulau on playing George Eliot and the Star Wars universe

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh from wowing Disney audiences as Kleya in Andor, Elizabeth Dulau is playing the iconic poet George Eliot in Alexi Kaye Campbell's brand new play ...

The Best Plays of the Century Part 2: The Years 2002/03

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of the series, Sarah and Alex weigh up the merits of new work from Caryl Churchill, Roy Williams and Kwame Kwei-Armah. Plus new writing fr...

Bonus episode: Ben Platt and Mark Sonnenblick on their London musical UK premiere

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, WhatsOnStage was invited to the Menier Chocolate Factory to talk to the creator and star of their summer show, Midnight at the Never ...

Godot, Slow Horses and why all TV actors should work on the stage

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As he launches his new book about starring in Samuel Beckett’s Godot opposite Ben Whishaw, Lucian Msamati sits down with Sarah and Alex to lift the ...

Bonus episode: Newly announced Jonathan Larson Project cast talk the legacy of the RENT composer

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On what would be Jonathan Larson's 66th birthday, the freshly revealed cast of The Jonathan Larson Project, including Grace Mouat and Max Harwood, cam...

The Traitors on stage! Cate Blanchett! Sandra Oh!

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Phew – with new seasons at the National, Donmar Warehouse, Shakespeare's Globe and more, there's a lot for Alex and Sarah to unpack as they examine ...

Bonus episode: About time – with Jamie Muscato and Sharon Rose from One Day, and Billy Crudup and Denise Gough from High Noon

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s bonus episode, we’re clock-watching! At Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre we chat to the stars of One Day: The Musical –...

Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu on bringing Marie and Rosetta to the West End

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The profound effect that Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight had on contemporary music is rarely spelled out in full. There's a reason why Tharpe i...

The Best Plays of the Century Part 1: The Years 2000/01

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

At the beginning of a new series Sarah and Alex weigh the merits of the century’s new writing. Will Sarah Kane or Joe Penhall take the 2000 crown? A...

Why can theatre be so terrifying?

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It may not be Halloween, but there definitely seems to be a spooky season on UK stages – with Paranormal Activity making things go bump in the night...

Bonus episode: The cast of American Psycho let us into the rehearsal room

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Editor-in-chief Alex Wood is heading back to the 1980s – well, a very specific, very sharp, and very bloody version of them. We’re talking ab...

Why are we so obsessed with Shakespeare?

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal opens in cinemas, Sarah and Alex consider the depictions of Shakespeare on screen from Shakespeare i...

Bonus episode: Robert Aramayo and Rosie Sheehy on building a marriage at the Royal Court

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

She's an Olivier Award-nominated actress that has wowed in shows like Machinal, Romeo and Julie and King John. He's a BIFA-winning screen star known f...

Theatre to watch in 2026: from Arcadia to Kimberly Akimbo, from Cynthia Erivo to Josh O’Connor and Tilda Swinton

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As the new year arrives, Alex and Sarah look forward to some of the exhilarating theatrical treats in store which range from Aidan Turner’s return t...

Bonus episode: Jack Holden on the five-star KENREX

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Holden had a runaway hit with Cruise back in 2021, one of the first new shows to rock the West End after the final lockdown. He's been pretty muc...

Who are the theatre names ready to make a splash in 2026

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With 2026 fast approaching, Sarah and Alex thought they’d run through some of the names expected to make a splash over the coming 12 months – from...

Bonus episode: Producer Kenny Wax on Top Hat dancing back into London, the meteoric rise of Six and the merry success of Mischief

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you haven't heard of Kenny Wax, we are fairly certain you know some of his shows – a mastermind behind building brands from the ground up, h...

What were the best stage shows of 2025?

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our final main episode before Christmas, Alex and Sarah discuss their favourite shows of 2025, from Golden Globe winners on Palladium balconies to ...

Bonus episode: Michael Harrison on ten years of panto at the Palladium

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Few producers are as intrepid as Michael Harrison – steering hits like Evita, Hello, Dolly!, Starlight Express, Gypsy, Titanique and The Bodyguard. ...

Giants and horses and bears – why do puppets cast such a powerful spell?

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah has ventured into Giant Country (otherwise known as Stratford-upon-Avon) for the opening night of the RSC's stage version of The BFG, sparking a...

Bonus episode exclusive: Meet agents from the Operation Mincemeat tour!

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a little casting exclusive, Alex Wood reveals two of the agents tackling the multi-award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, which kicks off its f...

Maria Friedman on the great risk of her Merrily We Roll Along movie and her dear friend Stephen Sondheim

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Merrily We Roll Along has landed in cinemas worldwide, providing a unique take on the multi-award-winning Broadway production, first seen in London, w...

A warm welcome for Paddington

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hopping onto a remote recording at the earliest opportunity, Sarah and Alex discuss the legacy of the late, great Tom Stoppard – following the news ...

Meeting John Le Carré, writing about death and some advice for young writers

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah goes to @sohoplace to talk to writer David Eldridge about his two plays running in London at the moment: End at the National Theatre, the comple...

Paul Hilton on finding his own Scrooge, saving the Oldham Coliseum and why it’s good to cry at the theatre

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As he approaches press night, we check in with award-winning actor Paul Hilton, who is getting his Scrooge on this Christmas at the Old Vic. He reflec...

Is Wicked: For Good good or bad?

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex has been to see Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo to bring the Wicked story to its conclusion. And Sarah has been scouring the theatre listings to ...

Bonus episode: The Wicked movie's casting directors explain the secrets to their success

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Wicked: For Good soaring into cinemas this week, editor-in-chief Alex Wood sat down with the two-part big-screen adaptation's casting directors –...

Alan Cumming on his Pitlochry season, being a voluntary artistic director and experiences on the all-male Company

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trailed last week in our main episode, editor-in-chief Alex Wood sits down with Alan Cumming, who has just announced a jam-packed, star-studded first ...

The Hunger Games - and Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and some hopes for the future of arts in education

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What a week Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood have had! Not only did they have a trip to Panem to sample the stage adaptation of The Hunger Games (the resu...

Bonus episode: Caissie Levy and Jack Wolfe have a perfect loving family reunion

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this WhatsOnStage Podcast special, two of the stars of the Donmar Warehouse production of Next to Normal – Caissie Levy and Jack Wolfe – reunit...

The pick of the best Christmas shows - and a celebration of Richard Burton

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah and Alex have been watching Mr Burton, the film about Richard Burton’s early life starring Toby Jones that gets its TV on BBC on the cent...

Bonus episode: We meet the team behind Paddington Bear!

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, editor-in-chief Alex Wood chats to James Hameed and Arti Shah - the two performers who sent social media into meltdown on Satur...

Bonus episode: West End producer Colin Ingram reflects on 20 years of his company, the star casting debate and how the West End ecosystem is changing

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, we’re joined by one of the most prolific producers in the business – Colin Ingram. He’s the award-winning mind behind&nbs...

Exclusive interview: John Proctor is the Villain, Tilda Swinton and a huge 70th birthday party – David Byrne on his new Royal Court season

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Norris, Tilda Swinton, Gary Oldman, Ryan Calais Cameron, Robert Aramayo, John Proctor is the Villain and so much more – the Royal Court season ...

Chris Pine, Keanu Reeves and the effects of star casting

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah and Alex meet up from opposite sides of the Atlantic to discuss the latest hot news in theatre including Chris Pine’s casting in Ivanov at the...

Bonus episode: Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin have a very special announcement...

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this special Monday bonus episode, we hopped over to the Garrick Theatre to check in with the stars of The Producers, Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin, ...

The report the theatre world can't ignore: Women's health in the spotlight with special guest Emily Vaughan-Barratt

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Following a high-profile launch for the Women's Health in Theatre report at the Harold Pinter Theatre last week, chief critic Sarah Crompton sat down ...

Bonus episode: How to adapt a classic musical into a film

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode, we head to the US where editor David Gordon sits down with director Bill Condon to discuss his new movie version of Kiss of the...

What is the secret to Les Misérables' success?

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To be or not to be - that is the question... Or is it "Do You Hear The People Sing?" As Les Misérables celebrates 40 years in the West End, Sarah and...

How one venue is bringing Hope to regional theatres

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re heading to Manchester to celebrate a remarkable milestone. It’s been ten years since the Hope Mill Theatre first opened its doors, transform...

The magic of rain on stage, the greatness of Brendan Gleeson and the start of the National Theatre’s new regime

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah and Alex catch up on the latest in a hectic season of theatre and talk about why The Weir by Conor McPherson really is one of the great plays of...

Bonus episode: Rachel Zegler, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher join us for a red carpet special!

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a little midweek episode, we bring you red carpet interviews from London and New York. On Sunday, Rachel Zegler picked up the Best West End Debut P...

Why Jane Austen finds herself at home in modern Essex

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Jane Austen celebrates her 250th birthday, Ava Pickett has adapted Emma for the stage. She’s taken a radical approach. She talks to Sarah about w...

Bonus episode: Rob Madge and Sophie Drake bring a classic into the 21st century

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you bring a play into the present day? That’s the question facing playwright Rob Madge and director Sophie Drake, as they bring Brandon Thoma...

Exclusive: Indhu Rubasingham and Nima Taleghani on why they’ve put the god of theatre on stage at the National Theatre

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nima Taleghani is best known as Mr Farouk in Netflix’s Heartstopper. Now his first play - an adaptation of Euripides’ Bacchae - has become the fir...

Children will listen: Kate Fleetwood talks playing the Witch in Into the Woods

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a WhatsOnStage Podcast first, we exclusively reveal that Kate Fleetwood will be playing the Witch in Jordan Fein’s upcoming Into the Woods reviva...

The best autumn theatre part two

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah and Alex make their top picks for shows towards the end of the year from plays such as End, The Line of Beauty and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Z...

Bonus episode: Podcast chaos with Lucie Jones, David Hunter and the writers of 13 Going On 30

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another mid-week bonus episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast sees Alex talking to the team behind the world premiere production of 13 Going On 30 The Mu...

Emma Rice starts a new chapter – and wants to solve the touring problem

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Emma Rice rechristened her company Wise Children with the new name Emma Rice Company, and we took the opportunity to sit down and reflect o...

Kyle Soller talks Romans, bringing Albee to Star Wars and what to do about modern-day men

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we sit down with Olivier Award-winning actor Kyle Soller to talk about his latest role in Romans, a novel, Alice Birch’s ambitious ...

The best autumn theatre part one: from Bacchae to Romans, from Joe Locke to Alicia Vikander

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the nights draw in, Sarah and Alex discuss some of their favourite shows about to hit the stage in the next couple of months including a stage vers...

Bonus episode: Tony Award winner Laura Benanti explains why nobody cares

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As she wraps up a month at the Edinburgh Fringe, Laura Benanti travels south to present her solo comedy show Nobody Cares. She explains her inspiratio...

Is stage door etiquette getting worse?

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a packed agenda on this week's episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast. First up, Sarah reflects on her latest trip north of the border to talk on a ...

Bonus episode: What happens when your press night goes wrong?

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode, we’re joined by two leading lights of musical theatre who are stepping into one of the most beloved shows in the canon. Phill...

Why Liam Gallagher is wrong about festivals

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah has been to the Edinburgh Festival at the same time as Oasis and Liam Gallagher chose to make a few choice remarks about there being another eve...

Bonus episode: Bridgerton star Luke Newton talks returning to the stage – and why it is his safe space

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Newton has won over millions of hearts as Colin Bridgerton, but will face a wholly different challenge when he stars in Darrah Cloud’s House of...

Who’s getting married in the morning?

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s wedding season and Alex is away at one of the numerous celebrations he’s been invited to this summer. Which made him and Sarah think about th...

Bonus episode: Rosalie Craig talks Good Night, Oscar, working alongside Sean Hayes and an actor-musician Company with Jonathan Bailey

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

West End star Rosalie Craig will be returning to the stage this summer to appear alongside Sean Hayes in the London transfer of Good Night, Oscar, now...

Has the New York Times sent shockwaves through the theatre world?

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah and Alex pick up the debate about the role of criticism triggered by the New York Times decision to take three critics off their customary beat....

Bonus episode: How do we build theatre audiences of the future?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We checked in with Emma De Souza, executive director of audience and commercial at Society of London Theatre and the mastermind behind the long-runnin...

Burlesque's turbulent arrival in the West End – and directors arguing with their reviewers

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah is still swanning it up in bella Italia (the country, not the restaurant), so Alex has brought in TheaterMania's editor-in-chief David Gordon to...

Bonus episode: Three Elphabas talk the new world of Wicked – and what the show’s legacy means

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a special midweek episode, three former Elphabas – Louise Dearman, Kerry Ellis and Rachel Tucker – come together to discuss the legacy of Wicke...

What are the hits and who are the stars of tomorrow?

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the Edinburgh Festival approaches Sarah and Alex cast their eye over the listings to see if they can pick the hottest shows and the most promi...

Bonus episode: Natasha Hodgson and Alex Young go head-to-head in an Operation Mincemeat special

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex and Sarah will be back on Friday, but in the meantime we’ve dedicated an episode to a British show that continues to conquer both sides of...

What's the point of an interval? And why are we spraying vodka backstage?

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast, Sarah and Alex plunder the letter bag to tackle some tantalising listener questions – with subje...

Bonus episode: What does an actor-musician musical even mean?

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar celebrating a lengthy summer run at the award-winning Watermill Theatre in Newbury, Ale...

Rachel Zegler, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more discuss Evita's secrets

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we put out our main episode two days early (go back and give it a listen!) – here's something to take you through the weekend. In what is our las...

Is Evita the show of the summer? And if not, what is?

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an excitable episode (fuelled by the heatwave), Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood unite to chew over Jamie Lloyd's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and...

Why seeing a play from the cheap seats can change your life - with special guest playwright Beth Steel

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As her brilliant play Till the Stars Come Down transfers to the West End, playwright Beth Steel talks to Sarah about her unexpected discovery of theat...

Bonus episode: Special guest Katie Brayben on the magic of returning to a role

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With this week's main episode coming out two days early, special guest Katie Brayben joins Alex Wood for a Friday chitchat. The two-time Olivier Award...

Will social media be the end of theatre critics? And are there too many standing ovations?

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a two-part episode as Alex and Sarah reunite after a few weeks out in the wild! Social media is all abuzz with clips of Rachel Zegler's performan...

Behind the scenes at Jamie Lloyd’s Evita

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Rachel Zegler prepares to take on the role of Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s ageless classic, Sarah sets out to find out more ab...

Bonus episode: What happens when you win a Tony Award? With Sarah Snook, Jak Malone, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sunday night saw the winners crowned at the Tony Awards in New York. While new musical Maybe Happy Ending may have been the big winner, there were ple...

Special guest Sonia Friedman talks career-firsts, the hardest shows she's worked on and why Broadway's model is broken

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Description: With Tony Award-winning record breaker Stereophonic in previews in the West End, chief critic Sarah Crompton and managing editor Alex Woo...

Bonus episode: A gigantic new London theatre made for musicals, with special guest Rosemary Squire

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a bonus midweek episode, WhatsOnStage’s editor-in-chief Alex Wood made the trip to the gigantic Olympia event space, home to the new Olympia Thea...

A final theatre season to rule them all

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the week director Rupert Goold announced his farewell programme at the influential Almeida Theatre, Sarah and Alex talk about why his choices refle...

Why British theatres are on the brink of going bust

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As a new report highlights the crisis in British theatres, Sarah and Alex reveal the depth of the difficulties caused by standstill subsidy and rising...

Bonus episode: Special guest Hadley Fraser on juggling a West End show, solo concert and gardening!

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In a mid-week bonus episode, West End star Hadley Fraser discusses his array of new endeavours, including a brand new album, a major solo concer...

How do you stage an unfinished musical?

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood dive headfirst into Stephen Sondheim and David Ives' Here We Are, wading through the history and themes of the show as it...

The best shows to see this summer - from Stereophonic to Jesus Christ Superstar

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah and Alex get out their diaries to do some planning for some of the most exciting events in the months ahead from Eugene O’Neill to Shucked and...

Bonus episode: Jamie Lloyd, Tom Francis and Jak Malone discuss their Tony nominations!

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After Tuesday's main episode, Alex dials into New York to hear from three Tony Awards nominees as a bonus feature. Jamie Lloyd, Tom Francis and Jak Ma...

The National Theatre begins a huge new chapter – but what should audiences expect?

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood head to the National Theatre to hear the venue's new director Indhu Rubasingham unveil her bumper season of productions, ...

Greatest theatre feuds in history, warm-up games and swings, covers and more decoded in our latest Q&A episode

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex and Sarah return for their third Q&A episode, this time diving into the murky depths of theatre feuds and backstage friction. They then turn ...

How Oklahoma! changed my life - with special guest Anoushka Lucas

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah meets Anoushka Lucas, currently starring in Rhinoceros at the Almeida Theatre, to discuss the impact of theatre on her life. She’s always call...

Is London theatre in rude health?

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a bonus episode, editor-in-chief Alex Wood chinwags his way around the Olivier Awards winners' room discussing the state of London theatre, new wri...

Everything you didn't see at the Olivier Awards

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex returns from sabbatical to report from behind the scenes at the Olivier awards where Giant, Fiddler on the Roof, The Curious Case of Benjamin But...

Bonus episode: Michael Sheen and Russell T Davies discuss their latest collaboration

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In a special bonus episode, Alex Wood has a chat with the Welsh National Theatre's artistic director - none other than stage and screen legend M...

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss talk Six The Musical Live - the new film of their hit show

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been quite a year for the talented musical creators. As a new film of their mega-hit Six arrives in cinemas, they tell Sarah why they are still...

Special guest Sir Tim Rice talks Chess returning to Broadway, writing songs with Elton John - and what it’s like to be working with Andrew Lloyd Webber again

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah talks to lyricist extraordinaire Sir Tim Rice as he takes My Life in Musicals, his show of theatrical memories, on a tour of the UK and Ire...

Special guest Samantha Barks talks Les Mis, Frozen on Disney Plus and Oliver!

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah talks to Samantha Barks ahead of her one-off concert at the London Palladium on April 5. In a wide-ranging interview Samantha reveals why Elsa w...

Special guest James Graham on Gareth Southgate, male role models and why his next play is about the collapse of the global economy

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the week that Dear England, his play about the English football team, reopens at the National Theatre, playwright James Graham has announced that h...