Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre

The Boy Who Sailed The Ocean in an Armchair written by Jordan Li-Smith, based on the novel by Lara Williamson: Becket Rumsey and his brother Billy are awoken in the middle of the night by their Dad and must leave everything behind, including their almost-mum Pearl. Whilst coming to terms with the fact that his real mum died before he had a chance to say goodbye to her too, he arms himself with an...

JULIE The Musical written by Abey Bradbury: LGBTQ+ icon Julie D'Aubigny is down in history as one of the most chaotic characters to have ever lived - one of the first public figures to live as an openly bisexual woman, just some her adventures included seducing nuns, duelling multiple men at once, burning down convents, being bribed by Princes, innovating Opera - and this all before she turned 30....

Woodhouse written by Kath Haling and Katharine Farmer: a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma that explores what Jane would have said if she was here to say it now, with more freedom to show her characters as stronger and more independent with less of a need for them to seem naive. Featuring songs ‘Any Wonder’ and ‘Say It Again’ performed by Roshani Abbey and Oli Higginson. Kath Haling (she/he...

Wish List written by Charli Eglinton: the story of how a troubled, disillusioned boy learns to live...from a girl who’s going to die. Featuring songs ‘No-one Can Fix Me’ and ‘Turn the Page’ performed by Charli Eglinton. Charli Eglinton (she/her) Book / Music / Lyrics Charli is a musical theatre writer (concept, book, music and lyrics) with a current slate of nine original musicals, including Savin...

Scouts! The Musical written by Sam Cochrane & David Fallon: Scouts from around the world have gathered to compete but when someone threatens to sabotage the competition, it is up to Joe and Ayesha to put aside their rivalries and use their newfound skills to save the day! This heart-warming new musical has everything from hypnotic tango dance breaks to campfire rock ballads. Featuring songs ‘I...

Lady M written by James Beeny & Gina Georgio: the untold story of Lady Macbeth. Chilling flashbacks of her haunted past are woven into this reimagining of Shakespeare’s famous tale, revealing an original backstory to Lady Macbeth's villainy and downfall. Featuring songs ‘What Must Be Done’ ft. Kerry Ellis and ‘Mother Scotland’ performed by Earl Carpenter, Tom Hier, Sam O’Rourke, Karl Queensbor...

Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre  features exclusive previews of new musical theatre, curated and hosted by director Alex Jackson and The Other Palace Programme Manager, Kiki Stevenson. Each episode we bring you music from two new British musicals and exclusive interviews with the writers and creatives. Formerly All That Scratch, the podcast returns in a new format...

This episode, recorded from home in lockdown, features a lookback on eight new musicals that featured in the first season of All That Scratch: St Anne Comes Home, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch, The Phase, Tokyo Rose, Weapons of the Weak, The Colosseum, Brother, and You & I: A New Musical . It includes new songs not yet featured on All That Scratch from each of these mus...

The All That Scratch Podcast is a curated hour of promising new British musical theatre recorded live at The Other Palace. Handpicked from open submissions, each episode features a line-up of talented writers sharing their work and taking part in exclusive interviews. Join our live studio audience for an intimate evening of original writing. It’s a chance to hear your future favourite musicals bef...

The All That Scratch Podcast is a curated hour of promising new British musical theatre recorded live at The Other Palace. Handpicked from open submissions, each episode features a line-up of talented writers sharing their work and taking part in exclusive interviews. Join our live studio audience for an intimate evening of original writing. It’s a chance to hear your future favourite musicals bef...

The All That Scratch Podcast is a curated hour of promising new British musical theatre recorded live at The Other Palace. Handpicked from open submissions, each episode features a line-up of talented writers sharing their work and taking part in exclusive interviews. Join our live studio audience for an intimate evening of original writing. It’s a chance to hear your future favourite musicals bef...

Episode 4 Recorded: 23 July 2019 ‘Nasty‘ and ‘We Didn’t Make It To Disney’ from Unfortunate Book & Lyrics | Robyn Grant & Daniel Foxx  Music | Tim Gilvin Associate Director | Siobhan Cannon-Brownlie Producer | Laura Elmes Performers | Robyn Grant, Allie Munro, Steffan Rizzi, Katie Wells ‘Rising’ from Berlin girl Director | Charlie Pittman Book, Music & Lyrics | George Rennison Mir...

The podcast home of new british musical theatre. All That Scratch is a curated scratch night recorded live at The Other Palace and released as a podcast. Produced The Other Palace in partnership with All That Productions, it gives new musicals and emerging artists a stage to present their work for development and feedback. Visit www.allthatproductions.co.uk for more information, submission details...

The podcast home of new british musical theatre. All That Scratch is a curated scratch night recorded live at The Other Palace and released as a podcast. Produced The Other Palace in partnership with All That Productions, it gives new musicals and emerging artists a stage to present their work for development and feedback. Visit www.allthatproductions.co.uk for more information, submission details...

All That Scratch is a new curated scratch night recorded live and released as a podcast. Produced The Other Palace in partnership with All That Productions, it gives new musicals and emerging artists a stage to present their work for development and feedback. Visit www.allthatproductions.co.uk for more information, submission details and future episode recording dates. Episode 1 Recorded: 28 Janua...