MusicalTalk - The UK's Independent Musical Theatre Podcast

The dust has settled, the streets are quieter and all the bunting has all gone – but the 2011 Fringe still leaves a warm glow for all of those who were there. Join Thos and David as they give us the final wrap up and chat about some more of those enigmatic musicals that were on offer – and hear songs from our Pick of the Fringe!

Join and Andrew Keating and our friend Sandra as they discuss their thoughts on the Theatre Royal Stratford East's production of A Clockwork Orange. For more information about the production - please visit http://www.stratfordeast.com/whats_on/aclockworkorange.shtml

The Edinburgh Fringe is over but the memories linger on! Join Thos and David as they interview singers, directors, musical directors, musicians, composers, actors and stage managers and help Edinburgh unlock her musical theatre secrets!

The dust may have settled at the Edinburgh Fringe for 2011 but MusicalTalk still has some tales to tell; Join Thos as he investigates variety, variance and vision with shows that confound expectations and have done something unusual: MusicalTalk with a twist.

Andrew K and his friend Jason were at the final night of Love Never Dies - the sequel to the Phantom of the Opera at the Adelphi Theatre. Hear their thoughts on the show's development over its run, the final night and be sure to stick around for the outtakes

Nick and Andrew report from The Barbican Theatre where they saw The Lincoln Theatre's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Award Winning musical South Pacific.

Join MusicalTalk at the Edinburgh Fringe and hear all about some amazing, varied and, frankly excellent, musicals – not to mention some others!  From pantomime dames to directors, from composers to singers, from MDs to improvisers, MusicalTalk has them all!

Hoorah! The world's biggest arts festival is here again – and so is MusicalTalk. Get all the low down, the high up, and the middling bits too as Thos stalks and talks to all and sundry. It's a fantastic and frighteningly fun fiesta-flavoured festival fringe frolic! Phew!

Join us for a review of The National Theatre's wonderful production of London Road.

MusicalTalk was delighted to be asked to cover the benefit gala for Dress Circle - The World's Greatest Showbiz Shop! Hear from Stuart Matthew Price, Simon Lipkin, Ramin Karimloo, Kim Criswell, Alex Gaumond and others as they discuss the shop!

Catch up on this bumper bouncing episode as Thos continues his in depth interview with noted American composer, lyricist and bookwriter, Charles Bloom, as well as starting the countdown to the Edinburgh Fringe – and hear song after song after song...

Thos met noted American composer, lyricist and bookwriter, Charles Bloom on a recent visit to London for a magical, highly informative and revealing conversation about his impressive life and career: all this and a brand new Charles Bloom song...

Nick shares his thoughts on the new musical of Ghost - playing at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, and he and Andrew have an entertaining chat with the entertaining entertainer - Bobby Crush. Bobby talks about his Liberace tribute show heading to Edinburgh this summer.

Nick and Andrew take a popular topic from the MusicalTalk Twitter feed - and discuss what our faithful followers thing might be the most popular original musical.

MusicalTalk talks to Paul Emelion Daly, about his romantic musical comedy When Harry Met Barry, and delves into revivals, revisions and revisitations...and Rome!

Tim introduces the Fourth Annual Tim Williams awards, presented by Bruce Wall, recorded at the Cochrane Theatre on Sun 26 June 2011. A succession of brand new musical theatre songs, performed by Peter Polycarpou, Dianne Pilkington, Stuart Matthew Price, Marilyn Cutts, Rebecca Caine and many others.

Nick and Mike Dixon check out Shrek playing at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Hear their thoughts, as well as from the stars, and a surprise appearance from Jodie Prenger.

Nick and Andrew report direct from the opening night of London's newest nostalgic musical comedy - Lend me a Tenor based on the play by Ken Ludwig, and starring Matthew Kelly and Joanna Riding, Hear what Nick and Andrew thought, as well as a hilarious interview with Matthew Kelly.

You use the internet. You're using a device right now that is related to the internet - whether it's our fabulous website, iTunes or your iPhone/iPod or other device - YOU use the internet. You also enjoy musical theatre. We discuss how the two have worked together over the last couple of years to promote and, in some ways, perform works of musical theatre.

MusicalTalk completes its miniseries on the life and works of WS Gilbert with this fascinating insight into Ages Ago, his first musical hit. Learn about the musicality of Frederic Clay and Gilbert's own development on the path to becoming the father of modern musical theatre.

MusicalTalk marks the centenary of the death of the father of the modern musical, WS Gilbert, with this exciting, exclusive episode – the complete audio recording of WS Gilbert's Ages Ago, his first musical hit. Featuring a fabulous score by Frederick Clay, Arthur Sullivan's best friend, this highly amusing, tuneful, sophisticated production is yours to download for the first time ever! Hoorah!

Nick and Yves provide a short disucssion on Hamlet The Musical, playing at the Richmod Theatre.

MusicalTalk marks the centenary of the death of the father of the modern musical, WS Gilbert, with this fascinating interview with his latest biographer, Andrew Crowther, where we dissect the character of this cross but carefree, forthright but fun, crotchety and contradictory genius.

MusicalTalk marks the fortieth anniversary of television icon Mr Benn by chatting to the creators of the new musical, Mr Benn -the Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Man, about how to bring a much loved children's character to the stage. Hear songs and music from the show in this lovely conversation – as if by magic!

Nick and Andrew take a stopwatch, the West End listings and a chair each and review every show playing in the West End… even those they haven't yet seen - including plays! This might be difficult… but still, great fun!