Stage Appropriate (A Musical Theatre Podcast)

One of our weirdest show combinations in this episode, as we cover a mid-2010s modern classic about German teenagers in desperate need of PSHE lessons, a cute play about children who are okay for PSHE but perhaps should put Newsround on, and a show which we were, frankly, baffled by and which no amount of PSHE would fix.

Since we recorded this, Schmigadoon! has been nominated for a million Tonys, and Mexodus has won a load of off-Broadway awards, but really the validation they've both been waiting for is a rave from us, so everyone can stop holding their breath now. Bonus non-musical content includes a heart-wrenching tale of feline rescue.

More Broadway excitement this week, as we cover Catherine of Aragon's swamp accent, the rules of vampires and Ben Platt's vibrato.

3 more shows from our New York trip: all off-Broadway and some old favourites included. South American rodents, killer plants and top level parenting decisions await you.

We went back to Broadway, baby! And here is the first of our round-ups of the shows we saw when we were there, covering two shows that were new to us and one previous favourite, along with understudy slip-related misunderstandings, dopplegangers and Katy finally snapping and shh-ing people (not Juno, on this occasion).

Today's musical theatre nonsense comes via a trip to York for the new production of 'The Secret Garden,' based on a book which Katy definitely read as a child but, of which, apparently has no recollection whatsoever.

In this episode, we ask the really big questions that other podcasts are too scared to discuss. Does all great art come from suffering? Should we cling onto childhood for longer? And, most crucially, do we all have an LNER puppet in the back of our head? Oh, and we also talk about 'Tina', the Tina Turner bio-musical a little bit. If you have a dog called Otis/are a person called Otis, this...

So, the chances that anyone at all knows what we're on about in this episode are tiny but as that's probably the case half the time anyway, we'll carry on. If you don't know, Drama Club was an iconic Nickelodeon show, cut off in its prime, never to be seen again, featuring the funniest writing kids' TV has ever seen (probably). If you aren't desperately searching the dark w...

We're back after a little break in posting/forgetting that this episode hadn't already been posted. If you've listened before you'll be shocked to learn this episode features as much discussion of snacks, Finn Wolfhard and Punch the monkey as The Kinks. If you haven't listened before, maybe start with one of our more professional efforts...

Get ready for some incisive debate about today's shows, as well as some nonsense about pigeons and characters from Young Sheldon. Thanks for listening to our silly podcast!

Childbirth might be a nightmare but Southwark Playhouse never is; in this episode, we discuss the wonderful Ballad Lines, a mildly traumatic but beautifully sung new musical, playing at one of our favourite theatres.

Here's another episode about something musical theatre-adjacent which we've enjoyed at home (repeatedly) - the pure joy and genius that is Apple TV's Schmigadoon! Let the campaign for season 3 start here. Justice for Les Schmis!

Not only did it rain for the whole of January, but we also had weeks without a theatre trip so the whole thing was very sad. Not to worry though, because there's always made-for-TV Disney movies with the Jonas Brothers, dodgy sound levels and questionable dance moves.

Our first shows of 2026 take us to Panem (or, as Juno seems to think it is called, the E-Planet), Hawkins and, erm, some woods. It was like being on a gap year except it meant going to London for two days and noone got a henna tattoo or food poisoning.

It's time for our annual awards, when we celebrate the very best of the shows we saw in 2025. Do you like our new theme music? Juno remixed it because apparently she's a DJ now. Also, if Jamie Muscato does happen to be listening, nobody thinks you're a loser; it was just the competitive spirit getting to one of the presenters. Let us know which shows you'd award in the comments!

Three shows to discuss today and yet somehow the most iconic bits are Juno having oddly specific wedding cake ideas and a guest appearance from a member of our household making their Stage Appropriate debut.

One of our (and everyone's) most anticipated shows of 2025 is today's topic; will we buck the trend and be the one dissenting voice, claiming Paddington is not good? No. Of course we won't. Don't be silly.

Happy Boxing Day, everyone! Or plain old happy December 26th if Boxing Day is not a thing where you are. What does it even mean? Noone knows. Anyway, here's our episode on the long-awaited debut of musical theatre nerd favourite, Ride the Cyclone, currently playing at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Please excuse the random Stranger Things references; Juno's a teenager now and completely bey...

We're back! With an episode we recorded in October! Which hasn't been posted till now because the laptop was on the blink! Anyway, we have returned with tales of a brilliant pair of shows, a first trip to Birmingham and a PUBLIC DISORDER REPORT. It's all very exciting.

Here's the tale of our Musical Con weekend, confusingly prefaced with a detailed analysis of 'Evan Almighty.' As usual, dinosaurs get a mention, along with problematic 90s film plots and peanut-butter based snacks.

It's the musical adaptation of Juno's favourite film! This is big news. This is discussed among other topics including anti-Paddington slander, our acapella skills and whether Jurassic Park would make a good musical.

We went to see this brand new show during its premiere run at the lovely York Theatre Royal (which, incidentally, has the best sight lines of any stalls seats anywhere). Somehow we end up discussing how horses would wear trousers, Juno seems to lose herself trying to remember an Eminem song (see what I did there?) and at least one of us is definitely about to lose their voice.

A glaring contrast in shows in this episode, with bonus discussion of two straight plays too. What a treat! Listen out for us being judgy about other people's toilet habits and Juno speculating on the Birmingham marshmallow scene.

The last of our London summer shows are the topic of discussion in this episode, also featuring chatty audience members, inclement weather and Juno for some reason deciding right before recording a podcast was the right time to put on a face mask that would a) limit her ability to speak and b) make her look like a fictional serial killer.

Inevitably, we saw the summer's biggest show in the West End: Jamie Lloyd's Evita. It was... a whole thing, involving the world's tallest man, baffled customers at the Angus Steak House and, for some reason, a Harry Potter tangent. And probably loads of Oliviers. Not for us.