Stalls to Stage

I am joined for my first ever double guest episode by Jordan Luke Gage and Dan Krikler, who are gearing up to star together in Redcliffe at Southwark Playhouse Borough. Jordan not only stars, he wrote the book, wrote the lyrics, and wrote the music for Redcliffe, so it was great to get to talk to him about the process of bringing something new to life, from his brain all the way to the stage. And...

Hello! Welcome to episode 4 of Stalls to Stage 2026, with the incredible Lauren Azania. Join us to chat Hadestown, The Harder They Come, the north London youth theatre that birthed half the current West End talent, and of course the joy of leopard print. And then, go on and treat yourself to a ticket to the Stalls to Stage Awards! Lauren will be joining us as a presenter and it promises to be a re...

STALLS TO STAGE AWARDS TICKETS! Hello, hi, and welcome back to Stalls to Stage, and episode 3 of the 2026 season - lovely to have you here! On this episode I am joined by George Ross - who has spent the last 2 years saving the day essentially, as part of the covers and swings team at MJ the Musical! With the show due to finish on Saturday, we reflected on his time in the show, what it’s taught him...

Before I tell you about this weeks guest, I have a couple questions for you - first, do you love theatre? I hope so or this is not the podcast for you. Second - are you free and able to get to London on April 20th? And third, do you fancy spending £35 for a night of joy, celebration, music, and theatrical fun? If yes, tickets are on sale right now for the Stalls to Stage Awards 2026, happening at...

Hello and welcome to Stalls to Stage and the first episode of the 2026 season. Let it never be said that I don’t give the people what they want because we are starting big, we are starting with easily the most requested guest I’ve had - he’s currently walking to the underworld and back 8 times a week at the Lyric Theatre as Orpheus in Hadestown, join me for chat with Dylan Wood. There’s a big anno...

Hello! Welcome to another episode of Stalls to Stage, a home for all things theatre! I am so excited to introduce our guest for this episode, because whilst we are blessed with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to talent on our UK theatre stages, I believe you’d be hard pressed to find a more captivating storyteller and vocalist than this person. He made his West End Debut almost 10 years a...

Hello! Welcome to another episode of Stalls to Stage, a home for all things theatre! This weeks guest is Shalisha James Davis, who is currently making her West End debut in Punch, the newest offering from powerhouse writer James Graham. It tells the true story of Jacob Dunne - who as a teenager threw one punch which had fatal consequences for James Hodgkinson. I’d like to take the chance to offer...

We’re back! Did you miss us? Because we missed you! That’s right baby, after a little bit of a break, I am back to chit chat all things theatre with the lovers and makers again! This week I am joined by Grace Mouat, absolute sweetheart of the UK Theatre scene. All the fan faves of the last 5 years, she’s been in them - Six, &Juliet, Bake Off, Mean Girls - and now she’s taking on the role of Lu...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. And huge news, it’s our first girly of the year. My guest this week has played some major roles on UK stages, originating the role of Fatimah in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, took on the crown of Anne Boleyn in Six, and Elle Woods at the Regent’s park production of Legally Blonde. Right now s...

Welcome to this weeks episode of Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. This week I am joined by an actor you may know better from TV than from stage, starring in Channel 4’s Humans as Max, A Discovery of Witches as Christopher Roberts, and Lockwood and Co as Inspector Barnes. But right now he is gracing the West End with what is one of the fi...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. My guest this week has established quite a name for himself on our West End stages despite only having graduated from Guildford School of acting in 2021. His appearance as JD in the UK tour and @sohoplace run of Heathers saw him nominated for best professional debut at our inaugural awards earl...

My guest this week is an Irish actor whose career really does just keep climbing to new heights. Quite literally in the case of 42 Balloons. Something like 16,000ft in a lawn chair. You may know him from the Original London and West End casts of Bonnie & Clyde where he was cover for both Buck and Clyde Barrow, or perhaps you saw him last year as alternate Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, or of cou...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. My guest this week is an actor who has been making people laugh on London stages for coming on 20 years. He was part of the original casts of Avenue Q and Rock of Ages, has gotten festive on more than one occasion in Elf and Nativity, he’s also a card carrying member of the magic circle. Maybe....

Welcome to stalls to stage where i sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. My guest this week has been gracing stage and screen for the last 10 years after graduating from RADA in 2013. She has been seen on screen alongside Michaela Coel in the Netflix Musical Been So Long, in Amazon Primes adaptation of the Alex Rider books, and on stage in critically acclaimed hits s...

My guest this week is an incredibly talented performer who has lit up both stage and screen with his remarkable career. He’s captivated audiences with standout performances in hit productions like Sunny Afternoon, where he won an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Ray Davies, and The Winter’s Tale at the Garrick. On television, he’s starred in Lark Rise to Candleford and the critically acclaimed s...

Hello! Welcome to the episode, delighted to have you here. This one is a little different, as this week is Discover Creative Careers Week, so I got to sit down with Simon Stephens who is Head of Skills Centre at National Theatre and two young people currently on their Young Tech’s course - Alliance and Vani - to find out more about the role National Theatre plays in this week, and more generally a...

My guest this week is a powerhouse of British theatre, known for his versatility and magnetic stage presence. With standout performances as Scar in The Lion King and Nigerian icon Fela Kuti in Fela! he quickly made a name for himself, before earning an Olivier nomination for his unforgettable role in Memphis the Musical. From drama to comedy, he has shown impressive range, most recently bringing h...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. My guest this week is a celebrated actor whose career has spanned stage and screen, garnering acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in the UK and raised in the United States, he has made a name for himself with his commanding presence and extraordinary depth in classical and contemporary...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. My guest this week is a performer who has been treading the boards since she was just 9 years old. She spent time with the Royal Ballet, trained at RADA and has starred in shows like Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Small Island, and can now be seen in Coriolanus at the National’s...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. My guest this week is a performer who was part of the original broadway cast of The Addams Family, is a grammy award winner for his work in Akhnaten, and he has performed around the world in some of the most prestigious opera houses on the planet, being named the Most Innovative Opera Singer of...

My guest this week is a performer who has been all over the world with his career, from his home in Australia, to the USA, to Germany, and of course the UK. He’s been in some of the best loved shows, playing some truly iconic characters in the world of musical theatre, including Frank n Furter in Rocky Horror, Elder Price in Book of Mormon, Bob Gaudio in one of my absolute favourite shows Jersey B...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with the lovers and makers of theatre to talk all about it. My guest this week has been gracing stages for well over a decade now, though you may know him better from his work in TV and Film. Eastenders, Hollyoaks, Doctor Who, he has been in some of our most iconic British shows, and most recently led the smash hit Netflix production everyone was talkin...

Welcome to Stalls to Stage, where I sit down with lovers and makers of theatre to chat all about it. This week I am joined by a writer who I first met a little over a year ago at Musical Bites at The Other Palace, where his musical Vinnie and Paul - that tells the tale of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin - was getting a little showcase. I loved what I saw, it was unique, funny, devastating in mom...

On this week’s episode, B is joined by one of the West Ends finest talents, who has been treading the boards since he was 4 years old, a seasoned pro and he’s not even 30 yet! If you saw The Lion King in 2005/2006 he may have been your Young Simba, but more recently you may have seen him as Eddie Kendricks in Ain’t Too Proud, alternate Evan in Dear Evan Hansen, or right now as Middle Michael in MJ...

On this week’s episode, B is joined by one of the UK’s most shining talents from both stage and screen. You may know him as Kwame in the smash hit TV show I May Destroy You, or as George in Sky TV’s The Lazarus Project . Or perhaps on stage with the RSC in Hamlet or King Lear . In the last couple of years he’s been in A Number at The Old Vic, The Effect at National Theatre which also transferred t...