Theatre Club Podcast

We're back, double vaxed and better than ever! After a long break from the podcast we've finally been on our first trip to see live theatre since pre-pandemic. In episode 66 we bring you our reviews of Singin In The Rain at Sadlers Wells and Operation Mincemeat at Southwark Playhouse, as well as Alice's "top tip" of what to book and where to sit and a much needed cocktail...

We've been to our first live theatre show since March! Christina Modestou, original star of SIX the musical host a night of musical songs at our beloved Southwark Playhouse with very special guest, the one and only Jenna Russell, how could we not go and see that!?! We also review an online production of First Date, a musical staring Samantha Barks and Simon Lipkin. Lastly we discuss this year...

We're back after a little hiatus to discuss some new theatre heading back to the London stage at Southwark Playhouse and Regent's Park Open Air Theatre with their productions of The Last Five Years and Jesus Christ Superstar respectively. We also run-down a list of some exciting movie-musicals that are heading our way and some new platforms for watching live theatre, in the form of The T...

We review the BBC's update of the classic Alan Bennett series of monologues Talking Heads, and Yael Farber's 2016 National Theatre production of Lorraine Hansberry's play Les Blancs which was shown as part of NT At Home. We also discus the latest news surrounding British theatre, including new social distanced productions and drive-in performances. Plus Alice has some big personal n...

Another remotely recorded Lockdown Edition in which we review Headlong Theatre's quarantine TV series on the BBC, featuring the work of some brilliant UK playwrights and stage performers. We also discuss Secret Cinema's new upcoming drive-in experience, as well as some theatre news and some boozy booze!  -  Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC At...

While we're still in COVID-19 lockdown we thought we'd keep our theatre brains sharps and have some fun and take part in the TodayTix online theatre quiz hosted by star of & Juliet, the fabulous Miriam-Teak Lee. We also have an update on Unprecedented, the exciting new series of short pays from Headlong on the BBC.   -  Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licen...

We're still in COVID lockdown and so we're once again recording remotely and discussing the best of online theatre, including Arthur Pita's strange and sublime dance piece Metamorphosis streaming on the Royal Opera House YouTube channel. We discuss the upcoming slate of online shows from The National Theatre, Alan Bennett's new and upcoming Talking Heads series, and some cover...

Due to the global pandemic of Covid19 all UK theatres have closed. But that doesn't mean that you can't still see some great theatre! In this remotely recorded episode we discuss all the amazing theatre and performance that is available to watch online, from National Theatre productions to Andrew Lloyd Webber on Instagram. We hope everyone is staying home if they can and staying safe, an...

We review the premier of Stephen Schwartz 's stage musical, The Prince of Egypt which has just opened in London's West End. We revisit Waitress as the show's writer, Sara Bareilles joins the London cast as Jenna alongside broadway star Gavin Creel. And we have a review of A Number, by Carol Churchill at The Bridge Theatre starring Roger Allam and Colin Morgan. Alice's Top Tip i...

A jam-packed episode with reviews of four very different shows: Nora A Doll's House at The Young Vic, Uncle Vanya staring Toby Jones at The Harold Pinter Theatre, Death of England at The National staring Rafe Spall, and Musik staring Frances Barber at The Leicester Square Theatre. We also find out what Madonna super-fan Madeleine made of the Madame X tour at The London Palladium, as well as t...

Madeleine, Oscar and Alice are back together in episode 56, with reviews of West End musical extravaganza Mary Poppins, staring Zizi Strallen and Charlie Stemp; The Old Vic's new production of the flummoxing Smauel Becket play Endgame, staring Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming; and we review Conor McPherson's Bob Dylan musical-play, Girl From The North Country. We also have a great Top T...

In Episode 55 we review the Kander and Ebb musical Curtains, which is currently touring the UK; The Welkin, a new play staring Maxine Peake which has just opened at The National Theatre; and The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe which is soon to close at The Bridge Theatre. We also have a very special interview with TV presenter, Strictly Come Dancing winner and now musical theatre star Ore Oduba, w...

We're revisiting the show that we chose to launch Theatre Club Podcast with two years ago and bringing you another Hamilton filled episode. We saw the smash-hit musical sensation for a second time in London and we were blown away all over again. In this very special episode we talk about all our favourite moments from the show, discuss the new London cast and we have a Top Tip for an upcoming...

We welcomed in 2020 by recording this latest episode of the podcast on New Years day. We review Amelie The Musical at The Other Palace, and new play Teenage Dick (imagine teen-movie meets Shakespeare's Richard III) at The Donmar Warehouse. We also discuss the upcoming Endgame starring Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming, the new movie adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda's musical In The Heigh...

This episode features a returning, and muted loved, special guest host! We discuss Matthew Warchus' joyous production of A Christmas Carol which returns, beginning festive cheer to The Old Vic Theatre for a third year in a row. Then down the road at The Young Vic we saw the show that has set the theatre scene abuzz, Jackie Sibblies Drury's thought-provoking and challenging new play Fairv...

We review the brand new West End musical & Juliet, and the dark comedy Sydney and the Old Girl at The Park Theatre. We also discuss the recently announced Hello Dolly Broadway transfer set to star Imelda Staunton, and The Bridge Theatre's newly announced 2020/2021 season.  - Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC Attribution License   Hosted on Acas...

In Episode 50 we review three new plays that have recently opened in London: On Bear Ridge at The Royal Court Theatre, Shook at The Southwark Playhouse, and The Antipodes at The National Theatre. We also discuss our favourite past shows that we would love to see return to the London stage, as well as a Top Tip from our favourite pub theatre The Kings Head, and we sip a new cocktail inspired by one...

Its a jam packed episode, with reviews of The National Youth Theatre's rep productions of Frankenstein and Great Expectations at The Southwark Playhouse, Zawe Ashton's new play For All The Woman Who Thought They Were Mad, Sasha Regan's take on the  Broadway classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and The Watermill Theatre's new production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. - Openi...

In episode 48 we review an opera, a musical, and a series of short plays. Fist up is Emma Rice's bold new take on Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld at the ENO, followed by the first professional revival in over 50 years of Jerry Hermans' Broadway classic Mame starring the inimitable Tracie Bennett, and finally a series of four short plays by the boundary pushing British playwrig...

We review William Finn 's musical Falsettos which has recently premiered at The Other Palace. Madeleine tells us all about her immersive experiences at Flight and Coma presented by Darkfields, the trailblazing audio-immersive theatre company. And lastly we review Marina Carr and Yaël Farber's stunning new production of Blood Wedding at The Young Vic. We also have some theater gossip and...

We review Big: The Musical, adapted from the 1988 Tom Hanks film classic, starring Jay McGuiness and Kimberly Walsh. Madeleine gives us her long-awaited review of the polarising Lucy Prebbles play A Very Expensive Poison at the Old Vic. And Alice reviews Shilda at The Vaults, the one-woman musical written and performed by Jeannette Bayardelle.  - Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tac...

In this episode we review two musicals at The Southwark Playhouse; Pasek and Pauls' Dogfight by The British Theatre Academy, and the UK premier of David Malloy's Rachmaninoff musical Preludes. We also have a review of The Watson's, Laura Wade's stage adaptation of Jane Austin's unfinished novel, recorded last year at the time of it's premier at The Chichester Festival...

A trio of reviews, featuring the hottest ticket in town currently, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, as well as The Donamr Warehouse's new play Appropriate, and Michael John LaChiusa's chamber musical Queen Of The Mist at The Charing Cross Theatre. - Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC Attribution License  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

We review five fabulous shows currently playing in London: Les Mis The Concert, Evita, Once On This Island, Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet and Blues In The Night.  - Opening/Closing Music: Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC Attribution License  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 42 we bring you reviews of new LGBT musical The View Upstairs which recently had its UK Premier at The Soho Theatre; a Tenessee Williams double bill, Southern Belles at The Kings Head Theatre; and the proactively titled play which recently finished its smash hit run at The Royal Court Theatre, Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner. And as well as all this, we have our review of The Brid...