Theatre Club Podcast

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, who tells us all about the new production of Curtains in which he is currently staring alongside comedian Jason Manfield and west-end superstars Carley Stenson and Rebecca Lock. - 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.

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 Lin Manuel-Miranda show set to tour the UK, as well as a new Hamilton inspired cocktail creation. - 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.

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 Heights and much more, including the ultimate New Year's Day hangover cocktail!- 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.

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 Fairview (no spoilers we promise!). Aurelia Thierree graced London once again with another of her truly unique and magical theatre productions, Bells and Spells which played at The Coronet Theatre. And finally we enjoyed the frothy delights of Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend in a fabulous new production currently playing at The Menier Chocolate Factory. -- 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.

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 Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 of the plays from this episode. - 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.

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.- 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 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 playwright Carol Churchill, Glass.Kill.Bluebeard.Imp, staged at The Royal Court Theatre. We also have a Top-Tip for those looking for something to book this Christmas, a Mame inspired cocktail, and we discus our top five Disney films!-  - 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.

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 casting news, and a new themed cocktail.   - 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.

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-Tachyonis: licensed under a CC Attribution License  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Theatre. The Watson's transfers to The Menier Chocolate Factory this September. We also talk Fosse/Verdon, Cassie Levy, and a brand new production of the classic Broadway musical Gypsy!- 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.

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/privacy for more information.

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 Bridges of Madison County, The Menier Chocolate Factory’s new production of the Jason Robert Brown musical, staring non-other than Theatre Club Podcast fave Jenna Russell. - 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 41 we review Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical currently playing at The Savoy Theatre in London's West End, Nicholas Hytner's new immersive production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Bridge Theatre, and new musical Fiver at The Southwark Playhouse. We also have Alice's Top Tip, a new LGBTQ musical coming to The Soho Theatre, Sister Act The Musical news, more Jenna Russell chat, and of course a new cocktail creation inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream- 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 40 we review The Old Vic's new production of Noel Coward's Present Laughter staring Andrew Scott, Iris Theatre's promenade production of Hamlet, Arthur Pita's dark dance piece, The Mother staring ballet superstar Natalia Osipova, and the classic comedy farce Noises Off which returns to The Lyric Hammersmith nearly 40 years since it premiered there in 1982.  - 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 39 we review three fantastic, but very different pieces of theatre: The hilarious WWII musical,  and a bit of a hidden gem, that is Spitlip's Operation Mincemeat; The romantic and sweepingly operatic musical The Light in the Piazza, staring opera sensation Rene Fleming; And the world renowned San Francisco Ballet at Sadlers Wells. Plus we have our Top Tip, some Falsettos casting news, and a new cocktail inspired by one of this episode's shows. -- 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.

Episode 38 of Theatre Club was recorded live outside Wiltons Music Hall on our trip to see and review The Sweet Science of Bruising, so you will hear a few noisy planes flying overhead adding so ambience as we review both a new production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie directed by Femi Elufowoju jr at The Arcola Theatre, and Ibsen's angst ridding love story Rosmersholm staring Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke, currently playing in London's West End. - 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 37 we review the musical Waitress, which transferred from Broadway to the West End earlier this year, and The Southwark Playhouse’s new keltic-folk musical, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. There’s also reviews of Coral Browne: This F**king Lady!, playing at the Kings Head Theatre, and the outrageous camp parody, Drag Becomes Her, staring RuPaul’s Drag Race legends BenDeLaCreme and Jinx Monsoon - 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.

Two quirky and quite bonkers pieces of theatre to review in episode 36 of Theatre Club. Amour, a whimsical Micahel Legrand musical at The Charing Cross Theatre, and then Kneehigh Theatre's twisted take on The Begger's Opera; Dead Dog In A Suitcase (and other love stories), which is currently touring the UK. We also discuss two exciting new musicals coming to London later this year, Falsettos and Big The Musical!  - 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.