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The WhatsOnStage Podcast

The WhatsOnStage Podcast

By: Sarah Crompton & Alex Wood
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WhatsOnStage managing editor Alex Wood and chief theatre critic Sarah Crompton host a weekly podcast on all things theatrical. News, views, frank exchanges and lists offer an unmissable guide to what’s happening on stage (and in film and on television) now, in the past and in future. From musicals, to plays, to immersive shows, to interviews with the biggest stars, there's something for everyone!

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Episodes
  • 157. Inter Alia and legal drama on stage, and Man Utd and Leeds teams made up of actors

    157. Inter Alia and legal drama on stage, and Man Utd and Leeds teams made up of actors
    Apr 10 2026
    Sarah and Alex are inspired by Rosamund Pike’s starry performance in Susie Miller’s Inter Alia to think of other great dramas about the law. And ahead of the Manchester United versus Leeds Premier League clash they chose the best teams from actors born in the cities

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    37 mins
  • 156. Bonus episode: Calam Lynch and Noah Ritter discuss the Fifth Beatle in Please Please Me

    156. Bonus episode: Calam Lynch and Noah Ritter discuss the Fifth Beatle in Please Please Me
    Apr 8 2026
    On this bonus episode, we talk to Calam Lynch and Noah Ritter, two of the stars of Please Please Me, Tom Wright's play about Brian Epstein, often known as the "fifth Beatle." Lynch plays Epstein, with Ritter as the iconic John Lennon, with the play having its world premiere at the Kiln Theatre later this month. Ritter explains why he was destined to play John Lennon, while Lynch celebrates a return to the Kiln.

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    27 mins
  • 155. It was a tragic week for love on stage

    155. It was a tragic week for love on stage
    Apr 3 2026
    Sarah has been hither and thither this week reviewing very long plays (with some very late endings) – with Romeo and Juliet starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe clocking in at three hours, while Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner not far off the same duration. It brings up all sorts of questions about love stories on stage, the importance of dance for bringing out unspoken truths, and whether or not you should smile during a curtain call.

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    34 mins
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