The WhatsOnStage Podcast
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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Latest Episode
Bonus episode: Producer Kenny Wax on Top Hat dancing back into London, the meteoric rise of Six and the merry success of Mischief (23.12.2025)
Previous Episodes
- What were the best stage shows of 2025?
- Bonus episode: Michael Harrison on ten years of panto at the Palladium
- Giants and horses and bears – why do puppets cast such a powerful spell?
- Bonus episode exclusive: Meet agents from the Operation Mincemeat tour!
- Maria Friedman on the great risk of her Merrily We Roll Along movie and her dear friend Stephen Sondheim
- A warm welcome for Paddington
- Meeting John Le Carré, writing about death and some advice for young writers
- Paul Hilton on finding his own Scrooge, saving the Oldham Coliseum and why it’s good to cry at the theatre
- Is Wicked: For Good good or bad?
- Bonus episode: The Wicked movie's casting directors explain the secrets to their success
- Alan Cumming on his Pitlochry season, being a voluntary artistic director and experiences on the all-male Company
- The Hunger Games - and Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and some hopes for the future of arts in education
- Bonus episode: Caissie Levy and Jack Wolfe have a perfect loving family reunion
- The pick of the best Christmas shows - and a celebration of Richard Burton
- Bonus episode: We meet the team behind Paddington Bear!
- Bonus episode: West End producer Colin Ingram reflects on 20 years of his company, the star casting debate and how the West End ecosystem is changing
- Exclusive interview: John Proctor is the Villain, Tilda Swinton and a huge 70th birthday party – David Byrne on his new Royal Court season
- Chris Pine, Keanu Reeves and the effects of star casting
- Bonus episode: Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin have a very special announcement...
- The report the theatre world can't ignore: Women's health in the spotlight with special guest Emily Vaughan-Barratt
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