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
Why are we so obsessed with Shakespeare? (09.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Bonus episode: Robert Aramayo and Rosie Sheehy on building a marriage at the Royal Court
- Theatre to watch in 2026: from Arcadia to Kimberly Akimbo, from Cynthia Erivo to Josh O’Connor and Tilda Swinton
- Bonus episode: Jack Holden on the five-star KENREX
- Who are the theatre names ready to make a splash in 2026
- Bonus episode: Producer Kenny Wax on Top Hat dancing back into London, the meteoric rise of Six and the merry success of Mischief
- 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!
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