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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Playwright David Ireland: from 'The Troubles' to romantic comedy
David Ireland on why Most Favoured @sohotheatre.bsky.social is a contrast to the work for which he is best-known
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David Ireland on why Most Favoured @sohotheatre.bsky.social is a contrast to the work for which he is best-known
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November 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Playwright David Ireland: from 'The Troubles' to romantic comedy
David Ireland on why Most Favoured @sohotheatre.bsky.social is a contrast to the work for which he is best-known
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David Ireland on why Most Favoured @sohotheatre.bsky.social is a contrast to the work for which he is best-known
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Inaugural production of new company honouring Buzz Goodbody (@the-rsc.bsky.social)
Adam Goodbody and John Chisham on Petty Men at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
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Adam Goodbody and John Chisham on Petty Men at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
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November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Inaugural production of new company honouring Buzz Goodbody (@the-rsc.bsky.social)
Adam Goodbody and John Chisham on Petty Men at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
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Adam Goodbody and John Chisham on Petty Men at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social
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PODCAST EPISODE: Watford gets giant Stephen Fry in panto
Watford Palace AD Steve Marmion on panto, directing and running a theatre
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Watford Palace AD Steve Marmion on panto, directing and running a theatre
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November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
PODCAST EPISODE: Watford gets giant Stephen Fry in panto
Watford Palace AD Steve Marmion on panto, directing and running a theatre
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Watford Palace AD Steve Marmion on panto, directing and running a theatre
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Rebecca and Louise present Evita... the sequel?
Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole on Evita Too from Sh!t Theatre at London's Southbank Centre
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Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole on Evita Too from Sh!t Theatre at London's Southbank Centre
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November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Rebecca and Louise present Evita... the sequel?
Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole on Evita Too from Sh!t Theatre at London's Southbank Centre
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Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole on Evita Too from Sh!t Theatre at London's Southbank Centre
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: 30 years of Border Crossings—and Bruford online BA
Michael Walling on the 30th anniversary of his theatre company and a Rose Bruford degree course
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Michael Walling on the 30th anniversary of his theatre company and a Rose Bruford degree course
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October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: 30 years of Border Crossings—and Bruford online BA
Michael Walling on the 30th anniversary of his theatre company and a Rose Bruford degree course
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Michael Walling on the 30th anniversary of his theatre company and a Rose Bruford degree course
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Flat earthers look for the edge of the world in Antarctica
Playwright Jessica Norman on her new play This Little Earth at London's Arcola Theatre
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Playwright Jessica Norman on her new play This Little Earth at London's Arcola Theatre
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October 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Flat earthers look for the edge of the world in Antarctica
Playwright Jessica Norman on her new play This Little Earth at London's Arcola Theatre
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Playwright Jessica Norman on her new play This Little Earth at London's Arcola Theatre
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LOVEtheatre's Show Of The Week
Punch
Apollo Theatre, London
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Punch
Apollo Theatre, London
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October 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
LOVEtheatre's Show Of The Week
Punch
Apollo Theatre, London
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Punch
Apollo Theatre, London
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Dirty Dancing
9 venues - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Stoke, Sunderland &Wimbledon
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9 venues - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Stoke, Sunderland &Wimbledon
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September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Dirty Dancing
9 venues - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Stoke, Sunderland &Wimbledon
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9 venues - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Stoke, Sunderland &Wimbledon
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Show Of The Week - save up to 35%
Get Down Tonight: The KC and The Sunshine Band Musical
Charing Cross Theatre, London
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Get Down Tonight: The KC and The Sunshine Band Musical
Charing Cross Theatre, London
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September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Show Of The Week - save up to 35%
Get Down Tonight: The KC and The Sunshine Band Musical
Charing Cross Theatre, London
Opens this Wednesday
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Get Down Tonight: The KC and The Sunshine Band Musical
Charing Cross Theatre, London
Opens this Wednesday
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PODCAST EPISODE: Night Waking on Mull
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on running Scotland's only island producing theatre, An Tobar and Mull Theatre @atandmt.bsky.social
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Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on running Scotland's only island producing theatre, An Tobar and Mull Theatre @atandmt.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
PODCAST EPISODE: Night Waking on Mull
Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on running Scotland's only island producing theatre, An Tobar and Mull Theatre @atandmt.bsky.social
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Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on running Scotland's only island producing theatre, An Tobar and Mull Theatre @atandmt.bsky.social
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Martin Sherman, from the Boardwalk to Bent
Playwright Martin Sherman on his memoir On the Boardwalk
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Playwright Martin Sherman on his memoir On the Boardwalk
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September 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Martin Sherman, from the Boardwalk to Bent
Playwright Martin Sherman on his memoir On the Boardwalk
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Playwright Martin Sherman on his memoir On the Boardwalk
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Theatre review: Ballet Nights 009 ‘Bound in Motion’ from Fundamentally Dance at Cadogan Hall
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September 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Theatre review: Ballet Nights 009 ‘Bound in Motion’ from Fundamentally Dance at Cadogan Hall
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Marks and Gran ask if Freud could have saved the world from Hitler
Sitcom writers Marks and Gran's Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler opens in London
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Sitcom writers Marks and Gran's Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler opens in London
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September 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Marks and Gran ask if Freud could have saved the world from Hitler
Sitcom writers Marks and Gran's Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler opens in London
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Sitcom writers Marks and Gran's Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler opens in London
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Edinburgh 2025: Emily Woof looks back to '60s feminism and John Lennon
Emily Woof on her new play referencing a Beatles album and Valerie Solanas's SCUM
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Emily Woof on her new play referencing a Beatles album and Valerie Solanas's SCUM
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August 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Edinburgh 2025: Emily Woof looks back to '60s feminism and John Lennon
Emily Woof on her new play referencing a Beatles album and Valerie Solanas's SCUM
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Emily Woof on her new play referencing a Beatles album and Valerie Solanas's SCUM
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The Wedding Present musical to open in the band's Leeds birthplace
Featuring writer-director Matt Aston of Engine House Theatre and The Wedding Present singer & songwriter David Gedge @weddingpresent.bsky.social @receptionmusical.bsky.social
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Featuring writer-director Matt Aston of Engine House Theatre and The Wedding Present singer & songwriter David Gedge @weddingpresent.bsky.social @receptionmusical.bsky.social
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August 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The Wedding Present musical to open in the band's Leeds birthplace
Featuring writer-director Matt Aston of Engine House Theatre and The Wedding Present singer & songwriter David Gedge @weddingpresent.bsky.social @receptionmusical.bsky.social
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Featuring writer-director Matt Aston of Engine House Theatre and The Wedding Present singer & songwriter David Gedge @weddingpresent.bsky.social @receptionmusical.bsky.social
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Edinburgh 2025: The 100-year-old clown and The Chase's Vixen on whether ABBA existed
Thom Tuck on Scaramouche Jones and Jenny Ryan on Björn Yesterday at the Edinburgh Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social
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Thom Tuck on Scaramouche Jones and Jenny Ryan on Björn Yesterday at the Edinburgh Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social
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August 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Edinburgh 2025: The 100-year-old clown and The Chase's Vixen on whether ABBA existed
Thom Tuck on Scaramouche Jones and Jenny Ryan on Björn Yesterday at the Edinburgh Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social
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Thom Tuck on Scaramouche Jones and Jenny Ryan on Björn Yesterday at the Edinburgh Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Classic Thrillers return to Nottingham for 2025
Karen Henson from Tabs Productions with actors Mark Pearce and Sarah Wynne Kordas
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Karen Henson from Tabs Productions with actors Mark Pearce and Sarah Wynne Kordas
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August 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Classic Thrillers return to Nottingham for 2025
Karen Henson from Tabs Productions with actors Mark Pearce and Sarah Wynne Kordas
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Karen Henson from Tabs Productions with actors Mark Pearce and Sarah Wynne Kordas
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Scotland's The List celebrates 40 years in print
List Publishing CEO Sheri Friers on 21st century journalism and covering the Edinburgh festivals.
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List Publishing CEO Sheri Friers on 21st century journalism and covering the Edinburgh festivals.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Scotland's The List celebrates 40 years in print
List Publishing CEO Sheri Friers on 21st century journalism and covering the Edinburgh festivals.
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List Publishing CEO Sheri Friers on 21st century journalism and covering the Edinburgh festivals.
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting winners 2025
The writers who share the £50,000 prize fund speaking just after the ceremony.
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The writers who share the £50,000 prize fund speaking just after the ceremony.
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July 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting winners 2025
The writers who share the £50,000 prize fund speaking just after the ceremony.
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The writers who share the £50,000 prize fund speaking just after the ceremony.
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: New play features Jason Isaacs as the head of William Burroughs
Author Lorenzo Allchurch and director Alex Helfrecht on Lost Watches at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
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Author Lorenzo Allchurch and director Alex Helfrecht on Lost Watches at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
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July 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: New play features Jason Isaacs as the head of William Burroughs
Author Lorenzo Allchurch and director Alex Helfrecht on Lost Watches at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
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Author Lorenzo Allchurch and director Alex Helfrecht on Lost Watches at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
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Theatre news: Horne joins cast of Oasis-Blur comedy - Matthew Horne is to play influential Britpop music executive Andy Ross in The Battle, which will go on a UK tour after its première at Birmingham Rep. www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/horne-j...
June 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Theatre news: Horne joins cast of Oasis-Blur comedy - Matthew Horne is to play influential Britpop music executive Andy Ross in The Battle, which will go on a UK tour after its première at Birmingham Rep. www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/horne-j...
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Gatsby in Pitlochry and Derby
Elizabeth Newman on adapting and Sarah Brigham on directing The Great Gatsby at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre
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Elizabeth Newman on adapting and Sarah Brigham on directing The Great Gatsby at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre
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June 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Gatsby in Pitlochry and Derby
Elizabeth Newman on adapting and Sarah Brigham on directing The Great Gatsby at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre
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Elizabeth Newman on adapting and Sarah Brigham on directing The Great Gatsby at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre
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Theatre review: The Rocky Horror Show from Howard Panter for Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Mallory Factor for Hill Street Productions and Rupert Gavin at Leeds Grand Theatre www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/the-...
June 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Theatre review: The Rocky Horror Show from Howard Panter for Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Mallory Factor for Hill Street Productions and Rupert Gavin at Leeds Grand Theatre www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/the-...
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Brits Off Broadway takes UK theatre to New York
59E59 Theaters Artistic Director Val Day and Managing Director Brian Beirne on their 2025 programme of theatre from the UK
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59E59 Theaters Artistic Director Val Day and Managing Director Brian Beirne on their 2025 programme of theatre from the UK
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April 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Brits Off Broadway takes UK theatre to New York
59E59 Theaters Artistic Director Val Day and Managing Director Brian Beirne on their 2025 programme of theatre from the UK
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59E59 Theaters Artistic Director Val Day and Managing Director Brian Beirne on their 2025 programme of theatre from the UK
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Hayman tours as Miller's Willy Loman
Actor David Hayman and director Andy Arnold on the current touring production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
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Actor David Hayman and director Andy Arnold on the current touring production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
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March 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Hayman tours as Miller's Willy Loman
Actor David Hayman and director Andy Arnold on the current touring production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
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Actor David Hayman and director Andy Arnold on the current touring production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
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