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Theatre Club Podcast

Alice and Oscar

114 episodes

1 month ago

Siblings and theatre enthusiasts Alice and Oscar review a wide range of London theatre, and create delicious cocktails inspired by the shows featured in each episode. As well as reviews there's also top-tips on upcoming shows to look out for and all your ticket buy questions answered; where to seat for the best view, and how to grab a bargain!

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Siblings and theatre enthusiasts Alice and Oscar review a wide range of London theatre, and create delicious cocktails inspired by the shows featured in each episode. As well as reviews there's also top-tips on upcoming shows to look out for and all your ticket buy questions answered; where to seat for the best view, and how to grab a bargain!

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

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Episodes (20/114)

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114 - A Moon For The Misbegotten, London Road, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

In this episode we review Rebecca Frecknall's new production of A Moon For The Misbegotten, starring Michael Shannon and Ruth Wilson; The National Theatre's revival of the verbatim musical London Road; and the Chichester Festival Theatre's new musical production of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

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1 month ago

37 minutes 57 seconds

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113 - Oscar at the Crown, Here We Are, Shucked

We're finally back fro a long break with three new musicals to review; The underground immersive queer club experience that is Oscar at the Crown, Sondheim's final work Here We Are, and the hilariously silly new musical all about ....corn, Shucked

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1 month ago

31 minutes 16 seconds

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112 - Titanique, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Calamity Jane, A Streetcar Named Desire

We're back with four reviews; Titanique, the hilarious new Celine Dion jukebox musical parody; Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a new play spin-off of the popular Netflix show Stranger Things; Calamity Jane, which is on a UK Tour staring Carrie Hope Fletcher; and Rebecca Frecknall's, A Streetcar Named Desire, which we saw as it played London one last time before heading to Broadway.

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4 months ago

54 minutes 52 seconds

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111 - Upcoming Theatre for 2025

We look ahead to 2025 and what theatre shows we're most looking forward to

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6 months ago

21 minutes 18 seconds

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110 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Here You Come Again, Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular

Reviews of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which has now transferred to the West End; Here You Come Again, the new musical featuring the hits of Country legend Dolly Parton; and Come Alive! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular.

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8 months ago

32 minutes 41 seconds

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109 - A Face In The Crowd, Why Am I So Single? (second opinion)

We review the new musical, A Face In The Crowd with music by Elvis Costello at The Young Vic Theatre. Alice has also now seen Why Am I So Single? so we have her review of that new Marlow&Moss show currently playing in the West End.

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9 months ago

20 minutes 45 seconds

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108 - Why Am I So Single?, Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!

In this episode we review the new West End show from Six creators Marlow and Moss, Why Am I So Single? which has just opened at the Garrick Theatre.

We also review the Edinburgh fringe transfer, Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! which recently closed at The Ambassadors Theatre.

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10 months ago

22 minutes 40 seconds

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107 - Hello Dolly, Fuerza Bruta: Aven, The Bakers Wife

We review the hotly anticipated Broadway transfer of the latest revival of Hello Dolly, starring Imelda Staunton and Jenna Russell; Fuerza Bruta are back at the Round House with their new show Aven; And we went to see The Bakers Wife, the Stephen Schwartz musical, at The Menier Chocolate Factory, starring Lucy Jones and Clive Rowe.

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1 year ago

37 minutes 29 seconds

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106 - Kiss Me Kate, Jerry's Girls

We review two new musicals in this episode; Kiss Me Kate, starring Stephanie J Block and Adrian Dunbar which has just opened at The Barbican; and Jerry's Girls, the Jerry Herman musical revue, which is currently running at The Menier Chocolate Factory.

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1 year ago

30 minutes 35 seconds

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105 - Passing Strange, The Hills of California, A Streetcar Named Desire: Scottish Ballet

We review the UK Premier of the Broadway rock-musical Passing Strange, at The Young Vic Theatre. We review Jez Butterworth's latest play, The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendez. We review one of our favourite modern ballets, Scottish Ballet's A Streetcar Named Desire at Sadlers Wells.

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1 year ago

39 minutes 1 second

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104 - Underdog: The Other Other Bronte, Machinal, Nye

In episode 104 we review three new plays currently running in London; Sarah Gordon's new play, Underdog: The Other Other Bronte at The National's Dorfman Theatre; Richard Jone's production of Sophie Treadwell's seminal Machinal at The Old Vic; and Nye, a new play about the birth of the National Health Service, staged at The National Theatre, and starring National Treasure Michael Sheen.

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1 year ago

37 minutes 37 seconds

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103 - MJ the Musical, Opening Night, Sister Act

We review three new West End musicals; Sister Act, with music by Alan Menkin and starring Beverly Knight; MJ the Musical, directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon and starring Miles Frost who reprises his Tony Award winning performance as Michael Jackson; and finally, Ivo Van Hove's new production, Opening Night, with music by Rufus Wainwright and starring Sheridan Smith.

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1 year ago

35 minutes 16 seconds

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102 - Standing At The Sky's Edge, Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical, Police Cops The Musical

We review three new London musicals in Episode 102 of Theater Club Podcast. Standing at the Sky's Edge which has transferred from The National Theater to The Gillian Lynne in the West End; Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical at The Other Palace; and Police Cops The Musical at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.

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1 year ago

42 minutes 58 seconds

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101 - King Lear, ABBA Voyage

In episode 101 we review King Lear at The Almeida Theatre, and ABBA Voyage!

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1 year ago

26 minutes 3 seconds

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100 - Pacific Overtures, La Strada

In our 100th episode of the podcast we start 2024 by reviewing a new production of Sondheim's Pacific Overtures at The Menier Chocolate Factory, and a new Ballet production based on Federico Fellini’s 1954 film La Strada, produced by and staring Alina Cojocaru at Sadlers Welles.

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1 year ago

28 minutes 38 seconds

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99 - Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands

In our final episode of 2023 we look back at our favourite shows of the year and ahead to whats coming to the stage in early 2024. We also review Matthew Bourne's ballet, Edward Scissorhands.

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1 year ago

28 minutes 55 seconds

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98 - The Witches, Cold War, The Phantom of the Opera

We two new shows to review as well as one that has been running in London for many many years, but it's a first time seeing it for one of us!

First up we have the National Theatre's new musical of Roald Dahl's The Witches, directed by Lyndsey Turner with book and lyrics by Lucy Kirkwood, music and lyrics by Dave Malloy.

Next is our review of Cold War, a new play with music at The Almeida Theatre, directed by Rupert Goold, with book by Conor McPherson and music by Elvis Costello.

Lastly we review the West End's second longest running musical, Andrew Llyod Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.

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1 year ago

43 minutes 25 seconds

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97 - Sunset Blvd., BalletBoyz: England on Fire

In this episode we review Jamie Lloyd's bold new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Blvd. starring Nicole Scherzinger. We also saw the latest work from The BalletBoyz, England on Fire, at Sadlers Wells.

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1 year ago

42 minutes 34 seconds

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96 - Dear England, Flowers For Mrs Harris, Black Sabbath The Ballet

In Episode 96 we review a musical, and play and a ballet. We went to see Theatre Club FAVE, Jenna Russell, in the new production of Flowers For Mrs Harris at The River Side Studios; We have our second review of James Graham's play Dear England, about Gareth Southgate captaining the England squad, now that it has transfer into the West End after a sell out run at The National Theatre; and finally we went to see Birmingham Royal Ballet's new work, Black Sabbath: The Ballet at Sadlers Wells.

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1 year ago

37 minutes 20 seconds

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95 - Crazy For You, untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play

In episode 95 we review a bitingly satirical new play recently opened at The Young Vic, untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play; and Susan Stoman's classic Broadway musical, Crazy For You, starring Charlie Stemp.

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1 year ago

25 minutes 54 seconds