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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.

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Sarah Crompton, Alex Wood & Augusto Koschak Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Social Sciences
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  • Bonus episode: A gigantic new London theatre made for musicals, with special guest Rosemary Squire

    Bonus episode: A gigantic new London theatre made for musicals, with special guest Rosemary Squire
    Jun 4 2025

    In a bonus midweek episode, WhatsOnStage’s editor-in-chief Alex Wood made the trip to the gigantic Olympia event space, home to the new Olympia Theatre. Currently in construction, the Olympia is due to open to the public in 2027. Alex had a word with Rosemary Squire, the co-founder of operator Trafalgar Entertainment, about what theatregoers can expect from the 1575-seat venue: including 100 toilets, a huge playing space and top class amenities.



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    10 mins
  • A final theatre season to rule them all

    A final theatre season to rule them all
    May 30 2025
    In the week director Rupert Goold announced his farewell programme at the influential Almeida Theatre, Sarah and Alex talk about why his choices reflect his bold approach - and outline the excitements in store. And as Patti Lupone stirs controversy, can the old-fashioned, no holds barred interview survive?

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    32 mins
  • Why British theatres are on the brink of going bust

    Why British theatres are on the brink of going bust
    May 23 2025

    As a new report highlights the crisis in British theatres, Sarah and Alex reveal the depth of the difficulties caused by standstill subsidy and rising costs and in particular the challenges for regional theatre and touring


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    42 mins
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