The London Theatre Review

Even though we are officially on a break, we couldn't resist gathering together some of our favourite people for a bonus episode to tide you over until the new season begins. The incredible Giles Terera, who has starred in the UK premieres of Hamilton and Avenue Q among many other musicals, but is just as well known for his Shakespearean performances, talks about Clint Dyer's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest which has just opened at the Old Vic. Gwyneth Keyworth was one of our favourite guests from the last season, so we asked her back to answer our five questions as she continues to perform in the National Theatre production of Maxim Gorky's Summerfolk. And Ryan Calais Cameron, the brilliant writer of For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy and Retrograde, tells us what it means to him to be appointed the first patron of Camden People's Theatre. We will be back soon, but in the meantime you can keep up with our theatregoing thoughts on Instagram or watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emergency episode alert! After last night's 50th Olivier Awards - broadcast on the BBC for the first time in decades - the gang give their verdict on the winners, the losers, the dramas and the dresses. Hint: the bear swept the board... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a big week. The fifth season comes to an end with no Nick Clark - he's on holiday - but instead a Nick, a Nancy, a producer Tim AND two big starry shows to round things off: two of the most exciting young actors around, Noah Jupe and Sadie Sink, play Shakespeare's star crossed lovers in Robert Icke's take on Romeo and Juliet at the Harold Pinter theatre, and Aidan Turner and the peerless Lesley Manville revive Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre under director Marianne Elliott. Plus Nick Curtis talks to veteran stage and screen actor Henry Goodman about his return to Arthur Miller for a revival of The Price - as well as what it was like to actually work with Miller. And Eleanor Worthington-Cox answers five questions including one of the best (or maybe worst) onstage mishaps we've heard so far. We'll be back soon for another season...in the meantime there may be some bonus content dropping into your feeds. And keep an eye on all the latest updates on Instagram and see what we look like on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Self Esteem aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor returns to the stage for the second time: after playing a singer on the verge of a breakdown when she took on the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret in 2023, now she plays an alcoholic singer on the verge of a breakdown in David Hare's 1975 play Teeth 'n' Smiles - the gang give their verdict. They also review Kimberly Belflower's Tony-nominated hit US play John Proctor is the Villain currently at the Royal Court. Plus the delightful Gwyneth Keyworth chats to Nancy about starring in the National Theatre production of Summerfolk, which we all loved last week, and how when she grew up she originally wanted to be...a vampire. And stage legend Clive Rowe answers our five questions. Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Nancy and the Nicks head to Hampstead Theatre for Aaron Loeb’s ROI (Return on Investment), where cancer has potentially been cured, and there's lots of money to be made. Plus the gang are at the National Theatre for Summerfolk, Maxim Gorky’s caustic portrait of the pre-revolution Russian middle classes, eating, drinking and complaining their way towards a fairly inevitable reckoning.Theatre Royal Stratford East's artistic director Lisa Spirling talks to Nick Curtis about her debut season, which has already got off to a stunning start with the harrowing Here There Are Blueberries, and continues with Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy. Plus, Beatrice Penny-Touré, currently starring as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, answers our five questions. Follow us, watch us, chat to us @thelondontheatrereview on Insta and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Nancy in Mexico on the trail of Frida Kahlo, producer Tim steps in to join the Nicks as they discuss The Holy Rosenbergs at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Marie and Rosetta @sohoplace. Matt Willis from Busted chats to Nancy about taking on the role of the Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and the Orange Tree Theatre's artistic director Tom Littler answers one listener's question about which plays are chosen for revivals and why. Follow us on Insta and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Sheen's first production for his new company Welsh National Theatre is Our Town, the classic American play by Thornton Wilder transposed to Wales. Nick, Nick and Nancy give their verdicts. They also visit the Young Vic for Broken Glass, one of Arthur Miller's late plays in which a woman becomes paralysed after reading about the horrors of Kristallnacht. Nick Curtis talks to director Monique Touko about having three plays on simultaneous: Marie and Rosetta, The Boy at the Back of the Class and Jaja's African Hair Braiding. And Bridgerton's Hazel, aka Gracie McGonigal, answers five questions as she stars in Into the Woods as a very bolshy Red Riding Hood. Find us on Instagram and YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the gang review Bird Grove, the George Eliot origin story that nobody was quite sure they needed. How did Mary Ann Evans become one of the most famous novelists of all time? Did she fall in a vat of radioactive acid? Or get bitten by a radioactive spider? No, the answer is much more church-focused. They also visit the Donmar Warehouse for Anna Ziegler's new play Evening All Afternoon about a mother/daughter relationship and functionally extinct rhinos. Mad Men and Billions star Maggie Siff talks to Nick Curtis about playing CS Lewis's lover, the poet Joy Davidman, in Shadowlands at the Aldwych Theatre, and award-winning actress Nancy Carroll answers five questions.Follow us on Instagram and watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The biggest show of the year so far has finally opened, with puns about sucking and biting in full flow. Yes it's Cynthia Erivo's one-woman Dracula, adapted and directed by Kip Williams, in which the Wicked star plays all 23(ish) parts. So as Nick, Nick and Nancy sink their teeth into their review, does it get their blood pumping? Or will they B negative?Downton Abbey and Paddington treasure Hugh Bonneville plays CS Lewis in the West End transfer of Shadowlands. The inimitable Jenna Russell, who brings emotional charge and huge class to every show she stars in, talks to Nick Curtis about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. And Laurie Kynaston, currently in Terence Rattigan's Man and Boy at the National Theatre, answers five questions. Follow us on Instagram or watch us on Youtube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the gang is talking about walking as they make a pilgrimage to Theatre Royal Haymarket for new musical The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, based on the beloved book by Rachel Joyce with music by Passenger. They also had a dose of daddy issues with Terence Rattigan's little-revived play Man and Boy at the National. Director, writer and theatremaker Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu talked to Nick Curtis about directing the late Chadwick Boseman's play Deep Azure at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and Andor star Elizabeth Dulau answered five questions. Follow us @thelondontheatrereview on Insta and Youtube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few months on from his death, Tom Stoppard's dazzling play Arcadia comes to the Old Vic and puts the brains of Nancy, Nick and Nick to the test - that's if Mr Clark is able to get across Albert Bridge and make it to the recording on time...Then it's back to the eighties for shell suits, ripped bodies and all kinds of excess - and that's just from the LTR gang - as they review American Psycho The Musical at the Almeida. Plus producer Tim talks to musical theatre icon Keala Settle, whose rendition of This Is Me from The Greatest Showman has been watched and streamed by hundreds of millions of people, about taking a break from musical theatre for the moment to star in her first straight play, Mrs President. She plays Mary Todd Lincoln at the Charing Cross Theatre. And writer Miriam Battye answers five questions. Follow us on Instagram or watch us on YouTube @thelondontheatrereview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boo!! This week Nancy and the Nicks are cowering behind their large, slightly warm glasses of chardonnay as they experience the stage adaptation of supernatural horror Paranormal Activity. Two out of three critics were terrified - listen to find out who has nerves of steel. The trio also take in Luke Norris's harrowing play Guess How Much I Love You at the Royal Court, and Nick Curtis talks to Fiona Button, currently starring in one of Tom Stoppard's masterpieces Arcadia at the Old Vic. Plus, Arty Froushan takes a break from murdering people in a well-tailored suit as he plays Patrick Bateman in American Psycho: The Musical and answers our five questions. Follow us on Instagram and watch us on Youtube @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With pistols drawn and chaps on, Nancy and the Nicks review the stage version of classic Western film High Noon. It's been adapted by the legendary Hollywood screenwriter Eric Roth (Dune, Benjamin Button, Forrest Gump) and stars Billy Crudup and Denise Gough. Then it's back further into the American past with Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola's ridiculously silly Broadway smash play which very much does not tell the story of Mary Todd Lincoln. She may still be the wife of Abraham in Cole's telling, but she's also an alcoholic and frustrated cabaret star. But no fear, because Nick Clark talks to academic Catherine Clinton who has written a definitive biography of Mary Lincoln to get some of the facts straight. And Nick Curtis catches the brilliant actress Rosie Sheehy in a break from rehearsals for new play Guess How Much I Love You by Luke Norris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What better way to start the new season than with an absolutely jam-packed episode full of the most exciting things in theatre right now? Nancy, Nick and Nick are back and they are reviewing the mega production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods at the Bridge Theatre as well as Alan Ayckbourn's 1986 play Woman in Mind starring Sheridan Smith and Romesh Ranganathan at the Duke of York's. The brilliant Mason Alexander Park has taken on the deranged role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the West End transfer of Cole Escola's Broadway smash hit Oh, Mary! They took time out of drinking paint thinner to talk to Nick Curtis. The extraordinary Denise Gough - Olivier Award winner for her roles in People, Places and Things and Angels In America, currently appearing in High Noon - answers our five questions. And because this is the first episode of the season, and we thought you deserve a treat, we have an extra five questions interviewee, the great Forbes Masson, who is performing in Orphans at the Jermyn Street Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest season of the podcast may be over, but 'tis the season for things like presents and surprises - so here is both! Just in time for Christmas, enjoy this bonus episode in which producer Tim talks to Paddington writer Jessica Swale and Julian Clary slips away from playing King Julian in his panto at the Palladium to answer our five questions. Happy Christmas and thanks for listening this year. The London Theatre Review will return... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another season of the London Theatre Review comes to an end with a HUGE episode in which we unveil the inaugural London Theatre Review Awards: our pick of the very best shows of the year, the result of long and passionate arguments, to champion the productions, writers and performers that have stayed with us throughout the last twelve months. Find out who the deserving winners are...As if that weren't BIG enough for the season finale, we also review Paddington the Musical, the most hotly anticipated show of the year, which has a lot to live up to given those brilliant film adaptations. AND we take a look at the very first stage adaptation of a John Le Carré novel, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, running at @sohoplace. Plus Nick Curtis managed to sneak in an interview with the very exciting director Jordan Fein who is taking on the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical Into the Woods.And George Blagden answers our five questions with a great story about unfastened trousers.Then that's it for this year. There may be a sneaky surprise Christmas drop but apart from that, you will see The London Theatre Review again in January after we have all stuffed ourselves with mince pies and sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than a decade after his stupendous production of A View From The Bridge, director Ivo Van Hove returns to Arthur Miller with All My Sons starring Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean Baptiste. David Eldridge's trilogy of plays about relationships comes to an end with End at the National Theatre. And Nick Clark speaks to Éanna Hardwicke who is about to star in Playboy of the Western World by JM Synge, also at the National - although Nick seems a little more interested in the fact Éanna has just played Roy Keane in a new film, Saipan. Ruby Ashbourne Serkis answers five questions ahead of appearing in Tom Stoppard's play Indian Ink, and Tim pays tribute to Stoppard, whose death was announced this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bit of a shambles this week as cancellations and illness got in the way of reviews but here, nevertheless, are reviews of the hotly anticipated new musical Coven at the Kiln Theatre about the Pendle Witch Trials and Porn Play at the Royal Court starring Ambika Mod. Paapa Essiedu chats to Nick Curtis about starring in All My Sons alongside Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Tom Glynn-Carney and Hayley Squires. And Jackie Clune answers five questions with a great Mamma Mia! mishap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nancy Durrant, Nick Clark, and Nick Curtis offer themselves as tributes this week to review The Hunger Games at the new and massive Troubadour Canary Wharf theatre. On the complete other end of the spectrum, and the other side of London, they take in Nancy Farino's debut play Fatherland at Hampstead Theatre's teeny downstairs studio. Nick Clark gets very excited because he talks to the wonderful Saskia Reeves, managing not to talk just about Slow Horses, but also End, David Eldridge's new play which Saskia stars in alongside Clive Owen at the National. And Toby Stephens takes a break from buckling his swash as Captain Hook in Wendy and Peter Pan at the Barbican to answer five questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nancy’s back from her holidays to join Nick Curtis and Nick Clark for a packed episode of reviews, interviews, and theatre gossip, including their thoughts on the big reveal of the week: how the Paddington musical is creating the bear live onstage. The team tackle Tom Morris’s starry Othello at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, with David Harewood and Toby Jones, and head to the Park Theatre for Hannah Doran’s debut drama The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights. Plus Nick Curtis chats to Pearl Chanda about playing Hedda Gabler in Tanika Gupta’s bold new adaptation at the Orange Tree, and Hiran Abeysekera answers Five Questions including a brilliant worst moment on stage involving wet underpants (which seems to be becoming something of a theme in this podcast). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Nancy away (possibly raving in Ibiza), producer Tim Bano steps into the co-hosting chair alongside Nicks Clark and Curtis for a packed episode. The trio take flight with the RSC’s enchanting Wendy and Peter Pan at the Barbican, and dive into the glossy, satirical world of 1980s privilege in The Line of Beauty at the Almeida. Nick Curtis chats with Andy Nyman about his double West End whammy—starring in The Producers and co-creating Ghost Stories. Plus, Matthew Rhys channels Richard Burton in Five Questions ahead of his one-night-only performance at the Old Vic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the team review Nicola Walker’s searing performance in Nick Payne’s The Unbelievers at the Royal Court, and Kip Williams’ dazzlingly bonkers reimagining of Jean Genet’s The Maids at the Donmar Warehouse. Nick Curtis interviews rising star Jasper Talbot about leading The Line of Beauty at the Almeida, and Tamzin Outhwaite answers five questions from backstage at the Young Vic with a fantastic/terrifying story about the worst thing that's ever happened to her onstage. Plus, a look ahead to the National Theatre’s 2026 season and a quiz about the origins of the Donmar’s name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the team review Samuel D. Hunter’s Clarkston at Trafalgar Theatre, starring Heartstopper’s Joe Locke, and Katherine Moar's gripping Ragdoll at Jermyn Street Theatre based on the trial of Patty Hearst. Nick Clark chats to Kate Phillips about starring in Conor McPherson’s haunting revival of The Weir, and we hear from Munya Chawawa about his inspiring Black Boys Theatre Club. Plus, a double dose of Five Questions from Bridgerton star Yerin Ha, who's currently on stage in The Maids at the Donmar, and director Matthew Xia whose production of The Harder They Come is at Theatre Royal Stratford East. @thelondontheatrereview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the LTR gang dive into Robert Hastie’s fresh and funny Hamlet at the National Theatre, with Hiran Abeysekara as a manic, compelling Prince and Francesca Mills delivering a revelatory Ophelia. Susan Sarandon makes her UK stage debut in Tracy Letts’ Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic, but she's matched by Andrea Riseborough and Rosie McEwen in a starry ensemble cast. Nancy chats to David Shields about starring in James Graham’s deeply moving play Punch, now at the Apollo, and the team remember the formidable Patricia Routledge. Plus, five questions with Nathaniel Parker and a Hamlet-themed quiz.Talk to us @thelondontheatrereview on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the gang have been to see The Importance of Being Earnest as it transfers to the West End, with Olly Alexander and Nathan Stewart Jarrett starring alongside Stephen Fry as Lady Bracknell. Plus they catch Rizzle Kicks singer Jordan Stephens in his stage debut in Entertaining Mr Sloane alongside Tamsin Outhwaite at the Young Vic. And Rosy McEwen chats to Nick Curtis about playing alongside Susan Sarandon and Andrea Riseborough in Tracy Letts's play Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic. Plus we put five questions to the brilliant Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, who answers them while cooking her tea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nancy Durrant, Nick Clark and Tim Bano head to the National for Indhu Rubasingham’s first production as its new artistic director, Nima Taleghani’s bold, chaotic new spin on Euripides's Bacchae. Guinness (and a small one) all round as they settle in for Brendan Gleeson’s spellbinding West End debut in Conor McPherson’s chilling ghost story The Weir at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Plus Nick chats to Nathan Stewart-Jarrett playing Jack (or is it Earnest?) in The Importance of Being Earnest (or is it Jack?), while Oliver Johnstone, currently starring in Romans at the Almeida, is subject to our five random questions. Follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kicking off our new season in style with The London Theatre Review's first ever LIVE episode, recorded at the Royal Court Theatre on Saturday 20th September 2025 as part of the Chelsea Arts Festival.Nick, Nick and Nancy have been itching to get back into the groove after a long summer break, and what better way to do it than with a live episode of the podcast featuring star of One Day and This Is Going To Hurt, the incredible Ambika Mod, as well as the Royal Court's artistic director David Byrne. Plus reviews of two of the most exciting new shows in London, The Lady From The Sea at the Bridge Theatre starring Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln, and Born With Teeth and Wyndham's Theatre with Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel. Huge thanks to Chelsea Arts Festival and to the Royal Court for having us. For more theatre tips and the latest news, or if you want to say hi, follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes we're on a summer break but we need to tell you that our live show at the Royal Court on September 20th at 12pm is selling fast and if you want to buy a ticket you'd better do it sharpish!The gang will be chatting to Ambika Mod (star of One Day and This Is Going To Hurt) and Royal Court artistic director David Byrne, as well as reviewing two of the hottest shows in London. For one lunchtime only, LTR will be LIVE!https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-london-theatre-review-live-with-ambika-mod-david-byrne/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the big, sexy season finale the gang review Burlesque the Musical at the Savoy Theatre. Are the rumours about its troubled previews true? Susie Miller's new play Inter Alia follows her huge hit Prima Facie, so how does this second play set in the judicial world with a difficult to pronounce Latin title fare? And Jeevan Braich who plays Rusty in the huge production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express at the Troubadour Wembley Park tells Tim Bano about being cast on Tiktok, dropping out of school and what it takes to roller skate around a huge stage eight times a week while dressed as an anthropomorphic train. We'll be back in September - in the meantime don't forget to get your tickets to our live show on 20th September at the Royal Court Theatre https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-london-theatre-review-live-with-ambika-mod-david-byrne/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Sheen returns to the National Theatre to reprise his role as NHS founder Aneurin Bevan. Nancy, Nick and Nick give their verdict. They also head to the Globe (Nick Clark narrowly avoided a thorough summer soaking) to see Shakespeare's stupidest play The Merry Wives of Windsor. And Beth Steel, whose fantastic play Til the Stars Come Down has just transferred to the West End, talks to Nick Curtis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zachary Hart from hit play Stereophonic - about a 70s rock band recording their second album - tells Nancy what it's like to play a drug-addicted, alcoholic bass player while also performing live music with the onstage band. He also talks about working with Cate Blanchett in The Seagull. The gang review the adaptation of Malorie Blackman's seminal book Noughts and Crosses at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, and the transfer of Beth Steel's play Til The Stars Come Down at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've been in the crowds on Argyll Street to watch the balcony scene, and now we've been inside the Palladium too and finally the LTR team are ready to give you their bumpe review of Jamie Lloyd's production of Evita, the show that no one can seem to stop talking or thinking about. Expect strong reactions, disagreements, and loads of superlatives. Janie Dee pops by to talk about her show Beautiful World Cabarets which blends stunning renditions of songs with stories of the climate emergency. And the gang review Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel at the Donmar Warehouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For some reason, Nancy decided to abandon theatre for a few days and instead take to a tent in a field in Somerset for some big music festival...but not before she managed to catch Hercules in the West End, Disney's latest screeen-to-stage adaptation. She and the Nicks give their verdicts, with some cross words about Roman gods and goats' feet. Producer Tim joins the gang to review the Almeida's production of Eugene O'Neill's final play A Moon For The Misbegotten. It stars Ruth Wilson, David Threlfall and Michael Shannon and is very rarely revived...is there a reason for that? And Tim also heads to the Apollo Victoria Theatre to talk to the new stars of Wicked in the West End, Zizi Strallen who plays Glinda and Emma Kingston who plays Elphaba. They give their thoughts on the new Wicked trailer... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star of His Dark Materials, Luther and so much other stuff, the incredible Ruth Wilson, talks to Nick Curtis about starring in a very little-revived Eugene O'Neill play A Moon For the Misbegotten. She also talks faith, creativity and roles for older women. Nancy is very excited because the show she saw and adored on Broadway, Stereophonic, has just transferred to the West End. For legal reasons it is very much NOT about Fleetwood Mac making Rumours...but the band members are packing up, shacking up and falling out - it's written by David Adjmi with songs by Arcade Fire's Will Butler. And 25 years after its original production, Sarah Kane's play 4.48 Psychosis is being revived at the Royal Court in London in exactly the same space, with the same director and cast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Profane rockstars, metaphorical elephants and childish innuendoes - don't say we don't bring the variety on LTR. This week, with Mr Clark away, producer Tim steps in to review Just For One Day the Live Aid musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre alongside Nick and Nancy, as well as Miss Myrtle's Garden at the Bush Theatre. Nick also chats to the very multi-talented Anoushka Lucas - blowaway star of 'sexy' Oklahoma! and Jesus Christ Superstar - whose debut play Elephant is back on the London stage at the Menier Chocolate Factory after two sellout runs at the Bush Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the gang review Fiddler on the Roof at the Barbican, The Comedy About Spies at the Noel Coward, and Nick Curtis chats to Heartstopper's Corinna Brown about starring the new production of Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses at the Open Air Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter (from Bridgerton) take to the stage together in George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs Warren's Profession? How do mother and daughter fare playing mother and daughter? Nick Curtis, Nancy Durrant and Tim Bano review the production at the Garrick Theatre. Plus they head to the Royal Court to see After the Act, a musical about Section 28 which banned the 'promotion of homosexuality' in schools and local authorities. And the lovely John O'Farrell has a chat with Nick about his huge musical successes including Mrs Doubtfire which has just closed, the Live Aid musical Just For One Day which is about to open, and Something Rotten which will finally have its UK premiere next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cornucopia of corn puns awaits as the gang review hit Broadway musical Shucked! at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, and Slow Horses star Jack Lowden reprises his role in David Ireland's Alcoholics Anonymous play The Fifth Step alongside Martin Freeman. Plus, Kevin McHale, best known for his role as Artie in hit musical TV series Glee, talks to Nick Curtis about playing the assistant to a Greek god in Stephen Sondheim's weird and wonderful musical The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last time ever, it's a brand new musical from Stephen Sondheim. Here We Are has just opened at the National Theatre, the show Sondheim was working on for almost a decade, and which he finished with writer David Ives and director Joe Mantello just before he died in 2021. Nick, Nick and Nancy give their verdict on the absurdist plight of rich Americans trying to get brunch. Plus, Nick Clark has a chat with Sondheim's biographer David Benedict about who Sondheim was, and why he matters. The brilliant Beverley Knight natters to Nick Curtis about playing the godmother of rock and roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe in new play Marie and Rosetta.And the gang review Ava Pickett's debut play 1536 at the Almeida Theatre in which three ordinary Tudor women find out about the death of Anne Boleyn. Plus we have five questions for Stella Powell-Jones, artistic director of Jermyn Street Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a lovely break, thanks for asking, the gang have taken their seats in the stalls once again to bring you the best (and sometimes the less than best) that London theatre has to offer. To kick off the new season, it's a Roald Dahl special as Nick, Nick and Nancy review Giant in the West End, an award-winning play starring John Lithgow as Dahl which looks at the fallout of an antisemitic book review written by the children's author. The play's writer Mark Rosenblatt also talks to Nick Curtis about why he chose this highly charged subject, and what it's been like to win so many awards for his first ever play. And Ewan McGregor returns to the stage for the first time in 17 years in a new play called My Master Builder, based on Ibsen's The Master Builder, by Lila Raicek. He's made his name playing louche Parisian artists, drug addicts and Jedi Knights. How does he fare in his toughest role yet: arrogant architect? Tell us what you've been seeing by emailing [email protected] or following us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've reached the end of the second season, and to celebrate we're dropping a day early with a bumper Olivers special edition so that you can listen to this episode before the Olivier Awards ceremony on Sunday 6th April. As well as insight, analysis and predictions from Nancy and the Nicks, we've also got a chat with special guest THE Billy Porter talking about what we can expect as he co-hosts the awards on Sunday night (there will be singing and there will be outrageous costumes), as well as his role in Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club in which he's playing the Emcee alongside Marisha Wallace as Sally Bowles. Marisha drops in too to talk to Nick Curtis. As if that weren't enough the gang have also been out reviewing, and this week they give their views on Eugene Ionesco's absurd play Rhinoceros, being revived at the Almeida, in which everyone turns into rhinoceroses, and John Donnelly's vampire drama Apex Predator at Hampstead Theatre. We'll be back in a few weeks for season three, but in the meantime thanks to our sponsor Art of London - visit artoflondon.co.uk to find information and tips about the latest plays, exhibitions, and other cultural events in London, as well as places to eat, drink and shop. Get in touch with us by emailing [email protected] or by following us on Instagram @thelondontheatrereview......and see you in season three! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The warm, wise and completely wonderful Julie Hesmondhalgh talks to Nancy about playing Joan Scourfield, the woman whose son was killed with a single punch in 2011, in James Graham's incredibly moving play Punch.And the smell of whiskey and cigar smoke hang in the air as the gang give their views on the West End transfer of Ryan Calais Cameron's play Retrograde, a snappy period thriller in which the actor Sidney Poitier meets a TV lawyer in an office in 1950s New York and is asked to denounce his friends. (If you want to hear about what it takes to step into Poitier's shoes, you can listen to LTR's interview with the man playing him, Ivanno Jeremiah, in Episode 9). They also take in Azuka Oforka's unflinching debut play The Women of Llanrumney at Theatre Royal Stratford East.Thanks to Art of London for sponsoring the podcast. Visit artoflondon.co.uk for inspiration about brilliant things to do in London. And if you want to get in touch with the LTR team, email us [email protected] or follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another iconic 90s movie gets the musical treatment as KT Tunstall and Amy Heckerling turn Clueless into a stage show. Nancy and the Nicks review. And there have been more than 200 adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula - but there's always room for one more. The gang visit high-camp comedy Dracula: A Comedy Of Terrors at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Plus, Nancy talks to Tom Burke, currently playing Trigorin in The Seagull at the Barbican.Thanks to Art of London for sponsoring the podcast. Find out about brilliant things to do in London at artoflondon.co.uk.And drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Thomas Ostermeier's very starry Seagull hits the Barbican - Cate Blanchett, Tom Burke, Emma Corrin and more! - Nancy and Producer Tim give their opinions. Nick Clark and Nick Curtis join Nancy to review James Graham's devastating play Punch at the Young Vic. And Nancy talks to Ivanno Jeremiah as he prepares to reprise his role as Sidney Poitier in the West End transfer of Ryan Calais Cameron's play Retrograde. Thanks to Art of London for sponsoring the podcast. Find out about brilliant things to do in London at artoflondon.co.uk.And drop us a line at [email protected] or follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The great Brian Cox transforms himself into Johann Sebastian Bach for Oliver Cotton's play The Score at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Music to our ears, or a bum note? Nick, Nancy and Producer Tim give their views. We've also got a review of the National Theatre production of Michael Abbensetts's seminal play Alterations, set in a tailoring shop in 1970s London, plus Nick Curtis pulls himself away from his poolside holiday to speak to its star, the brilliant Arinzé Kene.Thanks for Art of London for sponsoring the podcast. Find out about brilliant things to do in London at artoflondon.co.uk.We love hearing from you, so follow us @thelondontheatrereview on Insta or email [email protected] to get in touch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From dashing prince to hopeless king, Jonathan Bailey leaves the world of Wicked behind - for a few months at least - as he takes on one of Shakespeare's trickier tyrants in Richard II at the Bridge Theatre. Nancy, Nick and Nick give their verdicts. Two national treasures hit the Donmar stage this month: Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig play a mother and daughter dealing with the consequences of a stroke in Anna Mackmin's new play Backstroke. And Nancy chats to KT Tunstall about her musical adaptation of iconic 90s film Clueless. Thanks to our sponsor Art of London, whose spectacular Art After Dark returns to London's West End from 6-8 March featuring public art installations, late night gallery openings and more - this time with an intergalactic twist. Visit artoflondon.co.uk for full details. Want to tell us about what you've seen at the theatre? Email [email protected] or follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not even Sigourney Weaver could save Jamie Lloyd's The Tempest from its gloom spiral - but Lloyd is back for the second part of his Shakespeare at Drury Lane season with a Marvel special, turning Loki and Agent Carter (well, Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell) into Benedick and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. There's confetti. There are balloons. There are 90s club bangers. So is Lloyd's reputation restored? Nick, Nick and Nancy find out. Room for one more? Mike Bartlett's new play Unicorn at the Garrick looks at the dynamics of a throuple, and there are worse throuples to be in than one involving Stephen Mangan, Nicola Walker and Erin Doherty. LTR's own devoted trio give their verdict on the play.And Omari Douglas, known for his roles in It's A Sin, Cabaret and Black Doves, talks about Black queer stories as he stars in new play Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew by Coral Wylie at the Bush Theatre. Huge thanks to our sponsor Art of London, whose website artoflondon.co.uk is packed with ideas for things to do in London, with tips on events, exhibitions, shopping and much more. And if you've seen something good and want to tell us about it, or just fancy getting in touch, follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview or email [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the show that's had people (mainly men, actually) fainting almost every night...Eline Arbo's adaptation of Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux's book The Years transfers from the Almeida to the West End with a phenomenal cast of Romola Garai, Gina McKee, Deborah Findlay, Anjli Mohindra and Harmony Rose-Bremner. Nick, Nick and Nancy not only review the show - with full and frank info on *that* now infamous abortion scene - but Nick Curtis also talks to Gina and Harmony about what it's like to be part of the ensemble. Nick and Nancy also visit the Lyric Hammersmith for Play On, an adaptation of Twelfth Night set to the music of Duke Ellington. Plus, we reveal the answer to last week's Shakespeare or Fakespeare, because we forgot to tell you at the end of last week's episode. Huge thanks to Art of London for sponsoring the podcast. Find out about brilliant things to do in London, with hot tips and handy itineraries, at artoflondon.co.uk.You can contact the podcast by emailing [email protected], or follow us on Instagram @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Greek Week on the podcast as Nick Clark, Nancy Durrant and Producer Tim (making a special on-mic appearance while Nick Curtis soaks up some Maldives sun) review Sophocles two ways: Oedipus at the Old Vic starring Oscar-winner Rami Malek, and Elektra at the Duke of York's starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson.Plus Nancy talks to Dune: Prophecy and His Dark Materials star Jade Anouka, who performs in Chris Bush's new play Otherland at the Almeida Theatre.And it's competition time! You can win two tickets for Otherland at the Almeida between Mon 24 Feb - Sat 1 Mar (excluding Thu 27 Feb) - listen to this episode to find out how.Huge thanks to Art of London for sponsoring The London Theatre Review - find out about brilliant things to do in London at artoflondon.co.uk.If you want to get in touch with the podcast, email [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @thelondontheatrereview.Competition T&Cs: The prize is non-transferable and non-refundable, and no cash alternative will be offered. The prize does not include any additional or external costs incurred by the winner, including but not limited to travel, accommodation and meals. If a prize is unavailable due to circumstances beyond the Promoter’s control, the Promoter reserves the right to provide a substitute prize. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, cancel, suspend, or amend the promotion where it becomes necessary to do so. Competition closes on Thursday 13 February at noon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's pod Nick Clark talks to Celine Dion! Well not quite, but pretty close: in fact he talks to Lauren Drew, star of Six the Musical, Legally Blonde, Les Mis and Heathers on stage, and The Voice on the telly, who is tackling her biggest challenge yet as she transforms herself into Celine Dion every night for the brilliant, ridiculous parody musical Titanique.Plus Nick, Nick and Nancy review Inside No. 9: Stage Fright, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's stage farewell to their superb anthology TV series, which is running at the Wyndham's Theatre, and they take in the Shakespearean rarity Cymbeline at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Huge thanks to Art of London for sponsoring The London Theatre Review - visit artoflondon.co.uk for loads of ideas about cultural things to do in London.If you want to get in touch with the podcast, email [email protected] or follow us on Insta @thelondontheatrereview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.