Theatre Related Podcasts

[standingo]

I love the Evening Standard Theater podcast but I get the sense it’s no longer in production. Is that right?
Is there another good London Theater podcast with news, reviews and interviews?

[BurlyBeaR]

Threads merged.

[teamyali]

There’s the new WhatsOnStage Podcast, formerly As the Actress Said to the Critic, which was hosted by Nancy Carroll and Sarah Crompton. Sarah continues with the WOS podcast but with Alex Wood.

The Delfont Mackintosh Theatres launched their podcast a couple of months ago.

[kallyloo]

Jun 25, 2024 3:19:29 GMT standingo said:

I love the Evening Standard Theater podcast but I get the sense it’s no longer in production. Is that right?
Is there another good London Theater podcast with news, reviews and interviews?

I loved the Standard Theatre podcast. 
They were all older critics, which may not be what younger theatre enthusiasts are looking for, but for me it was the perfect balance of interviews and informed criticism spiced up with lively debate.

The podcast is on a permanent real I think. I haven’t found a replacement either.

if your tastes run more to personal interviews, then the Stagedoor Johnnie podcast has some interesting guests.

[unseaworthy]

I was looking for recommendations for podcasts that discuss musicals (or other theatre) in UK. My current favourite is West End Frame Show which is a mix of interview, theatre news and reviews. What does everyone else like?

[BurlyBeaR]

Merged.

[drmaplewood]

I miss AYULTP

[theoracle]

Up Close with Carlos Tseng has had a pretty good run of guests lately and seems to provide a nice balance between musicals and straight play actors. The Jack Wolfe and Sally Ann Triplett interviews were terrific I thought and searching back, the ones with John Heffernan and Fisayo Akinade are also really enjoyable. Great questions, lovely atmosphere and wonderful conversation

[unseaworthy]

Aug 23, 2024 14:27:25 GMT theoracle said:

Up Close with Carlos Tseng has had a pretty good run of guests lately and seems to provide a nice balance between musicals and straight play actors. The Jack Wolfe and Sally Ann Triplett interviews were terrific I thought and searching back, the ones with John Heffernan and Fisayo Akinade are also really enjoyable. Great questions, lovely atmosphere and wonderful conversation

Thanks for the recommendation, I will give it a try

[kate8]

I noticed on Nancy Durrant’s Instagram that the defunct Standard theatre podcast is back in independent form as The London Theatre Podcast. I’ve only listened to the first episode so far, but the presenters and format seem the same. I’m not a fan of Nick Curtis as a critic, but I’ve missed the Standard podcast, so it’s nice to find something new (and almost identical) to replace it.

Edit: I forgot to add that there’s also an interview with Rufus Norris in ep. 1, about his final season choices for the NT.

[aloysius]

Yes I stumbled upon the new rebooted Standard Theatre Podcast - now known as The London Theatre Review - in its second week. Good to have it back and production values have improved though I don't think they're doing themselves any favours by reviewing shows a few weeks after everyone else does. I'm also not quite sure they know their audience yet - it does come across as a bit relentlessly positive in tone, which the market is catered for already. I'd prefer they engaged their critical faculties more and accepted that they're now going for a specialist market of theatregoers rather than the generalist Standard audience. Certainly their branding suggests that - it's far more Times Literary Supplement than Evening Standard. What the theatre world needs is a podcast with more news, more behind the scenes gossip, more about the business side of showbiz. This team seem more likely to provide it than any others out there but so far it's all a little saccharine and afraid to rock the boat among possible sponsors and advertisers within the industry.