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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. From musicals, to plays, to immersive shows, to interviews with the biggest stars, there's something for everyone!

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  • 145. Bonus episode: Musical theatre powerhouse Maimuna Memon on Manic Street Creature, career pressure and not being a lawyer

    145. Bonus episode: Musical theatre powerhouse Maimuna Memon on Manic Street Creature, career pressure and not being a lawyer
    Mar 4 2026
    Today, we’re shining a spotlight on a performer who has become one of the most vital voices in British theatre. Fresh from her Olivier Award win for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 and her captivating turn in Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Maimuna Memon is returning to the stage with the show that truly defined her as a powerhouse creator. She’s bringing her hit gig-theatre musical, Manic Street Creature, to the Kiln Theatre for a strictly limited run this March.

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    50 mins
  • 144. We predict the Oliviers nominations – and have thoughts about the BAFTAS

    144. We predict the Oliviers nominations – and have thoughts about the BAFTAS
    Feb 27 2026
    With the WhatsOnStage Awards nine days away, the Oliviers nominations six days away, the BAFTAS five days ago and the Critics Circle nominees now revealed, it feels like the right time to spend a long time discussing awards – their intricacies, their politics and, when controversy arises, what can be done to solve problems. Then, Sarah and Alex try their best to predict who might get nominated for an Olivier Award on Thursday.

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    49 mins
  • 143. Bonus episode – Wicked: For Good's Dorothy steps out of the shadows and tells all

    143. Bonus episode – Wicked: For Good's Dorothy steps out of the shadows and tells all
    Feb 25 2026
    Though sworn to secrecy, Wicked: For Good's Dorothy Bethany Weaver has finally been able to discuss her time in the blockbuster musical franchise, taking on a small but pivotal role. In a wide-ranging interview she discusses leading the March of the Witch Hunters scene, working with Jonathan Bailey and Ethan Slater, and how she worked out Judy Garland's iconic mannerisms.

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    26 mins
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