Episode 947: Remembering Hugh Wooldridge
In this special episode of MusicalTalk, we pay tribute to the late Hugh Wooldridge, celebrating the life and career of a distinctive voice i...
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20 of 1,030 episodesEpisode 946: Sense & Sensibility The Musical - Part 2
Jane Austen once wrote to her sister that "the pianoforte often talks of you - in various keys, tunes and expressions" so join Thos as he ma...
Episode 945: Sense & Sensibility The Musical - Part 1
The famous novelist, Jane Austen, once wrote "Without music, life would be a blank to me" so to rectify that problem join MusicalTalk as Tho...
Episode 944: Glad to Meter: Hayley Canham's "Sappho: The Poetess"
Mike joins composer/lyricist/performer Hayley Canham to discuss her new show dramatizing and celebrating the life of ancient Greek poet Sapp...
Episode 943: Two Shows, Two Worlds: Zog & RopeDrop
In this episode of MusicalTalk, we head into the world of family theatre and Disney Parks comedy! First up, we review ZOG, the stage adaptat...
Episode 942: EdFringe 2026 - Beautiful and Beastly
Time again to join Mike, Alison and Thos as they enjoy a bit of in-depth analysis of some of the wonderful new musicals you could have seen...
Episode 941: EdFringe 2026 - Earth, Wind and Fire!
Fancy some reviews of some of the best or most interesting shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe? Yes! You do? Well, you've come to...
Episode 940: EdFringe 2026 - The Detective's Demise (and Company)
EdFringe 2026 is in full swing so why not join Thos as he sits down with the talented Tom Rolfe, the man responsible for returning Fringe Fa...
Episode 939: EdFringe 2026 - Hole!
It's time to join MusicalTalk at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 for another episode featuring some of the best and most interesting musi...
Episode 938: EdFringe 2026 - War of the Worlds (On a Budget) Redux
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 is here! Hoorah! It's the biggest arts festival in the world and MusicalTalk is there - as always - to se...
Episode 937: From Smiles to Sandworms - Why Annie Works (and Beetlejuice Doesn't)
Nick and Hannah head to the theatre for two of the biggest musical revivals currently touring the UK—but come away with very different react...
Episode 936: Savoy! Everybody's Doing It!
In this episode of MusicalTalk, it's time to join Thos as he stomps at the Savoy - and perhaps not just stomp! So take a sophisticated inter...
Episode 935: Breaking into Song with Edward Easton in Flo and Joan's One Man Musical
Edward Easton never imagined his next role would see him leading a musical. With no previous musical theatre experience, taking on One Man M...
Episode 934: Going Wild! – Craig Crowton and The Animal Guyz
What do you get when you combine theatre, spectacular puppetry, conservation, comedy and a whole host of incredible animals? Nick Hutson fin...
Episode 933: War & Musicals - Untold Wars
MusicalTalk continues its exploration of the many and varied ways that war and conflict can be portrayed in the world of musical theatre. Th...
Episode 932: War & Musicals - Enigma
Join Thos as he continues his look at the amazingly varied way that musical theatre has approached war and its consequences. This week he re...
Episode 931: War & Musicals - Alfie
One of the many paradoxes of war is that it often generates a surprisingly rich cultural output and when musical theatre decides to tackle t...
Episode 930: The Bear, the Puppets and the Mockumentary
On this week's episode of MusicalTalk, Nick and Robert dive into a trio of very different theatrical experiences! Robert shares his thoughts...
Episode 929: The Breadth of Broadway - Part 2
Colm and Thos are back to discuss two more diverse musical theatre gems from Colm's recent visit to Broadway: Ragtime and Maybe Happy Ending...
Episode 928: The Breadth of Broadway - Part 1
The Great White Way is still the centre of the musical theatre universe, and so it's no wonder that Colm's been filling his Broadway boots a...