Noughts and Crosses, Stereophonic's Zachary Hart, Til The Stars Come Down
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.
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Evita, Janie Dee and Intimate Apparel...but mostly Evita
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.
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Zizi Strallen, Emma Kingston, Hercules, A Moon For The Misbegotten
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.
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Ruth Wilson, Stereophonic and 4.48 Psychosis
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.
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Live Aid Musical, Anoushka Lucas, Miss Myrtle's Garden
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.
Nick, Nick and Nancy are on hand with the latest news, honest reviews and big name interviews from the world of London theatre. Nancy Durrant is the former Culture Editor of the Evening Standard and before that an arts editor at The Times for many years. She is the creator of The London Culture Edit on Substack and writes across culture for The Times, Sunday Times, Observer, W Magazine, Opera Now and more, and appears regularly on Times Radio and BBC Radio 4 Front Row.Nick Clark was Head of Culture at The London Standard, covering the cultural landscape in the capital, and was previously features editor of The Stage and the arts correspondent of The Independent.Nick Curtis is Chief Theatre Critic of The London Standard and has written about theatre since 1989. Also a feature writer, editor and an award-winning interviewer, his work has appeared in most major British newspapers, as well as Radio Times, GQ, Harpers & Queen and Tatler, among others.Produced by Tim Bano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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