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The Play Review

Douglas Schatz and Jodi Rilot
The Play Review
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22 episodes

  • The Play Review

    2026 So Far

    09/03/2026 | 23 mins.
    Jodi and I review a selection of shows that we've seen in the first two months of 2026, including:
    Guess How Much I Love You? at the Royal Court

    Our Town at the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames

    Dance of Death at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond-upon-Thames

    Ballad Lines at the Southwark Playhouse

    Gerry & Sewell at the Aldwych Theatre

    Marie & Rosetta at the Soho Place Theatre

    Arcadia at the Old Vic

    Man and Boy at the National Theatre
  • The Play Review

    Top Shows of 2025 and What's Ahead in 2026

    26/01/2026 | 18 mins.
    Jodi and I each choose our top three shows of 2025, and look ahead at what we are excited to see in the coming weeks.
  • The Play Review

    Spring 2025 Roundup

    20/06/2025 | 23 mins.
    Quick-fire reviews of a selection of shows that Jodi and I have seen in recent weeks, including:
    1536 at the Almeida
    Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre
    The 5th Step at Soho Place
    The Brightening Air at the Old Vic
    Marie and Rosetta at the Rose theatre, and coming to Chichester and the Bristol Old Vic.
    My Master Builder at Wyndham's theatre
    An Oak Tree at the Young Vic
    Here We Are at the National theatre.
  • The Play Review

    Dealer's Choice

    05/06/2025 | 18 mins.
    Jodi and I review the 30th anniversary production of Patrick Marber's play Dealer's Choice, that is currently playing at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
  • The Play Review

    Punch, The Seagull and Playhouse Creatures

    05/04/2025 | 29 mins.
    Jodi and I review James Graham's hard-hitting play, Punch, at the Young Vic theatre, Cate Blanchett in The Seagull at the Barbican, and Playhouse Creatures at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond-upon-Thames.

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About The Play Review

Douglas Schatz and Jodi Rilot review some of the current productions on stage in London. Douglas is the founder and host of The Play Podcast www.theplaypodcast.com, and Jodi is an avid theatre-goer as well as a community theatre director and actor.
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