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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.