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0717: Death Drop - A DRAGAtha Christie Murder Mystery Jul 06, 2021

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As fans of murder mysteries here - it's nice to see this musical (with songs by Flo and Joan) celebrating drag culture in a mainstream production! Death Drop - A DRAGATha Christie Murder Mystery - featuring Willum and Latrice Royale.

0716: You SHALL Go To The Theatre, Cinderella! Jun 29, 2021

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Nick Hutson chats to Andrew Keating about what it felt like to be back in a theatre seeing a brand new with lockdown starting to ease. Hear Andrew's thoughts on the new ALW Musical - Cinderella - as well as the COVID Safety precautions and what the future may hold. Bippity Boppity Boo!

0715: Taking Breaths Jun 03, 2021

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Dom McChesney chats with Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen Mcdonald about the creation of Breathe: A New Musical, which is premiering online - written in real time last year as the pandemic evolved. They also discuss their musical of The Book Thief which was set to open at The Octagon in Bolton just as the pandemic hit last year.

0714: And the Same To You With Bedknobs On May 25, 2021

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With the World Premiere of the stage production of the evergreen Disney film, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, coming to the United Kingdom this summer, Thos revisits the extended and restored version of the original film in the company of Tim as they pop in a beautiful shiny – but not briny – DVD and enjoy some substitutiary locomotion. With knobs on!

0713: The Ballad of Anne and Mary – Songs May 18, 2021

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Episode 713: The Ballad of Anne and Mary – Songs: Join us for the last part of our special in-depth look at the fantastic free new musical pirate podcast, The Ballad of Anne and Mary. This week we concentrate on the score, discuss lullabies, and question Sondheim's famous axiom about content dictating form. So don't be a slubberdegullion, come and join the fun!

0712: The Ballad of Anne and Mary – Story May 12, 2021

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We return to part two of our special in-depth look at the fantastic free new musical drama podcast, The Ballad of Anne and Mary, created by Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman about the famous 18th Century pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. This week we discuss the story, themes and structure used to tell the take effectively over several weeks, and we listen to and analyse the wonderful title song! It's not Yo Ho Hum!

0711: The Ballad of Anne and Mary – Development May 04, 2021

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Join Thos over the next three weeks for a special in-depth look at the fantastic new musical, The Ballad of Anne and Mary. In this first episode, he talks to the show's creators, Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman, about the development of this fantastic venture which is presented as a free five-part musical drama podcast, and tells the story of famous 18th Century pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. You'll also hear how their other hugely successful drama podcast, Mockery Manor, used songs to give a sense of place and influenced this later production – and you'll learn the best way to get a tune out of a cat!

0710: Back to the Woods Apr 27, 2021

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Join Thos as he revisits the much praised 2010 Regents Park Open Air Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, which is viewable to watch in a streaming version online. Cast your mind back to the heady days of a decade ago when the world was celebrating Sondheim's 80th birthday, Dame Judi Dench was the Giant's Wife and you could cast real trees as part of this evergreen musical! And if you don't like it, you're the one to blame - it's your fault! (as someone once cleverly wrote)

0709: Like A Musical? Part Two Apr 21, 2021

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Welcome to this bumper edition of MusicalTalk crammed with great songs and fine chat as Thos brings us a brand new interview with talented writer, Alexander S. Bermange, creator of I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical, a wonderful show shortly be made available in a specially recorded version for online viewing via the Kings Head Theatre website. In this lively and information conversation, you can hear how you deal with success at the Fringe, how the coronavirus has changed how theatre is made and how you tailor a theatrical success for online streaming.

0708: Like A Musical? Part One Apr 13, 2021

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With the five star revue, I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical – a must see for all fans of musical theatre – being made available for streaming, join Thos for the first of two interviews with Alexander S. Bermange, the talented writer and creator of the show. In this week's episode, we hear about the show when it was at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019 and how it came to be in the first place, prior to next week when we discuss how you transfer a show to a virtual streaming situation.

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