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2026 So Far

Episode 22

Monday, March 9, 2026 • Duration 23:22

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

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Top Shows of 2025 and What's Ahead in 2026

Episode 21

Monday, January 26, 2026 • Duration 18:25

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

Episode 20

Friday, June 20, 2025 • Duration 23:41

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.

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Dealer's Choice

Episode 19

Thursday, June 5, 2025 • Duration 18:50

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

Episode 18

Saturday, April 5, 2025 • Duration 29:16

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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The Years

Episode 17

Monday, February 17, 2025 • Duration 16:21

Jodi and I review The Years at the Harold Pinter theatre in London. The show was first seen at the Almeida last Summer, and was chosen as a favourite of 2024 by many, so its transfer is a welcome opportunity for those who missed it to discover what all the fuss was about.

The Years is adapted and directed by Eline Arbo, from the book of the same name by the French Nobel prize winning author, Annie Ernaux. The result is a distinctive piece of theatre, which can be both joyous and funny, as well as disturbing. Forewarning - there is a scene that some have found too much to watch.

But should you go? Listen to what Jodi and I think!

The Years is on until 19th April.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Episode 16

Monday, January 13, 2025 • Duration 07:55

This is a review of the RSC's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Barbican in London.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Episode 15

Monday, January 13, 2025 • Duration 18:17

Jodi and I review the National Theatre's production of Oscar Wilde's classic, The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Max Webster, and starring Ncuti Gatwa, Hugh Skinner and Sharon D Clarke.

The show runs until the 25th of January 2025.

And don't miss my full length conversation with Max Webster about the play in episode 90 of The Play Podcast

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Autumn 2024 Roundup

Episode 14

Monday, December 23, 2024 • Duration 19:55

I review some of the highlights of the shows that I've seen in London this Autumn.

Brief reviews include: Death of England, The Real Thing, Abigail's Party, A Raisin in the Sun, Corialanus, Juno and the Paycock, Oedipus, Fear of 13, The Forsyte Saga and The Importance of Being Earnest.

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Bluets

Episode 13

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 • Duration 18:53

Jodi and I review Bluets at the Royal Court theatre in London.

Bluets is a dramatisation of American writer Maggie Nelson's poetic memoir, adapted by playwright Margaret Perry, and directed by Katie Mitchell. The production boasts a starry cast including Ben Whishaw, Emma D'Arcy and Kayla Meikle.

Maggie Nelson's book is a collection of 240 brief paragraphs, sometimes as short as a single sentence, which chronicle her obsession with the colour blue. Her choice of the colour blue chimes with the psychological exploration that she also undertakes in writing the book, because she records and assesses her response to her heartbreaking breakup with an unnamed lover. The fragments that make up the book include wide-ranging and fascinating references to the expression of the colour blue in art, music, and nature. It is a moving personal, philosophical and poetic monologue.

It is certainly a challenging piece to turn into stage drama. The result is a distinctive theatrical event.

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