Part six of our brand new show
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Nationwide
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26 June 2026
Welcome to the WhatsOnStage Podcast.
As we continue our search for the top plays of the century, we’ve hit the 2010s! Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood continue their odyssey, which in this episode has two central themes: plays about climate catastrophe and the gargantuan success of the Royal Court under Dominic Cooke.
At the same time, playwrights like Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Alice Birch are entering the mix… while Laura Wade correctly predicts Partygate a decade early. And James Corden brings some cheer with One Man, Two Guvnors.
Crompton and Alex Wood host a weekly series on all things theatrical. News, views, frank exchanges and lists offer an unmissable guide to what’s happening on stage (and in film and on television) now, in the past and in future.
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Across 2026, WhatsOnStage will be chronicling the best plays of the 21st century – focussing on plays that opened on this side of the Atlantic or exerted a force on British theatremaking. With a new episode every month, expect dissection, analysis and reflection – from critics who were actually at the opening nights in question!
