The best Christmas shows to see – and a celebration of Richard Burton

Welcome to this week’s episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

Chief critic Sarah Crompton and editor-in-chief Alex Wood have been watching Mr Burton, the film about Richard Burton’s early life starring Toby Jones that gets its TV premiere on the BBC on the centenary of his birth. And also Wild Genius, a documentary about this fascinating man who changed the course of acting and of celebrity.

They’ve also begun to choose the most promising Christmas shows including The BFG at Stratford, and Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas which reunites Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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