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The worlds of theatre and TV are more intertwined than ever before

It’s a packed week of theatre news… and what it might all have in common

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

Sarah Crompton

Sarah Crompton

| Nationwide |

30 January 2026

Traitors donmar NT pod
Stephen from The Traitors, Sandra Oh at the National Theatre and Russell Tovey at the Donmar, © BBC, National Theatre and Helen Murray

Welcome to the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

Phew – with new seasons at the National, Donmar Warehouse, Shakespeare’s Globe and more, there’s a lot for editor-in-chief Alex Wood and chief critic Sarah Crompton to unpack as they examine the latest announcements. That’s before they even mull over the news about The Traitors getting its own stage adaptation. But do all of these new shows suggest a growing cross-pollination between the worlds of theatre and screen? And what does that mean for audiences?

Crompton and 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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