Top theatre podcasts to follow

Everyone seems to be podcasting these days (guilty as charged!) but here is a new line-up of the best shows to listen to at the moment. We’ve limited our picks exclusively to stage stars, organisations and venues that are producing regular episodes – offering personal or specific insights into the world of showbusiness. A quick nod, of course, to all the other media players also producing cracking audio content – from the London Theatre Review, West End Frame or Mickey-Jo Theatre and beyond. Anyone helping audiences find their next favourite show deserves a big thumbs up.

The WhatsOnStage Podcast

Naturally we had to give ourselves a little plug to kick things off! With weekly episodes covering everything from the latest theatre news to industry trends and revelations, the WhatsOnStage Podcast divides its format into two buckets – either long-form interviews with some of the biggest names in showbusiness (think Bernadette Peters, Rachel Zegler or Sonia Friedman) or more free-form commentary from hosts Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood. You can find out more here.

The Bridge Theatre 

Newly minted to celebrated the venue’s eighth birthday, the Bridge Theatre is lifting the lid on some of its unsung heroes in an eight-part weekly podcast series presented by Pauline Fallowell, director of marketing and audiences at the Bridge. Guests include Arlene Phillips and head of stage James Edwards. 

Caroline Sheen – Talk Musicals to Me

A theatre podcast discovering which musicals influenced our leading industry practitioners, each asked the same ten questions. It is hosted by award winning actress Caroline Sheen, with all the love and professional insight a musical star can provide in an instant!

Royal Court’s Playwrights Podcast

A full NINE SEASONS (!) of this podcast make it truly indispensable for any aspiring playwright – with big names providing unique and fascinating insights into the process of crafting some of the biggest plays in recent history.

Call To Stage with Amber Davies

Now wowing on Strictly every week, The Great Gatsby star Amber Davies has been settling down for candid chats with stage stars for many moons now. As she prepares to launch a new tour of Legally Blonde early next year, we can’t imagine the fun stopping any time soon.

How Very Hannah 

The star of Six and Heathers has been touring the nation doing live versions of her podcast How Very Hannah, which has all the fun, games and witty chat that reflects theatre at its finest. You can read more about Lowther’s work in our recent interview.

The Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Podcast 

Platforming creatives and shows occupying Delfont Mackintosh stages in the West End, the podcast is now on its second season and has seen interviews with an array of big names as well as invaluable backstage staff keeping venues afloat.

A Sense of Direction

Produced and presented by critic (formerly of this parish) Fergus Morgan, A Sense Of Direction is a quarterly podcast from Stage Directors UK (SDUK), the trade union for stage directors, choreographers and movement directors across the UK, all about the nuts and bolts of living and working as director in the UK theatre industry.