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What are the hits and who are the stars of tomorrow?

Sarah Crompton and Alex Wood pick the best of the Edinburgh Festivals

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| Edinburgh |

18 July 2025

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Tobias Turley and Danielle Steers, © Mark Senior

Welcome to the latest episode of the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

As the Edinburgh Festival approaches, chief critic Sarah Crompton and editor-in-chief Alex Wood cast their eye over the listings to see if they can pick the hottest shows and the most promising futures.

Plus a WhatsOnPage bonus – as they choose their holiday reading lists.

Crompton and Wood present 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. The podcast can be listened to on various streaming platforms – including Apple Podcasts and Audible. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode!

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