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In our final (for now) episode we have a yarn with Dave Moore — director of 'The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Production of Macbeth' for Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society (TALOS). And we finally get to the
Theatrical superstitions abound and we give a bit of background on four of the most common ones this week. And our Musical of the Week is Singin' in the Rain – based on the evergreen and much-loved movie of the same name.
Some called it 'hell on wheels' but others really love Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1984 train story 'Starlight Express'... so we decided to see for ourselves by making it our Musical of the Week.We also revisit the question of who should get to play
The bells... The bells... Our Musical of the Week is the timeless story of Quasimodo – The Hunchback of Notre Dame – developed from the Disney animated film into a very successful musical production. It's also a favourite of one of our studio g
We talk this week about challenging content... whether there's an audience (we say absolutely yes), and even whether there's a place for challenging content on stage (again, absolutely, yes from us!)... It's an on-going discussion and it also l
It's the Greatest Show on Earth! Backstage, of course! Coincidentally, our Musical of the Week is 'Barnum' — all about the man who used that cachphrase for his own entertainment empire, PT Barnum. And we have a yarn about those who aren't neces
Our Musical of the Week tells the story of the show that beat the odds when it came to the pandemic — 'Six' relates the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII (with a few twists) and has been wowing audiences since its debut. Relevant, clever a
The Riff Raff statue's champion, and erudite man-about-town, Mark Servian lets down his guard and tells us what keeps him excited about the Waikato theatre scene after nearly 30 years, and we explore the world of Mean Girls in our Musical of th
We started a discussion this week about the Waikato Regional Theatre – the pros, the cons – and hope to keep it going over the weeks ahead. We also talked about 'Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars', and 'An Oak Tree'... plus our Mu
One of the Waikato region's most recognised theatre practitioners, Nick Wilkinson is our special guest, discussing acting, directing, Shrek, ballroom dancing and hating auditions. He also chose our Musical of the Week (a personal favourite of h
It's deja vu all over again! Groundhog Day is our Musical of the Week (music and lyrics by the amazing Tim Minchin!) and we hear some no-nonsense talk about the craft of acting from one of the very best in the business, either on stage or on sc
Another new-ish face to the region, in the form of Lily Berry, joins us for a yarn and we explore her choice of Musical of the Week... the perennial favourite of many, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Well, it had to be done sooner
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea...? Thanks to our guest last week (Jonty Climo) our Musical of the Week this time is Spongebob Squarepants — is it any good? You have to listen to find out. We also tap in to the wisdom of celebrated Engli
When there's a new kid on the block, you want to know everything about them, right? We put musician, actor, and all-round theatre junkie Jonty Climo under the 'scope to find out why he chose to start calling Hamilton home recently, and what he'
Matamata Dramatic Society's President Julie Taylor joins us for a yarn about the theatre's activities and how they're keeping themselves active these days... turns out they're going full steam ahead! This week we go all nostalgic for a time 30
Did you ever hear the story of the Johnstone twins...? This week's Musical of the Week is the extraordinary Liverpool drama Blood Brothers. Our Scouse pal Jacinta Parsons joins us to talk about what it is that makes this show so compelling, and
The dynamic duo are back together again — Mel is all refreshed after her honeymoon... We have a feel-good Musical of the Week this time, in the form of You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. We also feature more of Thames MAD's Diane Connors, talking
Guest co-host this week, while Mel is on her honeymoon, is Jono Freebairn, who chose Kinky Boots as the Musical of the Week. We also meet Diane Connors, President of Thames Music and Drama (Thames MAD) and director of their upcoming production
After a couple of weeks being MIA, it's back to more of what you love about being Backstage... All glitz and glamour with our Musical of the Week, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert... and we looked for a play about a wedding, just for fun, and cam
Heard of the huge budget NZ musical 'City of 100 Lovers'...? Nah, we hadn't either, but it was a thing. And was supposed to be running forever at Sky City Theatre, but it turned out to be a total dog and got cancelled, leaving a very bad taste
We went somewhere so you don't have to. After dissecting how to write a musical last week, it was only fair that we examine how to write a play... and we delved into advice from the website writerscookbook.com ... take it from us, it doesn't de
What does it take to write a musical? And where the hell do you go if you wnat to learn how? We don't have all the answers, but we discuss some people's experiences in the hope that you may be inspired. And for light relief... our Musical of th
Our Musical of the Week is another Sondheim creation... Company. And we've stepped away from our usual format of drip-feeding some songs through the podcast. Instead, we include, in its entirety, the NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert by the cast of
Again we ask... why do we do what we do? Given how tenuous things can be, why do we keep wanting to put it out there? Well, it seems you can't stop the human instinct to create. Just as well too, if you ask us! And our Musicla of the Week is 20
Fresh for 2022... We take a close-up look at the roles of Swings and Understudies, and discuss how maybe community theatre is going to have to get into the habit of making sure they have such valuable people in their casts as we learn to perfor
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