Cian, Daniel, and Adam take a look at whether this season's AIMS Awards should proceed and how the adjudication scheme should operate in uncertain times.

The Spookiest Shows on Stage

Oct 26th, 2021 1h 7m

Cian, Daniel, and Adam take a look at the most spine-chilling spectacles ever to spring to the stage as The Oddcast reviews musicals to get you in the Halloween mood.

The Best Performances We've Ever Seen

Oct 10th, 2021 59m 2s

Cian, Daniel, and Adam take a look at the newest movie musicals to hit our screens, assess the outcome of the Tony Awards, and hear from listeners about the best performances the Irish musical theatre community has ever seen.

Back in Business

Sep 27th, 2021 40m 24s

On the first episode of The Oddcast's second season, Cian, Daniel, and Adam celebrate the reopening of musical theatre in Ireland with a look at the shows hitting stages this year, and speak to the cast of North Wexford Musical Theatre's produc

The First Show of the New AIMS Season

Jun 28th, 2021 47m 18s

On the final episode in the current series of The Oddcast, Adam Trundle takes over the anchor's chair as he talks to Cian O'Dowd, Daniel Ryan, and Keelin Kilduff about The Odd Theatre Company's production of The Last Five Years, the first show

How To Reimagine Your Next Show

Jun 15th, 2021 59m 59s

Cian, Daniel, and Adam consider the ways that much-performed shows can be given a new lease of life by making innovative staging and performance choices, delivering new and interesting experiences for both audiences and casts.

The Biggest Shows You've Never Heard Of

May 13th, 2021 55m 36s

Cian, Daniel, and Adam take a look at little-known musical adaptations of some of the biggest entertainment brands in the world, and question why they never found fame.

The Oddcast Talks To Brian Gilligan

Apr 13th, 2021 1h 8m

Cian, Daniel, and Adam talk to West End and Britain's Got Talent star Brian Gilligan about his career in musical theatre, as well as wonder whether the world might have another chess musical to rook forward to.

Musical Theatre's Best Dramatic Roles

Mar 16th, 2021 50m 53s

Cian, Daniel, and Adam take a look at some of greatest dramatic roles in the musical theatre canon, and examine what makes some characters so special.

Musicals Room 101

Feb 4th, 2021 53m 40s

In an effort to entertain themselves during lockdown, Cian, Daniel, and Adam play a round of Musicals Room 101, picking the shows they would banish to the vault, never to return.

You're Picking The Wrong Shows

Jan 12th, 2021 1h 2m

As musical societies look forward to next season, Cian, Daniel, and Adam discuss the shows that should be on everyone's shortlist for their next production, as well as chat about recent virtual concerts from Mullingar to Manhattan.

God Bless Us, Every Pun

Dec 23rd, 2020 40m 41s

Cian, Daniel, and Adam present the year's final episode by bringing you their Christmas musical recommendations and gaze forward to 2021.

I'm a Part of That (Show)

Dec 9th, 2020 1h

Cian, Daniel, and Adam chat to one of Ireland's most talented exports to the West End, Molly Lynch, consider the challenges in writing musicals about rats, and make a very special Odd Theatre Company announcement.

Fair Loon, To Thee I Sing

Nov 23rd, 2020 49m 49s

Cian, Daniel, and Adam chat to one of Irish opera’s rising stars and AIMS Best Singer winner, Rory Dunne, fresh from his performances on RTÉ with Wexford Festival Opera, as well as look at the latest musical to get the small screen treatment.

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Nov 9th, 2020 36m 36s

Cian, Daniel, and Adam discuss the Olivier Awards and the Tony nominations, explain why the West End is a time machine, and peer into the grim outlook for 2021.

The Oddgasp Halloween Horrors - The Signal-Man

Oct 31st, 2020 29m 24s

In a break from their usual musical theatre podcasting Cian, Adam, and Daniel bring you some frightening fables for Halloween, each delivering a classic horror story. In this third and final Oddgasp Halloween Horror, Daniel reads The Signal-Man

The Oddgasp Halloween Horrors - The Phantom Coach

Oct 31st, 2020 33m 19s

In a break from their usual musical theatre podcasting Cian, Adam, and Daniel bring you some frightening fables for Halloween, each delivering a classic horror story. In this second Oddgasp Halloween Horror, Adam reads The Phantom Coach by Amel

The Oddgasp Halloween Horrors - Count Magnus

Oct 30th, 2020 36m 51s

In a break from their usual musical theatre podcasting Cian, Adam, and Daniel bring you some frightening fables for Halloween, each delivering a classic horror story. In this Oddgasp Halloween Horror Cian reads Count Magnus, by M. R. James.

God Help The Oddcast

Oct 23rd, 2020 47m 48s

As Ireland's second wave of Covid-19 halts musical theatre's return, Cian, Daniel, and Adam celebrate Alan Menken's induction into the EGOT club (those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and examine the histories of some of its illu

Tell Me It's Good News

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 29m

Cian, Daniel, and Adam interview West End legend Rebecca Storm, bring you the latest news on musical theatre happenings at home and abroad, and make a very special announcement about the Association of Irish Musical Societies Awards Ceremony.

What Wins At AIMS: The Last 10 Years - Part Deux

Jul 27th, 2020 1h 44m

Part Two is here! Which shows, roles, and societies get the most nominations and wins at the AIMS Awards? In the second part of their examination of the last 10 years of the AIMS Awards and Adjudication Scheme, Cian, Dan, and Adam answer this q

What Wins at AIMS: The Last 10 Years

Jul 8th, 2020 1h 52m

Which shows and roles get the most nominations and wins at the AIMS Awards? Cian, Dan, and Adam examine the last 10 years of the AIMS Awards and Adjudication Scheme to answer this question, analysing what adjudicators have acclaimed over the pa

Right Place, Wrong Time

Jun 17th, 2020 1h 15m

Cian, Dan, and Adam speak to the musical director of The Book of Mormon's current UK and international tour, Colm O'Regan, ponder expanding the AIMS nominations, and ask if theatre can survive.