Shows That Shaped Me
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Shows That Shaped Me
Shows That Shaped Me is a theatre podcast by WhatsOnStage. Theatre actors and makers divulge the most memorable productions in their career and theatregoing life, as well as the show they wish they'd seen and the person they'd most like to work with.
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20 episodes
Jemima Rooper
Jemima's career started at a young age, appearing in several films in the early '90s, as well as playing George in a TV adaptation of Enid Blyton's Fa...
Jenna Russell
This week's guest is Tony-nominee and Olivier Award-winner Jenna Russell.
Russell's professional stage debut came in 1987 as an understud...
Steffan Rhodri
This week's guest is Steffan Rhodri.
Steffan's acting career spans twenty years on stage and screen. His West End theatre credits include...
Clare Foster
This week’s guest is Olivier Award nominee Clare Foster.
Clare’s notable stage credits include the original West End cast of Avenue Q, Ma...
Nikolai Foster
This week’s guest is artistic director of Curve Leicester, Nikolai Foster.
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nikolai grew up in North Yorkshir...
Laura Pitt-Pulford
This week's guest is Olivier Award-nominated actress Laura Pitt-Pulford.
A graduate of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Laura's notable...
Alfred Molina
This week's guest is stage and screen actor Alfred Molina.
On screen, his credits include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Boogie Nights, Frida a...
Simon Stephens
This week's guest is the Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens.
A mainstay of London's new writing theatre, the Royal...
Le Gateau Chocolat
This week’s guest is cabaret star, drag artist and actor Le Gateau Chocolat.
With a wealth of experience across contemporary opera, cabar...
Nancy Carroll
This week's guest is Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll.
After graduating from LAMDA in 1998, her first job saw her star alongside Cate B...
Kate Fleetwood
This week's guest is Tony and Olivier Award nominee Kate Fleetwood.
Growing up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Kate began her career as a child a...
Trevor Dion Nicholas
This week’s guest is the WhatsOnStage Award-winning Actor Trevor Dion Nicholas.
Born and raised in West Virginia, USA, he made his profes...
Gina Beck
This week’s guest is actress Gina Beck.
Gina’s big break came in 2008 when she joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of t...
Madani Younis
This week's guest is the artistic director of the Bush Theatre, Madani Younis.
A year after joining the Bush Theatre in 2012 he programme...
Drew McOnie
In this week's episode we speak with Drew McOnie, one of the most in-demand director-choreographers in British theatre.
McOnie’s choreogr...
Dawn Walton
In 2010 Dawn Walton founded Eclipse Theatre Company, the UK’s foremost black-led national production company. Recent touring productions include One M...
Rosalie Craig
After graduating from Rose Bruford in 2001 Rosalie Craig joined the RSC and made her professional debut in Adrian Mitchell’s adaptation of Alice in Wo...
Lesley Nicol
Three-time SAG Award winner Lesley Nicol has no shortage of incredible parts to her name, including the starring role of Beryl Patmore in Downton Abbe...
David Babani
In 2005 this week's guest opened a theatre on the site of an abandoned warehouse. 13 years later, the Menier Chocolate Factory is one of the most reve...
James Graham
This week's guest is one of the most prolific British playwrights of the last ten years.
Since the premiere of his critically acclaimed...