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 deliver what you might think it should. Balancing that, our Musical of the Week is the largely unknown but delightful 'Violet' starring Sutton Foster.

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 the Week is the one and only Hairspray!

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 the 2021 revival of the show. And we have plenty to say about the value of Community Theatre.

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 2012's Dogfight.

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 perform in a Covid-affected environment. It ain't just for professional productions anymore. And our Musical of the Week is Amélie – based on the hit 2001 French film of the same name.

Our final shwo for 2021, so we went LIVE ON AIR for the first time, just for kicks. An hour of us yarning about the year that's passed (almost) and the year to come... plus a carefully chosen selection of some of our favourite songs from our favourite musicals to boot!

Ho Ho Ho — we're full of good cheer in our penultimate show for the year, with only three sleeps to go till Christmas! What a year it's been... We riff on the subject of Christmas and theatre, and our Musical of the Week is Scrooge! Just one of several takes on the theme of the Dickens story 'A Christmas Carol'.

Banned! Restricted! We explore a few plays that have tested our attitudes towards all manner of shocking stuff over the centuries... like, sexuality, women being decisive and stuff like that. And we go into shades of pink with Legally Blonde, our Musical of the Week!

Being in the Orange Zone means we can at last physically catch up with old friends, and they don't come much... friendlier than Ray Powell – co-founder (with Charlotte Isaac) of Bold Theatre! He talks about being a producer, dealing with uncertainty and future plans... well, some of them anyway. AND our Musical of the Week is the current Netflix must-see show, Tick, Tick... Boom!

Stomp-stomp-clap, stomp-stomp-clap... Immediately recognisable and a perfect way for us to say that this week We Will, We Will, Rocky You! Our Musical of the Week is the hugely popular jukebox musical based on the music of Queen. Plus we step back into the Writer's Room, profiling the incredible Emily Duncan.