In our fifth episode, the lads from The Full Monty reveal all about this award-winning show with some great hit music, iconic scenes and a heart-warming tale. We hear from Northern Ballet’s director of learning Leanne Kirkwood ahead of the company bringing The Nutcracker to Norwich and find out about the work of their education team. We also talk to our own Young Producers who are presenting a mini-festival of events in Stage Two in mid-November called Facing The Future, and we wrap up with a chat with Ashley Cousins who plays Soot, the chimney sweep’s ghost, in Awful Auntie.

Recorded live at this year’s Centre Stage event, members of the Theatre's executive team and board of trustees outlined the highlights of the previous year, as well as looking ahead to the future. Find out more about Norwich Theatre Royal, Stage Two and Norwich Playhouse in this bonus episode, featuring some exclusive announcements. You can read the full Annual Review at ntr.org.uk/AnnualReview
The next episode of Interval will be available on Friday 19 October.

In our fourth episode, Mark Armstrong discusses the impact of Still Alice and his personal experiences with Alzheimer’s. We chat to the hilarious Nelson Gombakomba about his involvement in our new Creative Matters season: Black British Identity. Plus we hear from one of the longest serving dancers in the Rambert Company, Hannah Rudd on the company’s stunning new work Life is a Dream.

For fans of Miss Saigon, we recorded a post-show Q&A after a Norwich Theatre Royal performance. The panel included stars of the show Ryan O’Gorman (John), Aicelle Santos (Gigi), Elana Martin (Ellen) & Gerald Santos (Thuy). Audience members were able to ask questions and learn more about the epic production! Check out the fantastic live session, and hear the next Interval episode on Friday 21 September.

In our third episode, it's a kind of magic! We hear from Bronte Tadman, the only human character in Peppa Pig Live! After a quick visit to the Theatre Royal, we spoke to the artistic director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris. At the Norwich Playhouse, we hear from Jamie Raven, a Britain's Got Talent finalist and one of the country's top magicians.

In our second episode, we chat to stars of Miss Saigon: Ryan O’Gorman and Gerald Santos (a huge pop star in the Philippines)! Over in Stage Two, we spoke to Kate O’Donnell, a transgender performer with a compelling story. Plus we caught up with the cast of Grease, celebrating 40 years since the film’s US release.

In our first ever episode, we chat to Shrek The Musical star Kevin Yates, originally from Kings Lynn and Nicholas Fretwell from Erpingham, an understudy with great promise in Love From a Stranger. At the Norwich Playhouse: Beyoncé does Boleyn, Hamilton does Howard in SiX: The pop musical tells the real story of Henry VIII's wives. Inspired by this Tudor remix, we visited the Maids Head Hotel with local historian Paul Dickson to learn more about one of the oldest hotels in the country.