Interval Theatre The Podcast

It’s New Year’s Eve, when a car crash on a deserted road brings famous but troubled singer Danny Sierra and his dysfunctional family to an isolated holiday cottage in rural England. Murder in the Dark is coming to the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre from 7th to 11th November 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Laura White about her experience in the role of Sarah and what the tour has been like so far.

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/murder-in-the-dark/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

Beautiful Futures is a 3 day celebration shining a spotlight on new works by Black artists, where we collaboratively imagine and shape the future of culture and creativity in the 21st century, with our voices, our journeys and our stories, advocating for a world that leaves no one behind.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Elizabeth Lawal the founder of Beautiful Futures festival. 

You can find out more about Beautiful Futures here: https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/more-than-a-moment-beautiful-futures-festival/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

A Virgins Guide to Hiring an Escort is a biographical one-woman show using poetry exploring the sublime and harrowing complexities of a long delayed sexual awakening with a hired lover. This performance was a part of Birmingham Fest which takes place every July. It was hosted by the Blue Orange Theatre on the 18th and 19th July 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Lorna Meehan about her experience creating the show as well as the meaning behind it.

You can find out more about Birmingham Fest and this performance here: http://birminghamfest.co.uk/events/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

It’s the summer of 1963, and 17 year-old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman is about to learn some major lessons in life as well as a thing or two about dancing. On holiday in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents, she shows little interest in the resort activities, and instead discovers her own entertainment when she stumbles across an all-night dance party at the staff quarters. Mesmerised by the raunchy dance moves and the pounding rhythms, Baby can’t wait to be part of the scene, especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle the resort dance instructor. Dirty Dancing is at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre from 18th - 22nd July 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Michael O'Reilly about his experience in the role of Johnny Castle, as well as his acting/dancing origins.

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/dirty-dancing/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is a supercharged wild ride in which 18th-century France crashes into 20th-century post-war America. Take a seat and strap in tight for a mind-boggling journey as we hurtle through a fantastical world of chaos – from castles in the Alps to skyscrapers in Montevideo, from earthquakes in Lisbon to the Amazonian jungles beyond the Andes. With societies riven by inequality and families displaced by war today, the story remains as relevant now as when it was first written in 1759. Candide is at the Alexandra Theatre on the 12th July 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Gillian Bevan about her experience with this production of Candide by the Welsh National Opera.

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/welsh-national-opera-candide/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

Join Alfie and Gabz on this fabulous adventure, as they investigate the strange events happening in their home town! Children are leaving their teeth for the tooth fairy and waking up to find odd things under their pillows! Alfie and Gabz are determined to get to the bottom of the mystery - but no-one could have dreamed what they'll discover when they come face to face with the demon dentist herself, in this hilarious and thrilling story! Demon Dentist is at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre until 1st July 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Neal Foster from Birmingham Stage Company about his experience bringing these shows to life and the history behind the company.

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/demon-dentist/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

Returning to his childhood home, a man finds himself standing beside the pond of the old Sussex farmhouse where he used to play. He's transported to his 12th birthday when his remarkable friend Lettie claimed it wasn't a pond, but an ocean–a place where everything is possible. Plunged into a magical world, their survival depends on their ability to reckon with ancient forces that threaten to destroy everything around them. The Ocean at the End of the World is at the Birmingham Alexandra until 27th May 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Finty Williams about her experience in the role of Old Mrs Hempstock and what her expectations were for this production when she intially saw it in London.

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep their marriage sparkling. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems. Home, I'm Darling is at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre until 29th April 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Jessica Ransom about her experience in the role of Judy in Home, I'm Darling. She also discusses the themes and plot of the play.

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/home-im-darling/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

Join Propel Dance, the UK's first all-wheelchair dance company as they reimagine the fantastical fairytale 'The Snow Queen'. A captivating and enthralling dance production which focuses on the origins of the queen who brings endless winters, it is brought to life by a talented company of professional wheelchair dancers. The Snow Queen will be at the Midlands Art Centre on 23rd April and the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton on 27th April.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Kat, Lauren (performers) and Helen Mason (artistic director) about their experience creating and performing in the first ever all-wheelchair professional production. 

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://propeldance.uk/shows

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.

Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family. Annie is at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre until 15th April 2023.

This week, Dave Massey talks to Billie Kay about her experience in the role of Lily in Annie the Musical.

You can buy tickets and find out more about the production here: https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/annie/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen to Interval Theatre every Tuesday at 3pm or listen again whenever you want at www.brumradio.com/intervaltheatre.