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  • Showtime - Spotlight On... Intermissions
    If you missed Alice Fearn's brilliant lockdown concerts last year, now's your chance to catch up! The entire Intermissions series is now available to watch right here on stream.theatre so don't miss out. Find out more in this week's #SpotlightOn (with a little bit of exciting news about the podcast too!).
    6 min
  • S1 Ep1: URN AWAY DAYS: Nottingham Rugby
    Away Days debuts with a trip to Nottingham Rugby with Toby and April! 

    This show will take you the listener out and about to the biggest and smallest sporting events! This is a map and guide for student raising student issues and the practicality of getting to these events! 
    11 min
  • Showtime - Spotlight On... The Choir of Man
    This all-singing, all-dancing international hit is making its way to London's West End. Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out everything you need to know about The Choir of Man!

    See the trailer for the show here: youtube.com/choir-of-man

    And check out their fabulous West End Live performance for a taste of what to expect: youtube.com/choirofman_WestEndLive

    Find out who's going to be in the West End show here: whatsonstage.com/the-choir-of-man-west-end-cast

    Want to hear more? Listen to some of The Choir of Man's best tracks in this playlist: youtube.com/choirofman_topic

    And don't forget to book your tickets: choirofmanwestend.com

    Music Credits: The Choir of Man (‘Save Tonight/Wake Me Up’, The Choir of Man, 2018; writing credits: Eagle-Eye Cherry, Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, Tim “Avicii” Bergling, Mike Einziger). Copyright: C.O.M. International Limited.

    6 min
  • Showtime - Spotlight On... Diana: The Musical
    The new rock musical based on the life of Princess Diana has just arrived on Netflix and has instantly taken social media by storm. Not since the start of the pandemic have people been so united against something! But is Diana: The Musical really that bad? Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn to find out...

    Watch the show's trailer here: youtube.com/DianaTrailer

    And check out this clip of one of the songs: youtube.com/ThisIsHowYourPeopleDance

    You can also hear the full cast recording here: youtube.com/DianaTheMusical_OriginalCastRecording
    19 min
  • Showtime - Tony Awards Results Show
    The biggest (and possibly the most drawn out) theatrical event of 2021 has been and gone, and now the results are here! Join Ella and PR Abi as they run through the winners of this year's Tony Awards.

    To see the full list of winners and nominees, head to: tonyawards.com/winners

    Check out the performances of the three shows nomianted for Best Musical:
    • Moulin Rouge
    • Jagged Little Pill
    • TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

    • And see some of the winning speeches from the night here:
      • Aaron Tveit (Best Leading Actor in a Musical)
      • Adrienne Warren (Best Leading Actress in a Musical)
      • Danny Burstein (Best Featured Actor in a Musical)
      • Lauren Patten (Best Featured Actress in a Musical)
      • Alex Timbers (Best Direction of a Musical)

        There were a number of other fabulous perfromances across the evening as part of the Broadway's Back show, hosted by Hamilton's Leslie Odom, Jr. Check out some of our favourites:
        • Leslie Odom, Jr's opening number
        • Daniel J. Watts and the Broadway Advocacy Coalition
        • Josh Groban and Leslie Odom, Jr's tribute to New York City
        • Andrew Rannells and Tituss Burgess singing 'It Take Two' from Into The Woods
        • Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel re-uniting to sing 'For Good' from Wicked
        • Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp singing 'What You Own' from RENT
        • Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell singing 'Wheels of a Dream' from Ragtime
        • The finale number from Lin-Manuel Miranda's Freestyle Love Supreme
        • And the special 'In Memoriam' performance celebrating the artists we've lost from the theatre community over the past two years.

        • Moulin Rouge was the big winner at the Tony's this year, but don't forget it's heading to the UK very soon! Find out more in our #SpotlightOn podcast here: audioboom.com/posts/7948831

          If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more from Showtime, listen in live every Sunday evening from 6pm on urn1350.net and follow us on Facebook @URNShowtime or on Twitter @ShowtimeURN.
          1 hr 2 min
        • Showtime - Spotlight On... Moulin Rouge! The Musical
          The news we have been desperately waiting for is finally here: Moulin Rouge is heading to the West End in a few months and the full cast list has just been announced! Take a listen to this week's #SpotlightOn as Ella and Abi take a deep dive into the upcoming show and celebrate what Moulin Rouge means to them.

          See the full cast list here: moulinrougemusical.co.uk/cast

          And check out this goregous photo shoot with the new cast, courtesy of WhatsOnStage: whatsonstage.com/moulin-rouge-unveils-west-end-cast

          Want to hear more from the show? Take a listen to the full Broadway Cast Recording: youtube.com/OriginalBroadwayCastRecording

          And don't forget to buy your tickets now for Moulin Rouge: atgtickets.com/moulin-rouge-the-musical

          52 min
        • Touchdown - NFL Summary in A Good Week for Honey Badgers
          Week 2 review and Week 3 previewJoin April and Dom as they discuss the week 2 games, whether their ‘for sure’ picks and other predictions were right. There’s a preview of the next slate of games and what to look out for, plus find out why Honey Badgers are doing well (and who it is that is on the up)!Week 3 kicks off thursday night with the panthers at texans and the all the games back on Sunday at 6pm as always.Plus now you can find us as an individual podcast on spotify just search "Touchdown URN"
          33 min
        • Showtime - Spotlight On... Everybody's Talking About Jamie (THE MOVIE)
          The film version of Everybody's Talking About Jamie is finally here! Check out this episode of #SpotlightOn to find out why you should watch it and hear Ella's official review.

          Listen to the film's new soundtrack here: youtube.com/ETAJplaylist

          And if you're interested in finding out exactly what has changed between the stage show and the film, then check out this video by the brilliant Mickey Jo Theatre: youtube.com/wn_nDpnE3pE

          Want to catch up on our last Spotlight On... Everybody's Talking About Jamie to find out more about the musical itself? Listen back here: audioboom.com/posts/7924430

          Music credits: Dan Gillespie Sells & Tom MacRae ('Everybody's Talking About Jamie', 'Don't Even Know It', 'Work Of Art', 'This Was Me', 'Wall In My Head' and 'He's My Boy' - songs listed in order of appearance; from Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2021). Copyright: 2021 New Regency Music, Inc. and Channel Four Television Corporation, under exclusive licesnse to Unviersal Music Operations Limited; an Island Records release. 

          18 min

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