Episode notes
Jodi and I review a selection of shows that we've seen in the first two months of 2026, including: Guess How Much I Love You? at the Royal Court Our Town at the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames Dance of Death at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond-upon-Thames Ballad Lines at the Southwark Playhouse Gerry & Sewell at the Aldwych Theatre Marie & Rosetta at the Soho Place Theatre Arcadia at the Old Vic Man and Boy at the National Theatre
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The Play Review
Douglas Schatz and Jodi Rilot · Arts & Books · English
Douglas Schatz and Jodi Rilot review some of the current productions on stage in London. Douglas is the founder and host of The Play Podcast www.theplaypodcast.com, and Jodi is an avid theatre-goer as well as a community theatre director and actor.
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E23 · 13 Oct 2026 · 23 minNew
October 2026 Roundup
Jodi and I review a selection of shows that we've seen in September and October 2026, including: Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy at the Theatre Royal Stratford East The Children at the Lyric theatre in Hammersmith Three Men in a Boat at the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames A Small and Quiet Light at the Orange Tree theatre in Richmond-upon-Thames Golden Boy at the Almeida Theatre
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E21 · 26 Jan 2026 · 18 min
Top Shows of 2025 and What's Ahead in 2026
Jodi and I each choose our top three shows of 2025, and look ahead at what we are excited to see in the coming weeks.
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E20 · 20 Jun 2025 · 24 min
Spring 2025 Roundup
Quick-fire reviews of a selection of shows that Jodi and I have seen in recent weeks, including: 1536 at the Almeida Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre The 5th Step at Soho Place The Brightening Air at the Old Vic Marie and Rosetta at the Rose theatre, and coming to Chichester and the Bristol Old Vic. My Master Builder at Wyndham's theatre An Oak Tree at the Young Vic Here We Are at the National theatre.
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E19 · 5 Jun 2025 · 19 min
Dealer's Choice
Jodi and I review the 30th anniversary production of Patrick Marber's play Dealer's Choice , that is currently playing at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
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E18 · 5 Apr 2025 · 29 min
Punch, The Seagull and Playhouse Creatures
Jodi and I review James Graham's hard-hitting play, Punch, at the Young Vic theatre, Cate Blanchett in The Seagull at the Barbican, and Playhouse Creatures at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond-upon-Thames.
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E17 · 17 Feb 2025 · 16 min
The Years
Jodi and I review The Years at the Harold Pinter theatre in London. The show was first seen at the Almeida last Summer, and was chosen as a favourite of 2024 by many, so its transfer is a welcome opportunity for those who missed it to discover what all the fuss was about. The Years is adapted and directed by Eline Arbo, from the book of the same name by the French Nobel prize winning author, Annie Ernaux. The result is a distinctive piece of theatre, which can be both joyous and funny, as well as disturbing. Forewarning - there is a scene that some have found too much to watch. But should…
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