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A & O Review the Show is a theatre review podcast from an American theatre obsessive & an award winning British investigative journalist, recording from London, the world’s theatrical capital.Olivia Polglase works with emerging producers across the West End and UK theatre…
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Hot Mess - Getting Earth Hot and Bothered | Off West End Review (opens the original)
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This week, we head to The Other Palace for Hot Mess, a new British musical about love, relationships and serious implications for the human race if it goes wrong. Earth has been single for a few billion years when Humanity comes along. He's exciting, ambitious and full of potential but as their whirlwind romance develops, he starts taking a little too much. We discuss whether this unlikely rom-com metaphor works, the chemistry and performances that carry an entire two-person musical, and how Hot
The Oresteia - Greek Tragedy or Vintage Soap Opera? | London Theatre Review (opens the original)
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This week, we're back in London and heading to the Bridge Theatre for The Oresteia, an epic modern reworking of one of Ancient Greece's bloodiest family dramas. We dive into a spectacularly dysfunctional family plagued by murder, revenge, betrayal and an apparently irresistible urge to kill absolutely everyone. We discuss the powerhouse cast, including Mary-Louise Parker and David Morrissey, the extraordinary full-size house built on stage, and how a Greek tragedy lasting more than three hours s
Edinburgh Fringe 2026! - Legends, Cops & Princesses | Theatre Review Special (opens the original)
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This week, we escape London and take A & O Review the Show on the road for our first Edinburgh Fringe special!Recorded in Edinburgh itself, we dive into three very different shows from the world’s biggest arts festival. First, Legendary takes us on a deeply personal journey through identity, family, Chinese mythology and Mandopop. Then Police Cops sends us hurtling into a gloriously ridiculous American buddy-cop parody involving tragic backstories, invisible guns, an evil drug lord and a suspici
A & O at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Coming Soon (opens the original)
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We’re running a little later than usual this week — but for a very good reason. We’re currently at the Edinburgh Fringe, putting together a special episode from the festival itself. So bear with us for just a few more days while we squeeze in a few more shows, questionable decisions and probably far too much theatre. Our Edinburgh Fringe 2026 special is coming very soon!
Hit Machine - He Ain't Heavy, He's a Complete Nightmare? | Off West End Review (opens the original)
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This week, we head to London’s Soho Theatre for The Hit Machine, a new play starring Josh Radnor and Noah Galvin, set in the world of music production but driven by something far messier: family. We discuss the chemistry between its two estranged brothers, the humour threaded through their shared trauma, and why this intimate three-person drama turned out to be much more entertaining than we expected. We also get into the live music-making, Noah Galvin’s remarkable voice, and whether the story e
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