{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d93571a349b20011dacd9c/6717868ce16fb75ed54d973b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"MMD & MTN Special: Kate McKeown and James Hadley","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63d93571a349b20011dacd9c/1729594964612-dce88a8e-45bd-4cbf-9b19-0aba51b1bc99.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, I’m talking to Kate McKeown and James Hadley, two of the wonderful team behind Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network, which are brilliant organisations dedicated to new UK musical theatre writing. They are organisations I have come across in the past thanks to their many great initiatives to support aspiring composers such as myself, and this was a very fun chat about all the work they do, and the musicals that have meant the most to them.</p><p><br></p><p>For more info and events for <em>Mercury Musical Developments</em>, visit: <a href=\"https://www.mercurymusicals.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.mercurymusicals.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more info and events for <em>Musical Theatre Network</em> visit: <a href=\"https://www.musicaltheatrenetwork.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.musicaltheatrenetwork.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Kate McKeown on <a href=\"https://x.com/KateMcKeown01\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/katemckeown2/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow James Hadley on <a href=\"https://x.com/JamesSHadley\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network on <a href=\"https://x.com/MercuryMusicals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mmd__mtn/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Ian Bowkett (twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ianbowkett\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ianbowkett</a>) in association with <a href=\"https://musicaltheatrereview.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://musicaltheatrereview.com</a> (twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MusicalTheatreR\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@musicaltheatrer</a>)</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MusicalMayorPod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@MusicalMayorPod</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/musicalmayorpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@MusicalMayorPod</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@musicalmayorpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@MusicalMayorPod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted on Acast. See <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/acast.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>","author_name":"Ian Bowkett"}