{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696f95ae91e0adb30b98f8af/69a80ef2db942e85ccc607d3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Herod, Harriet Walter and Hairspray Sues","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/696f95ae91e0adb30b98f8af/1772619544145-248b7347-c16c-4b02-a3fb-31f3b9c92ff1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Join me this week as I discuss season announcements at the RSC, Nottingham and Sheffield, as well as a new production of the comedy The Truth. Plus, a change of plans for I'm Every Woman, the US tour of Hairspray taking out a lawsuit, and the death of the original Minnie Fay, Sondra Lee.</p><p><br></p><p>New productions mentioned this week:</p><p>Paranormal Activity (<a href=\"https://paranormalonstage.com/uk-ireland-tour/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://paranormalonstage.com/uk-ireland-tour/</a>)</p><p>Nottingham Playhouse new season (<a href=\"https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/new-season/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/new-season/</a>)</p><p>Sheffield Theatres' new season (<a href=\"https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/new-shows-on-sale-march-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/new-shows-on-sale-march-2026</a>)</p><p>RSC New Season (<a href=\"https://www.rsc.org.uk/news/announcing-our-2026-27-season\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.rsc.org.uk/news/announcing-our-2026-27-season</a>)</p><p>The Snowman (<a href=\"https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/the-snowman-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/the-snowman-2026/</a>)</p><p>A Christmas Carol (<a href=\"https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/a-christmas-carol-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/a-christmas-carol-2026/</a>)</p><p>Death Note (<a href=\"https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/death-note-the-musical\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/death-note-the-musical</a>)</p><p>The Full Monty (<a href=\"https://fullmontytheplay.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://fullmontytheplay.com/</a>)</p><p>The Picture of Dorian Gray (<a href=\"https://watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/the-picture-of-dorian-gray/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/events/the-picture-of-dorian-gray/</a>)</p><p>The Penelopiad (<a href=\"https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/the-penelopiad/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/the-penelopiad/</a>)</p><p>Donald (<a href=\"https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/events/donald/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/events/donald/</a>)</p><p>Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes (<a href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/sexual-misconduct-of-the-middle-classes-tickets/artist/3598264\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ticketmaster.com/sexual-misconduct-of-the-middle-classes-tickets/artist/3598264</a>)</p><p>Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean (<a href=\"https://trh.co.uk/whatson/bill-bailey-vaudevillean/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://trh.co.uk/whatson/bill-bailey-vaudevillean/</a>)</p><p>The Truth (<a href=\"https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-truth/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-truth/</a>)</p><p>The Sorcerer's Apprentice (<a href=\"https://homemcr.org/whats-on/the-sorcerer-s-apprentice-tr4m\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://homemcr.org/whats-on/the-sorcerer-s-apprentice-tr4m</a>)</p>","author_name":"Finian Hackett"}