62 episodes
Stage Appropriate (A Musical Theatre Podcast) Katy and Juno
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Katy and Juno (a mother and daughter double act) dive into the world of musicals to explore the plot, cast, songs and overall feel of a variety of shows. Their passion for musical theatre is infectious (in a good way).
The title of the podcast is reference to Katy spending the 3 months leading up to watching a show worrying whether or not it is "age appropriate" for Juno (now 11).
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Episode 62: Police Cops
A classic of the ‘not technically appropriate but we’ll overlook that because it’s so good’ genre of musical theatre is discussed here (yes, that’s a genre, okay?), as we bang on relentlessly about how funny Police Cops is; you could count how many times we literally say this if you like to multitask. Other topics up for discussion in this episode include: public transport, religious texts and the burden of living with the world’s loudest laugh.
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Episode 61: We're Not Going Back
We're back to the miners' strikes again in this episode, for another Sheffield-set story, inevitably leading to Katy demanding musicals set in Leeds (but without coming up with any ideas for what these might be about). We speculate on whether Morrissey listens to silly musical theatre podcasts and Juno learns about the existence of Chumbawamba: now, her life is complete.
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Episode 60: An Officer & A Gentleman
While this show wasn’t necessarily appropriate for an 11 year old, it’s definitely suitable for a podcast whose whole premise is discussing whether things are appropriate. Some big questions are raised in this episode: are we cursed? Who exactly is Joe? And why does Katy tell her legendary Kieron Dyer story so often?
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Episode 59: Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World
A fun, feminist show is the subject of this episode, as we discuss the 2024 touring production of Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World, adapted from Kate Pankhurst’s book. Listen to find out which random words Juno apparently can’t pronounce as well as the reason Katy probably won’t be invited to help with any more school trips.
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Episode 58: Before After
A weird amount of this episode is about hairbands, but this will make sense when you hear more about the show: a lovely two-hander at Southwark Playhouse starring Jacob Fowler and Grace Mouat. We extol the virtues of tiny theatres and even give travel information; you’re welcome.
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Episode 57: Bronco Billy
Surprise guest appearances by citizens of Arendelle, disturbing poetic performances and wild accusations about people’s knowledge of cowboys all feature in our discussion of this very fun show at Charing Cross Theatre.
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