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06/01/2024

Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Patrick Vaill on playing Dr Brenner in the West End

Oklahoma! actor Patrick Vaill - who plays scientist Dr Brenner as a young man in the stage adaptation of Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre - joins us to discuss everything from the ‘Upside Down’. This interview is taken from The Standard Theatre Podcast and was recorded in December when the West End show opened. Vaill’s role was made famous in the Netflix sci-fi horror series by Hollywood star Matthew Modine - who’s also a Standard Theatre podcast alum. To hear Vaill’s full interview, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06/01/2024

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11 min
14/12/2023

Richard Curtis: My Love Letter To London

A very special charity episode. In honour of The Standard’s Winter Survival Appeal with Comic Relief, host Katie Strick meets the creator of the great British rom-com and co-founder of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis, to hear his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city. To donate, please visit comicrelief.com/wintersurvival Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14/12/2023

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26 min
09/07/2023

Our 2023 Theatre highlights so far...

To mark the halfway point of 2023, join Nick Clark and Nancy Durrant for this special episode showcasing the finest shows that have impressed them this year so far. You can find all the links to the full shows below, but theatrical amuse-bouches to tempt you with the best of the West End and beyond include: Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical Interview with the cast and creators Our review Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine review The Lehman Trilogy The Lehman Trilogy cast interview Our review Accidental Death of an Anarchist Interview with Daniel Rigby Our review Groundhog Day Interview with Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin Our review Dear England Dear England at the National Theatre review Sleepova Our review Sir Lenny Henry and Lynette Linton on August in England Interview with Lenny & Lynette Our review Find all our latest reviews over at standard.co.uk/culture/theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09/07/2023

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29 min
24/09/2023

The Little Big Things creators; Pygmalion & Beautiful Thing reviews

Nick Butcher and Tom Ling, two of the creators behind the hit new show The Little Big Things running at @sohoplace, join us in the studio. They reveal how they adapted Henry Fraser’s inspirational memoir – about how a diving accident changed the sportsman’s life forever and what happened next – into an inspirational new musical, which has been given the seal of approval by Andrew Lloyd Webber. We review Pygmalion at the Old Vic, which stars Bertie Carvel as Henry Higgins and Patsy Ferran as Eliza Doolittle, and Beautiful Thing at Theatre Royal Stratford East, a 30th anniversary revival of this classic coming-out and coming-of-age story. And finally we discuss Starlight Express steaming back into London next year, ask if you would pay £395 to see Plaza Suite and celebrate another 30th anniversary – of our chief theatre critic’s first review for the Evening Standard. Listen now… For all the latest visit standard.co.uk/culture/theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24/09/2023

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42 min
21/08/2023

Tumblr CEO Matt Mullenweg on open-sourcing social media

After taking WordPress from a small blogging site in the 2000s to an all-in-one website creation platform, which is now the backbone of around a third of all websites, Matt Mullenweg has now set his sights on social media. Now as CEO of Tumblr, Matt reveals his plans to revamp the site, welcome disillusioned ex-Twitter and Reddit users, and create a social site that is, at its core, open-source. In this episode: Matt’s battleplan for making Tumblr betterHow social media sites copy features from competitorsWhere Matt got his nickname as ‘the blog prince’How Wordpress took on tech giants like Microsoft, Google & AOLMaking Tumblr’s algorithm open-sourceHow AI will play a role in improving TumblrIs generative AI a concern?Can social media actually help people connect? For more news, interviews and analysis go to standard.co.uk/business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21/08/2023

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34 min
08/08/2019

Replay: Isabel Garvey, Abbey Road Studios

On the day the world celebrates 50 years since the Beatles' iconic 'Abbey Road' album, we revisit an episode from series 1 with Isabel Garvey, MD of Abbey Road Studios. This episode was first published on 22nd April 2019 -- When services like Napster began to shake up the music industry, EMI called on Isabel Garvey to project how their business could prepare for the digital revolution. 15 years later Isabel continues to lead the music world's future focus as the MD of world-famous Abbey Road studios, leading their incubator for digital music technologies, Abbey Road RED. In this episode Isabel and Anne-Marie discuss how digital technologies are shaping the future of music, and how developments like artificial intelligence are becoming collaborative partners in the creative process. Abbey Road Studios is on twitter @AbbeyRoad. Find out more at www.abbeyroad.com Anne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageami For more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.uk On Twitter: @eveningstandard On Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/eveningstandard/ Ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08/08/2019

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39 min
19/12/2022

Marvin's Magic: How to break the US

Marvin Berglas founded Marvin's Magic in the UK 35 years ago. It's now in 60 international markets. In this episode we talk about: The story of how they got into FAO Schwarz in New York’s Rockefeller PlazaTheir role in innovating "retail theatre" and experiential shopping Why they hired actors instead of magicians How QVC and TV shopping revolutionised their business modelDifficulties converting exhibition audiences into buying ones The value of close partnerships Protecting brand reputations in global marketsThe product that made them The magical legacy of the Berglas family Marvin will be appearing at the Evening Standard's SME Expo, which is being held at ExCel London on April 25-26. Go to https://smexpo.co.uk/ for more information and to register for tickets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19/12/2022

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25 min
21/02/2023

Episode 18 trailer

Lawrence Dallaglio looks ahead to a special episode of the Evening Standard Rugby Podcast coming later this week, recorded live in front of an audience in partnership with QBE Business Insurance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21/02/2023

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2 min
02/12/2025

Paddington the Musical wows West End critics

Paddington the Musical has opened at London’s Savoy Theatre in time for the festive season - and has already proven to be a resounding hit in the capital. Inspired by the beloved children’s books by Michael Bond, as well as the films, it’s directed by Luke Sheppard, the man behind hits such as the Starlight Express, with a music score written by McFly’s Tom Fletcher. So is this the West End’s hottest ever family show? We’re joined by actors Amy Ellen Richardson and Adrian Der Gregorian, who play Mr and Mrs Brown. Plus, theatre critic Tim Bano is here to share his 5-star review of the production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02/12/2025

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15 min
30/07/2023

Mrs Doubtfire & Chicken Run's John O'Farrell; The Crucible and Beneatha’s Place reviews

School’s out for summer, so what’s good on the West End? Spitting Image & Have I Got News For You writer, John O’Farrell, joins us to talk about turning the iconic Mrs Doubtfire into a musical. He also discusses his work on the movie Chicken Run - and drops a few hints about the upcoming sequel. Following on from our interview with House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock and Succession’s Caitlin Fitzgerald, who star in the show, we review The Crucible, the Arthur Miller play currently being staged by Lyndsey Turner at the Gielgud theatre. Plus, our thoughts on Beneatha’s Place at the Young Vic, written and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah and led by Cherrelle Skeete, who starred in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - listen to our interview with her here. Also, all you need to know about what's been happening in Theatreland this week. For all the latest news and reviews visit standard.co.uk/culture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30/07/2023

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36 min

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