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A & O Review the Show

Hosted by Adrian and Olivia Polglase · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 10 episodes

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2
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Episodes
10
Last ep.
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39m
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About this podcast

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 scene with Stage One. Adrian Polglase is an investigative journalist at BBC Panorama, asking the difficult questions & uncovering truths.Here they head to a show & bring you smart and sharp reviews of West End musicals to the bold new writing of new plays. All with a transatlantic twist & just the right amount of insight.

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Adrian and Olivia Polglase hosts A & O Review the Show, a arts show with 10 episodes published.

Recent episodes

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Care - A Life Affirming Snapshot of Humanity

Jun 6, 202639mEp. 11S1

Adrian & Olivia head to the Young Vic for Care, a moving and deeply human new play by Alexander Zeldinthat shines a light on life inside a care home. In this theatre review, they discuss the powerful performances, the st

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Avenue Q - The Musical Willis Was Talkin' About

May 23, 202638mEp. 10S1

Adrian & Olivia are back for London’s West End gloriously chaotic production of Avenue Q, the puppet-filled musical where adulthood is confusing, the internet is questionable, and absolutely nothing is suitable for child

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John Proctor is the Villain - School is Tricky

May 9, 202641mEp. 9S1

Adrian & Olivia head to London’s West End for John Proctor is the Villain, the acclaimed new play inspired by The Crucible that’s been turning heads on both sides of the Atlantic. Set in a small-town American high school

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses – Wooing for Sport

Apr 25, 202639mEp. 8S1

This week, Adrian & Olivia swap the West End for the National Theatre, stepping into the seductive and scandalous world of Les Liaisons Dangereuses where manipulation is an art form and romance is anything but innocent.

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Operation Mincemeat - Always Whole-Arsed, Never Half-Arsed

Apr 11, 202642mEp. 7S1

This week, Adrian & Olivia head to London’s West End for Operation Mincemeat, the wild musical turning one of Britain’s strangest wartime schemes into a brilliantly bonkers night at the theatre. In this theatre review, t

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Into the Woods - Agony… or Happily Ever After?

Mar 28, 202638mEp. 6S1

This week, Adrian & Olivia venture Into the Woods in London’s West End, where fairy tales collide, wishes come true… and then everything goes slightly, spectacularly wrong. In this theatre review, they take on Stephen So

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The Producers - Certified Flop or Certified Not?

Mar 21, 202636mEp. 5S1

This week, Adrian & Olivia dive headfirst into the deliciously outrageous world of Mel Brooks’ The Producers. A film that got turned into a musical, that got turned into a film. From over the top performances to jokes th

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Hercules the Musical - We Won't Say We're in Love

Mar 14, 202640mEp. 4S1

Adrian & Olivia head to one of the West End’s biggest stages for one of Disney’s biggest new musicals: Hercules. Bringing the beloved animated film to life on stage, it promises gods, monsters, and plenty of gospel-inspi

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Les Misérables - Viva Jean Valjean!

Mar 7, 202639mEp. 3S1

Adrian & Olivia return to a true West End institution Les Misérables, the longest-running musical in town. They soak up the soaring score, the sweeping drama and, of course, the unapologetic Frenchness of it all. Does it

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Oliver! - Please Sir, leave us wanting more on the West End?

Feb 28, 202632mEp. 2S1

In their second episode, Olivia & Adrian head back into the West End to revisit Oliver! - the beloved classic based on Dickens’ tale, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart.They dive into the music, the storytelling, and t

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My Neighbour Totoro - Just One Short Cat Bus Journey Away

Feb 21, 202635mEp. 1S1

In their debut pilot episode, Olivia & Adrian head to the West End to review My Neighbour Totoro, the acclaimed stage adaptation of the beloved film from Studio Ghibli brought to life by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Wi

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A & O Review the Show is hosted by Adrian and Olivia Polglase. The show is categorised under arts (performing) and has published 10 episodes.

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A & O Review the Show has published 10 episodes.

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A & O Review the Show regularly covers arts, performing. It sits in the arts category, with a performing focus.

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Episodes of A & O Review the Show average 39 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.

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