A true tale of two shows in this installment, with a Stage Appropriate favourite and one that grabbed us slightly less. This episode also functions as a weird promotion for Leicester as well as an unexpected opportunity for Juno to discuss the relative merits of chairs in school. We are, as is often the case, judged by our fellow audience members, but don't worry; we're judging them right back.

Tales of musical theatre celebrity spotting, audience impalings and the apparently popular new sport of merchandise-throwing all feature in our discussion of one of the West End's newest (and saddest) shows. Stay tuned till the end for bonus content in the form of Katy having a complete sense of humour failure and probably missing the whole point of The Play That Goes Wrong. Additional note to our American listeners who we LOVE and definitely do not judge as a population based on the behaviour of three people.

Top tips, exhaustive shopping rundowns and an inexplicable (and possibly unlistenable) Celine Dion sing along: it's our Musical Con 2024 episode! It was our third year at Musical Con and we love it, even if Juno will forever be salty about being spurned at the Backstage Theatre. Also expect, for no obvious reason, a diversion into how eclectic the music taste of an 8 year old can be,.

You might think a musical based around the concept of a previously popular series of compilation CDs wouldn't work, but you'd be (mainly) wrong; this was fun, as you'll guess when we use that word roughly 75 times here. Also, Jay Osmond: many questions.

We don't know why there are so many musicals about labour rights and industrial action, but at Stage Appropriate we are here for it. We're also here for outstanding new musical theatre performed by super-talented young casts in intimate theatres, so spoiler alert: we loved this one.

If you've ever wondered how long a child can hiccup for, this episode will finally answer your burning question. Also featuring extensive discussion of what "Cornelius" means, as well as much-deserved shout-out for 'The Four Chord Song.'

Problematic plots Vs spectacular stagecraft: which will reign supreme as we discuss a show we've waited so long to see that by the time this is posted, they'd already announced it's closing? Added fun comes from Essex accent analysis, tales of the fun police and some cutting edge political debate from 11 year olds.

Has any show ever necessitated quite so much discussion of pelvic thrusting? Probably not. But, aside from that, we talk about a fun night at a classic show, as well as for some reason arguing about omelettes.