Rule #1: It's never good to get into a pissing contest with a critic. Rule #2: Sometimes it's fun to break Rule #1. Although the American reviews of The Complete World of Sports (abridged) were ecstatic and almost uniformly positive, the UK reviews ran th

Audiences mostly react to our shows in ways we understand - even the silences have an expected rhythm. But at one recent performance at the Arts Theatre in London, we encountered an audience we couldn't figure out at all. So we vented our frustration in t

Founding RSC member Adam Long returns (for the length of this podcast, anyway) to tell us what he's up to these days and share a burrito. Featuring backstage gossip from Mike the Knight and The Amazing World of Gumball, authentic details of the Adam Long

UK Production Manager Davey Naylor gives us on an epic tour of the Thames Embankment from Vauxhall Bridge to London Bridge. Featuring famous landmarks as Cleopatra's Needle and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, the source of the phrase "monstrous carbuncle", h

Elizabeth Dennehy, who played Lt. Commander Shelby on Star Trek: The Next Generation, describes what it's like attending sci-fi/fantasy cons around the world. Featuring behind-the-scenes details from the pivotal episodes "The Best of Both Worlds (Parts 1

LIVE! From backstage at this smallest of West End venues where theatrical milestones abound (including the English-language premiere of Waiting For Godot), we tell tales and share reminiscences about our two visits to this perfect "reduced theatre". Featu

"Why don't you ever come to Scotland?!" cry our (usually Scottish) fans. Well, this week we try to answer the question of why and how we play the places we play. Featuring help from our UK tour booker Mark Makin on the mechanics of booking, the tricki

Traveling the length and breadth of soggy England, we've come to rely on the consistency and quality of Travelodge, where we've stayed most nights on our five week tour. Featuring questionable karaoke, how touring in the UK has changed since last we were

Richard G. Jones has designed the lights for productions on Broadway, in the West End, and in arenas all over the world. Now he squanders his talents on us, designing the lights for our UK production of The Complete World of Sports (abridged). Featuring t

At the end of our second week of playing The Complete World of Sports (abridged) in the UK, we talk about the many subtle and not-so-subtle changes we're making to Anglicize the show for a British audience. Featuring evidence that reviews can help, a clos