The hugely successful ”Now Thats What I Call” franchise are taking over the stage with their own musical extravaganza ”Now Thats What I Call A Musical” directed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood this deep dive into pop music and teenage emotions is set to have audiences laughing, crying and having the best night out. Grant caught up with Nikita Johal, who plays 18 year old Jessica in the show.

And Juliet tells the alternate ending to the Shakespearian tragedy Romeo And Juliet. Starring Matt Cardle of X-Factor fame as Shakespeare and Lara Denning as Anne Hathaway. The story unfolds after Anne suggests to Shakespeare that perhaps there is a more positive ending to the original play and we see how it plays out to popular hits including songs from Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift. This all singing all dancing extravagant show is touring the UK and comes to the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton from the 5th November, 2024

War Horse is a tale of love, friendship, and discovery set against the backdrop of World War 1. Audiences are treated to a spectacular performance with puppetry, live-action, and visual effects that bring the story to life.  In this podcast, Grant Francis speaks with Anne Marie Piazza, to find out more about this beautiful show, now touring the UK.

Disney’s UK Tour of Aladdin, the musical, is a stage adaptation of the 1992 animated film starring Robin Williams as The Genie. Famously, Williams said he would never reprise the role following a fallout with the company.  The UK stage show brings Disney Magic to the stage, in song, dance and breath-taking live effects, including a REAL flying carpet!  In this episode, I catch up with Desmonda Cathabel (Mamma Mia I Have A Dream), who plays Princess Jasmine.

Madagascar The Musical comes to the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton from the 21st of August 2024 as the final stop on the UK tour. In this episode, Grant chats with Joshua Oakes Rogers, who plays Melman, the hypochondriac giraffe.

With the Hollywood blockbuster movie Wicked, starring Ariana Grande set to hit our screens in November 2024, the Wicked Tour is getting a fantastic boost at theatres it visits all over the UK. I caught up with Fife actor, Megan Gardiner, who plays Nessarose in the show. #theatre #musical #wicked #wickedwitchofthewest #wizzardofoz #mayflowertheatre #wickedmovie

Straight out of drama school and onto the stage in an Olivier Award winning show, Adwitha Arumugam stars in the lead role as Pi, alongside a cast of beautiful puppets and stunning imagery.  Grant Francis catches up with with Adwitha on zoom to find out more about her and the show.

Bob Barrett, is best known for his role as Sacha Levy in the BBC One medical drama Holby City. is coming to the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton in an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel ”And Then There Were None”. Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion off the coast of Devon. When a storm cuts them off from the mainland, the true reason for their presence on the island becomes horribly clear. In this episode, we find out a bit more about Bob, his career and what he has learned from a lifetime on-screen and on stage.

Greatest Days is the official Take That music, featuring over 30 years of iconic pop music. It follows the story of a group of super fans who, after 25 years, finally get to see ”The Band” in concert. In this episode, we meet Rachel Marwood, who plays Heather, and she tells me all about the show and how it is a story about friendship.

In this episode, Grant Francis meets Dalton Harris, who rose to fame on X-Favtor in 2018 from humble beginnings by a river in Jamaica. Find out about Dalton and is Starring role in the UK tour of ”The Drifters Girl” a brand new stage show which tells the remarkable story of the Drifters and the truth about the woman who made them. From the highs of hit records to the lows of legal battles and personal tragedy, Faye Treadwell is the legendary manager of The Drifters who refused to give up on the group she loved.