Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre

About Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre

Making a Musical: The Future of British Musical Theatre features exclusive previews of new musical theatre, curated and hosted by director Alex Jackson and The Other Palace Programme Manager, Kiki Stevenson. Each episode will feature music and exclusive interviews with the writers and creatives of two new musicals at varying stages of development. Formerly All That Scratch, the podcast returns in a new format and new name to delve deeper into the creative processes of writing a new musical. Previous shows featured have since premiered in the West End, and had extensive productions off West End, regionally and internationally. Subscribe to the podcast to be the first to hear new episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The Other Palace

Category

arts · arts · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Mar 2019

Latest episode

23 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2025

   Special Live Episode: Raising Gays by Jordan Paul Clarke and Micha Mirto

   A special live recorded episode as part of London Podcast Festival, King’s Place. Raising Gays is an original 90-minute musical inspired by interviews with parents of queer people. In the Somerset town of Little Malden, Jenny Bennet’s world shifts when her thirty-year-old son comes out of the closet. Finding google rather lacking (absolutely terrifying), she’s determined to support him and help others, so she launches a support group for local parents also navigating their own journeys of acceptance. Told through the parents' eyes, ‘Raising Gays’ captures the struggle (and the desire) to understand from the outside. It’s a musical for anyone who’s ever had a kid (or a parent). Featuring songs ‘Get This Right’ and ‘Please Don't Stop Coming Home’ performed by Jordan Paul Clarke. Jordan Paul Clarke (he/him) Music & Lyrics Jordan Paul Clarke is an award-winning writer, composer, musical director and improviser. He's a musical director of Olivier Award Winning Showstopper: The Improvised Musical ["incredible... defies belief" The Telegraph], and has toured with multi-award winning Mischief Theatre (Olivier-Nominated Mischief Movie Night). Other MD Credits include Broken Wings (Assistant MD, Dubai Opera House), AIDS Baby (Barbican), Animal Farm(National Youth Theatre), Ride (Garrick Theatre), Cinderella (Newbury Corn Exchange) and music supervisor of British Youth Music Theatre. As writer and composer, original musicals include: Happy at Waterloo Vaults and The Kings Head ["profound, modern theatre at its best" Boyz], Building Paulus (UK Tour), Friday Night Sinner at Soho Theatre ["would do Mel Brooks proud" Chortle] ["flawless music" Musical Theatre Review], and Angry Salmon at Theatre Royal Plymouth [“is it really all about salmon?” Claude-Michel Schönberg] and currently in development Raising Gays. With writing partnership ‘Forristal and Clarke’ - P.S. I’m a Terrible Person (currently in development, shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Award, Pleasance Theatre, and the Stiles and Drewe Mentorship Award 2021), and Public Domain (Vaudeville Theatre) ★★★★★ Everything Theatre ★★★★★ GScene - The Times' Pick of the Week [The Times Hotlist, 2021]; featured on BBC RADIO 2 [“INNOVATIVE" The Daily Telegraph, “ORIGINAL AND EDGY" The Guardian] for which they were nominated for The Stage Debut Awards 2022 for best composer, lyricist and book writer. Instagram: Jordanpaulclarke Micha Mirto (she/her) Book & Director Micha Mirto is a director and writer making predominantly new work ('Plenty of vision, never a dull moment' Time for theatre). She's worked on large immersive projects with Penguin Random House, Disney and The NHS. She's the Artistic Director of Dolls In Amber - a queer female lead theatre company exploring real world issues through genre/sci-fi and spectacle on stage. Most recently DiA's play Beard was awarded funding for a two week exploratory R&D at the Arcola. She's also currently writing The Tell Tale Hound with composer/lyricist Louis Barabbas (The Bedlam Six). Rep: Jethro Thompson @ Curtis Brown. Special credits: Suzanna Rosenthal, for Suzanna Rosenthal Productions. Workshop cast: Sarah Ingram, Michael Matus, Alex Young, Damian Humbley, Debbie Kurup, and Melanie La Barrie. Follow The Other Palace: @TheOtherPalace Are you writing a new musical in the UK? Consider submitting your show for the podcast: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/making-a-musical-podcast/ (https://theotherpalace.co.uk/making-a-musical-podcast/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   16 Jun 2024

   S5, Ep9 FANGIRLS written by Yve Blake

   Meet Edna: she’s 14, she’s a misfit, and she’s in love with Harry. There’s just one problem: Harry’s in the world’s biggest boy band, has 38 million fans, and doesn’t know she exists. When Harry’s band announces a tour stop in Edna’s hometown of Sydney, Australia, she knows this is her destiny – her one chance to meet him. But how on EARTH will she get Harry’s attention?! And exactly how far is she prepared to go in the name of love? Featuring songs ‘Learning to be Lonely’ performed by Yve Blake & Zara Stanton and ‘Concert Medley’ performed by Blake Appelqvist, Chika Ikogwe, Kimberley Hodgson, Sharon Millerchip & Yve Blake. Yve Blake (she/her) Book, Music & Lyrics Yve Blake is a playwright, screenwriter, and songwriter, born and raised on Gadigal land. She's best known for writing the Book, Music and Lyrics for the musical FANGIRLS, which has been awarded the 2019 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Mainstage Musical, 2019 Matilda Award for Best Musical or Cabaret, 2020 AWGIE award for Music Theatre, 2021 Green Room award for New Australian Writing for Musical Theatre, and also scored an ARIA nomination for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album. After premiering at Belvoir and Queensland Theatre in 2019, FANGIRLS returned in 2021 for a national tour, and returned by demand in 2022 at the Sydney Opera House. In 2024, FANGIRLS will premiere in the UK at the Lyric Hammersmith, produced by Lyric Hammersmith and Sonia Friedman Productions, directed by Paige Rattray. Yve is an alumni of the Royal Court Writers’ Programme, and was the inaugural recipient of the ATYP Rebel Wilson Theatre-maker scholarship. She is also a 2024 Women in Music Australia Soho House Fellow, and has been a visiting artist at Princeton University. She's also developed and presented her own work in London at Soho Theatre, Southbank Centre, Old Vic New Voices, the National Theatre Studio and The Barbican. Her 2019 TEDxSydney talk about Fangirls has been promoted to an official TED talk on TED.com, where it has been viewed more than 1.4 million times. She is currently developing a screen adaptation of Fangirls with Fremantle, a movie musical for Mark Gordon Pictures, a new spooky musical, and various other projects. For more info, head to yveblake.co A Lyric Hammersmith and Sonia Friedman Productions co-production Directed by Paige Rattray Follow The Other Palace: @TheOtherPalace Follow FANGIRLS: @fangirlsmusical Follow Lyric Hammersmith @lyrichammer Are you writing a new musical in the UK? Consider submitting your show for the podcast: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/making-a-musical-podcast/ (https://theotherpalace.co.uk/making-a-musical-podcast/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   9 Jun 2024

   S5, Ep8 Avalon written by Callum Shannon

   Inspired by Sir Thomas Malory’s 15th-century prose Le Morte D’Arthur, Avalon follows the classic tale of the tragic destiny of soon-to-be King Arthur and his half-sister Morgan, through the lens of our wizardly narrator, Merlin. After the death of King Uther, the knights and nobleman of the land devise a plan to fill the power vacuum left in his stead. They agree that whoever wields the power to pull the late king’s sword, “Excalibur”, from a stone, shall be their new leader. The ever-ignored daughter of the king, Morgan, finally sees her chance to earn respect from her kingdom and dreams of filling her father’s shoes. Meanwhile, Arthur, a humble young man from the country, journeys to the kingdom to assist his older brother in a royal tournament. Unbeknownst to him, Arthur is King Uther’s only male heir. In a twist of fate, or predetermined act of destiny, Arthur miraculously pulls Excalibur from the stone. The siblings realize that their destiny is weaved together like a tapestry, and both become determined to protect their future at all costs. Featuring songs ‘It’ll Find Me’ performed by Casey Cott (recorded and produced by Write Out Loud) and ‘Soul Fly’ performed by Martha Boon. Callum Shannon (he/him) Music & Lyrics Callum is a young British/Irish songwriter, based in London. After enjoying a successful career as a Vocalist, Callum has left turned onto the creative side of the table, with his first big writing project. Callum is a recipient of Taylor Louderman’s “Write Out Loud” songwriting award. Follow The Other Palace: @TheOtherPalace Follow Avalon: @avalonmusical Are you writing a new musical in the UK? Consider submitting your show for the podcast: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/making-a-musical-podcast/ (https://theotherpalace.co.uk/making-a-musical-podcast/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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