THE LAST SHOW ON EARTH

Its the second season finale AND Xmas special of The Last Show on Earth!!

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.

Our guest for this special episode is Bertie Carvel.

Destined to be remembered as one of the great actors of our time, Bertie Carvel is a force of nature and has had a meteoric rise to greatness winning numerous Tonys and Oliviers for musicals and plays and his career has seen triumph after triumph on screen and stage at the highest level. Known to musical theatre fans primarily for his incredible award winning performance as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda he has an impressive body of work with highlights including Parade, Macbeth, Ink, The 47th, Pygmalion, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Babylon, The Crown, Doctor Foster and detective show Dalgliesh - on which the lucky fella got the chance to work with Alistair Brammer!

Links:

Interview
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/bertie-carvel-interview-dalgliesh-channel-5-b2320161.html

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Carvel

Trunchbull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64YS9vXI8V0

Ink Olivier win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o91ISVkyQ4

Matilda Olivier win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUBE3CqDg0

Recording Matilda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdolAes-_A

On playing Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWdCd12RWE

The 47th review
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/the-47th-theater-review-donald-trump-election-play-1235127763/

Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
www.johnowenjones.com/podcast
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If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.

Our penultimate guest this season is Sam Wilmott

Now unless you are an Instagram carpentry fan then you may not know who Sam is but you’ll very likely have seen some of his work as he has appeared in many West End shows including War Horse, Oliver, Wicked, Stomp and Lord of the Rings the musical and films like Nowhere Boy and the Harry Potter movie series
He gave up on his varied acting career of nearly 25 years to pursue his passion for carpentry and now has way over a quarter of a million followers on his Instagram under the username @monkeyboysworkshop. Go check him out!

Links:

Monkey Boy website
https://www.monkeyboysworkshop.com

Monkey Boy Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/monkeyboysworkshop

Monkey Boy Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/monkeyboysworkshop/?hl=en

War Horse puppeteers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbWEonptVo

Movie trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYLAGAwcpSQ

Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
www.johnowenjones.com/podcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.

Our guest this episode is the legendary Philip Quast

To theatre fans, Philip Quast needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway. He is a multi award winning and hugely influential hero to many musical actors – ourselves included – and has graced stage and screen for nearly 5 decades. During this time he has won Mo Awards, Helpmann Awards, three Olivier Awards and was appointed Member of the Order of Australia in 2022 for significant services to the arts. Most musical fans first heard of him when he played Javert in the 10th Anniversary concert and ever since then, seeing his name on a cast list is enough to make any theatre fan go weak at the knees!

Links:

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Quast

Guardian interview
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/10/cost-of-living-sydney-theatre-company-philip-quast-interview

Javert at the 10th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxk4mveLCw

Sunday in the Park with George documentary 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av4M2Gzy4W0

Pretty Women with Bryn terfel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJjQo_YbFsE

Tomorrow and Tomorrow speech analysis with McKellen and Nunn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZCgHQ9m8

Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
www.johnowenjones.com/podcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed, or indeed, bothered to ask.

Our guest this week is Matt Doyle

Matt Doyle is an American singer/songwriter and actor who trained at LAMDA in London before starring in shows like The Book of Mormon, War Horse, Bye Bye Birdie, Spring Awakening and Sweeney Todd (with previous Last Show guest Norm Lewis). He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in the gender-swapped production of Company in 2021 and also won an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk award for the same role. He is currently working on and helping develop a biographical musical about Frank Sinatra in which he plays the title role called Sinatra: the Musical.
He is a popular Twitch streamer and has written a hugely popular internet comic called Dents with childhood friend, actress Beth Behrs.
He lives in New Jersey with his fiancé Max Clayton, who is also an actor.

Links:

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doyle_(actor)

Not Getting Married at 54 below with his partner Max
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzQjSCdmQ2g

Revisting roles interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwfUpAu1Tek

Matt’s Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/isthatmattdoyle

Webcomic “Dents”
https://www.webtoons.com/en/sf/dents/list?title_no=671

Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
www.johnowenjones.com/podcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there was a huge asteroid hurtling toward Earth threatening to destroy life as we know it and you could see one more show before you die, what would it be? It can be anything you want - a show you’ve seen before, one that you wish you’d seen, or something you’ve made up entirely. What would be YOUR Last Show on Earth? This is the podcast in which we ask a special guest the big, BIG question that nobody ever needed (or indeed) bothered to ask.

Our guest this episode is Norm Lewis
Norm is known primarily for being the first black actor to play the Phantom on Broadway and for playing Inspector Javert in the 25th anniversary Les Miz concert but he’s done way way more than just those two roles, including screen appearances in Scandal, Law and Order, Blue Bloods, Sex and the City, Da 5 Bloods, Gotham and leading theatre roles in Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar, Ragtime, Tommy, Side Show, The Wild Party, The Little Mermaid and Porgy and Bess for which he received a Tony nomination!

Apologies for the slightly annoying background noises (ie the humming noise and the clicks) but it was a hot day in New York and Norm had his aircon on during the recording session...Soz.

Links:

Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Lewis

Norm as Phantom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCAdkACAH78

Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57QiQDenG0k

Website
http://www.normlewis.com

Tickets for Norm's 54 Below Xmas shows
https://54below.org/events/norm-lewis-the-best-of-christmas/

Norm merch!
https://thebeyondnormlshop.com

Hosted by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music written by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
Music performed by John Owen-Jones, Alistair Brammer and John Quirk
Recorded & edited by John Owen-Jones and Alistair Brammer
A 2024 John Owen-Jones Associates Production
www.johnowenjones.com/podcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.