{"podcast":{"title":"MickeyJoTheatre","slug":"mickeyjotheatre-6907341","podcast_index_feed_id":6907341,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6859c85ac95a56eb6a774829","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/mickeyjotheatre","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6859c85ac95a56eb6a774829/1768220284464-1b94d097-ec53-4841-90ea-c4b714186419.jpeg","author":"MickeyJoTheatre","episode_count":691,"summary":"Join Mickey-Jo from MickeyJoTheatre as he reviews the latest show from the West End, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-West End, Edinburgh Fringe and across the globe. As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 95,000 subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T02:19:19.832458+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341"},"episode":{"title":"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Watermill Theatre, Newbury) - ★★★★ THEATRE","slug":"chitty-chitty-bang-bang-watermill-theatre-newbury-theatre","published_at":"2026-06-10T09:22:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-watermill-theatre-newbury-theatre","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mickeyjotheatre/episodes/6a292ccac022d9c4fe55e2a4","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6859c85ac95a56eb6a774829/e/6a292ccac022d9c4fe55e2a4/media.mp3","summary":"The Watermill Theatre in Newbury has just celebrated the opening of their annual summer musical, and this time it's a revival of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG! The uniquely charming regional British Theatre stages actor musician productions which increasingly include promenade elements that see the audience travelling outdoors during the show. Check out this full review to find out how exactly the creatives managed to fit this iconic flying car onto their intimate stage... check out Mickey-Jo's brand new substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com • 00:00 | introduction 02:14 | the musical 08:34 | this revival 15:59 | performances 20:14 | conclusion About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 95,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Watermill Theatre in Newbury has just celebrated the opening of their annual summer musical, and this time it's a revival of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1271,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/episodes/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-watermill-theatre-newbury-theatre/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mickeyjotheatre-6907341/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-watermill-theatre-newbury-theatre.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}