A podcast shining a light on the most terrifying role in all of theatre – the understudy.
How do you handle the levels of preparation required, alongside the overwhelming anxiety of being pushed on stage at the last minute? Kara Alberts-Turner and Liam Horrigan speak to those who have firsthand experience (and with that, great stories), including Clive Marlowe, who has ended up becoming a World Record Holder for covering the same roles on Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap for more than 15 years. It’s an illuminating listen, even if you are not a frequent theatre-goer.
Guests coming up on the series include Eddie Marsan, who talks about being pushed onto the Old Vic without having seen the script. Also David Tarkenter, who had to stand in for Ralph Fiennes on a one-man production that Fiennes had also directed. New episodes are out weekly.
