About this episode

The episode reviews three theatrical productions, including Death Note: The Musical, Bury the Hatchet, and CATS.

This episode, we journey from the supernatural world of a Japanese manga phenomenon to one of America’s most notorious murder mysteries, before gathering under the Jellicle moon for a bold new production of a musical theatre classic. We review Death Note: The Musical at the Barbican, the true-crime musical Bury the Hatchet at Southwark Playhouse and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS, reimagined for the magical outdoor setting of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Death Note: The Musical The globally successful manga thriller comes to the London stage in an exhilarating new musical. When brilliant student Light Yagami discovers a mysterious notebook that gives him the power to decide who lives and who dies, his determination to create a better society quickly descends into obsession. His actions attract the attention of the brilliant and elusive detective L, beginning an increasingly dangerous battle of intellect, justice and morality. Created in collaboration with the original Japanese producers HoriPro, the musical features a score by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Ivan Menchell. Bury the Hatchet On 4 August 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered in their…

People in this episode

Hosts: Natalie Maher, Darren Murphy

Topics covered

• musical theatre
• true crime
• Japanese manga
• murder mystery
• theatrical productions

Keywords

• Death Note
• Bury the Hatchet
• CATS
• musical theatre
• true crime
• manga
• theatrical review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HoriPro, Barbican, Southwark Playhouse, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Books & works: Death Note: The Musical, Bury the Hatchet, CATS, true-crime musical, musical theatre classic, manga phenomenon

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