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You're On Tonight

by Kara Alberts-Turner, Liam Horrigan and The Sound Company Ltd

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Today: #193 in Arts on our combined chart.

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Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the Arts combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts
Oct 27	#193	#163
Oct 26	#192	#165
Oct 25	—	#196

Latest episodes

Nicola Espallardo - Why Achieving Your Dream Can Be Terrifying

October 26, 2026 · 14 min

Nicola Espallardo is a trailblazer. Not only has she appeared in some of the biggest musicals in the world (Les Miserables, Hamilton), she was also the first Asian person to play Elphaba in the West End’s Wicked. All before the age of…
I Had 18 Minutes To Become Meryl Streep | Last-Minute Leads & Life-Changing Moments - Steph Parry

October 20, 2026 · 49 min

Steph Parry’s most memorable understudy story sounds like something straight out of a musical. In 2016, while working as a standby in 42nd Street, Steph got a phone call telling her to run to a completely different theatre, where a…
David Tarkenter - Experiencing a Real-Life Acting Nightmare

October 18, 2026 · 10 min

David Tarkenter is a rare thing – an actor who simply hasn’t stopped working. For decades he’s graced some of the country’s most iconic stages – The National, The Old Vic, The Globe – alongside theatrical heavyweights including Alan…
What Do Casting Directors REALLY Do? | Stories, Self-Tapes & The Secrets of the Audition Room – Lucy Jenkins & Sooki McShane

October 13, 2026 · 57 min

Lucy Jenkins and Sooki McShane have cast some of the biggest hits in British theatre, including The Play That Goes Wrong, the original cast of War Horse and A Comedy About Spies. But what does a casting director actually do? In this…
Ellie Leach & Hannah Boyce - S*x Scenes and Strictly Come Dancing

October 11, 2026 · 13 min

Strictly Come Dancing winner and star of Coronation Street, Ellie Leach, had her stage debut as Miss Scarlett in 2024 in Cluedo 2. Hannah Boyce starred opposite her, directed the show while it was on the road, and also understudied Ellie…

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I Understudied on the West End’s Biggest Play in a Generation | Hysteria, Hype and Hollywood Press Nights - Harry Bradley

October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

When Margot Robbie produced one of the biggest plays to hit the West End in a generation, Hollywood came with her. Quentin Tarantino was at press night, A-listers were descending on the theatre - and Harry Bradley was standing in the…
Clive Marlowe - 15 Years Understudying the Same Roles and Becoming a World Record Holder

October 4, 2026 · 14 min

Clive Marlowe is a world-record holder: he has been covering the same roles on The Mousetrap for 15 years, making him the longest-serving understudy in history and understudy royalty. In this encore, Clive reveals incredible stories from…
I Was Thrown On in the West End for a Role I’d Never Played | Awareness, Attitude, and Always Being Ready – Allie Dart

September 29, 2026 · 55 min

Allie Dart’s days never seem to go to plan. From tiny fringe theatre to massive West End shows, Allie’s career has never shied away from backstage chaos. And she has the stories to prove it. In one of the most extraordinary understudy…
Dawn Buckland - Flooding A Theatre and Playing Danny Dyer's Mother

September 27, 2026 · 14 min

Dawn Buckland has been performing for over 40 years, starting her professional career on Starlight Express when she was just 17. Since then, she’s worked non-stop on stage and screen from Billy Elliot and Fame, to Mamma Mia 2 and…
I Stepped Away from Acting - And Then Got Offered One of Musical Theatre’s Biggest Roles | Pressure, Perspective and Performing for Someone Else’s Fans – Emma Lucia

September 22, 2026 · 45 min

Emma Lucia has spent the last year doing one of the hardest jobs in musical theatre: being ready to step on at a moment’s notice and make one of the Musical Theatre’s most recognisable roles her own. All while stepping into a role normally…
We are BACK for Season 2!

September 22, 2026 · 2 min

WE’RE BACK! Season Two of You’re On Tonight is here - with more extraordinary stories, more backstage chaos and 12 brand-new episodes. More hero stories, more horror stories and completely unbelievable moments from the people who know…
And That's Season One...

May 6, 2026 · 1 min

Somehow… we’ve reached the end of season one. To every single person who’s sent us a message, an email, a DM, or shared their own experience with us - we genuinely cannot tell you how grateful we are. And of course… this isn’t the end…

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About the show

You’re On Tonight is a weekly podcast shining a spotlight on understudies, swings and covers in the theatre industry. Hosted by Kara Alberts-Turner and Liam Horrigan, it shares extraordinary, behind-the-scenes stories from the people who ensure the show must go on. New episodes every Wednesday. Get in touch: youreontonight@gmail.com www.instagram.com/youreontonight www.youtube.com/youreontonight www.tiktok.com/youreontonight Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Produced by The Sound Company. www.sound.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.