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Take Me Or Leave Me

7 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -

The love it or hate it musical podcast!


Join resident Accidental musical theatre aficionado’s Gillian & Emma as they talk about the shows they love, love to hate and hate to love!


There will be twists and turns and best of all lots of obscure musical theatre references.


Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre!

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Episodes

A Web of Musical Wonders

April 19, 2023 08:12 - 35 minutes - 31.8 MB

Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre! Join Here. Into the “woulds” and would nots of film musicals they’d recommend, Gillian and Emma explore the shows that have shimmied over to the silver screen that inspire and enrage. Emma reveals her favourite musical of all time, and Gillian curses the day James Corden was born and allowed to go anywhere near musical adaptations! Join resident Accidental musical theatre aficionados, Gillian & Emma, as they talk about the sh...

Wicked Little Agony

January 19, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 45.8 MB

Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre! Join Here. Into the “woulds” and would nots of film musicals they’d recommend, Gillian and Emma explore the shows that have shimmied over to the silver screen that inspire and enrage. Emma reveals her favourite musical of all time, and Gillian curses the day James Corden was born and allowed to go anywhere near musical adaptations! Join resident Accidental musical theatre aficionados, Gillian & Emma, as they talk about the sh...

Jukebox? More like Puke-box!

November 06, 2022 17:09 - 32 minutes - 27.3 MB

Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre! Join Here. In this weeks episode Gillian and Emma break the shackles of the format and collectively leave jukebox musicals firmly where they belong…in the bin! They chat through the perils of bad storytelling, why Abba belong in holographic form only and take a whack at introducing you to some great alternative rock/contemporary musicals so you don’t have to look like an (American) Idiot! Join resident Accidental musical th...

Don't call it a comeback....

August 30, 2022 19:33 - 37 minutes - 59.6 MB

Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre! Join Here. After months of hibernation in the Accidental Vault, Emma and Gillian are back, reguvinated and ready to revive their beloved musical theatre podcast! In this episode, they discuss their favourite and least favourite musical revivals and why star power is ruining the industry! Join resident Accidental musical theatre aficionados, Gillian & Emma, as they talk about the shows they love, love to hate and hate to love!...

Fight me Geldof!

December 21, 2021 18:21 - 47 minutes - 76.8 MB

Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre! Join Here. Episode 3 features a Sondheim/Christmas mix-up special, Gillian and Emma discard the format and discuss Sondheim's life, work, and influence - filled with forays into topics such as Hitchcock, racism, and many fun facts. Developed by & featuring: Gillian Pencavel & Emma Bainbridge Edited & Produced by Emma Bainbridge Recorded at Accidental Theatre

The Phantom Of Oz

November 11, 2021 12:26 - 41 minutes - 66 MB

Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre! Join Here. Episode 2 brings a controversial discussion about a smash hit musical and the trope “the song that no one likes”, or, as Gillian puts it, “the boring old man song”, and a chat about a smaller scale show which Emma considers to be practically perfect in its simplicity. Featuring spoilers for The Wizard Of Oz(!), and talk of a smash-up with Phantom, the team has another silly but informative conversation about musica...

The Pilot

October 17, 2021 17:21 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

Recorded at Accidental, become a Member to support our theatre! Join Here. Developed by & featuring: Gillian Pencavel & Emma Bainbridge Edited & Produced by Emma Bainbridge Recorded at Accidental Theatre