Meet Carole, Wilton's Historian and hear about some of the women who played an important role in Wilton's history - from trapese artist Madame Senya to Jenny Hill and her feminist songs of working class women.In this episode, Max also talks to Alison - a volunteer at Wilton's who has music hall running through her veins and Holly, the Executive Dir…

In this episode some of the characters from Wilton's tell stories from our recent history. How did Spike Milligan come to discover some of the items now in our archaeological archive? How did the Mahogany Bar become the favourite local drinking hole for staff at The Sunday Times? What's it like stage managing tigers on the set of Frankie Goes To Ho…

As well as world class theatre productions, Wilton's hosts concerts, gigs and music performance throughout our programme. In this episode, meet some of the members of our Music Hall Choir - keeping the songs of the East End and the Music Hall era alive with locals like Barb. We also talk to Tricity Vogue - the leader of her All Girl Swing Band insp…

From Christopher Green's The Singing Hypnotist to time travelling magical duo Morgan & West, our magical community is going strong, but it goes back a lot further. In this episode Max talks to Chris Green about the crossover between science and performance and what we can learn from the earliest hypnotists such as Anne De Montford, and Morgan & Wes…

British Music Hall has a long history of queer artists and it's a legacy that we hold dear to us today - from Drag Story Time to pantomime dames. LGBT artists are just one part of our varied programme and commitment to improving diversity in the arts. In this episode we talk to Wilton's associate artist Christopher Green about his latest project ba…

Wilton's is more than just an arts venue and heritage site, it's part of the history of East London and it's really important to us to be a part of this community. Meet our weekly walking group - made up of people who have lived here all their lives, chosen to move here, or love visiting. We also introduce you to David Graham who runs all our Learn…

Michelle meets some of the cast of the National Youth Theatre's 50th anniversary production of Zigger Zagger to talk about its continued relevance, and gets an exclusive interview from actor Ian Redford about his time in the original production. 6th - 9th September: http://bit.ly/2nOGDuFAf Wilton's Music Hall