Musical theatre radio station to launch in January

Stage Door, an on-demand radio series presented by West End stars including Louise Dearman and Killian Donnelly, will launch in January.

The project was announced last year and was originally planned as a 24-hour service dedicated to musical theatre.

Organisers set a fundraising target of £145,000, which they had intended to raise through crowdfunding.

When this was not reached, the plans for the station were scaled back, so that the project will now comprise a series of individual programmes hosted by West End talent such as Richard Fleeshman, Lauren Samuels and Alistair Brammer.

The presenters will play tracks from shows they have appeared in, and talk about their experiences working in musicals.

Stage Door will launch on January 12, and the content will be available on internet site Mixcloud or through Stage Door’s Facebook page.