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Every month on the Granite Stage, NHPR reporter Sean Hurley and theater critic Michael Curtiss deliver the sounds of new plays and musicals in the Granite State, talking to directors, playwrights, composers, and performers - with reviews, reflections and recommendations for shows you don’t want to miss. Have a show you’d like Sean and Michael to attend? Write them at granitestage@nhpr.org. Just saw a show that blew your mind? Leave a voice mail review by calling 603-722-0540.

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This month on The Granite Stage, NHPR's Sean Hurley and theater critic Michael Curtiss travel to The Hatbox Theater in Concord to see a new adaptation of Dickens Christmas Carol.

At the Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Neil Pankhurst tells us about his Jack and the Beanstalk “pantomime” – it’s not the trapped in a box thing you’re thinking of.

Artistic Director Gus Kaikonnen shares audio from the Peterborough Players new production of David Sedaris’s “Santaland Diaries” and finally some holiday theater suggestions for the month of December

For further theater listings for the month of November, visit The Granite Stage on Facebook.

Have a show you’d like Sean and Michael to attend? Write them at granitestage@nhpr.org.

Just saw a show that blew your mind? Leave a voice mail review by calling 722-0540 and we’ll include your review in our next episode.

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This month on The Granite Stage, NHPR's Sean Hurley and theater critic Michael Curtiss travel to The Players' Ring in Portsmouth to see the new musical revue, "The Bitter Pill." Sean also interviews Catherine Stewart about her new play, She Will Lead, which premieres November 4th at the West End Stage in Portsmouth. And finally, Michael Curtiss's must-see musicals and plays for the month of November.