Sep 12, 2026 · 34 min · 9 segments
This week, we head to The Other Palace for Hot Mess, a new British musical about love, relationships and serious implications for the human race if it goes wrong. Earth has been single for a few…
Adrian PolglaseHost
Olivia PolglaseHost
But Hot Mess is a romantic comedy with a rather unusual love story between Earth
and
But as their relationship develops, humanity starts taking a little too much.
He burns through her resources, ignores her warning signs, and makes promises to change that he can't quite seem to keep.
What begins as a whirlwind romance gradually becomes a very messy relationship.
The show overall, I thought, was very excellent, which I'm going to tell you why in a few moments.
And I know we're going to talk about it, but the metaphor worked in a lot of ways.
And I just think it's very exciting to see something new with original music and British made music.
But Hot Mess is a romantic comedy with a rather unusual love story between Earth
and
But as their relationship develops, humanity starts taking a little too much.
He burns through her resources, ignores her warning signs, and makes promises to change that he can't quite seem to keep.
What begins as a whirlwind romance gradually becomes a very messy relationship.
The show overall, I thought, was very excellent, which I'm going to tell you why in a few moments.
And I know we're going to talk about it, but the metaphor worked in a lot of ways.
And I just think it's very exciting to see something new with original music and British made music.
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