The West End Frame Show: Theatre News, Reviews & Chat
Your weekly stagey catchup! Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, and industry co-hosts for a round-up of the latest theatre news and reviews. Special guests include West End performers, producers, journalists, creatives and more!
Episodes
272 episodes
Top 5 Shows of 2024 (ft. Rachel Agyekum)
Join theatre and lifestyle blogger Rachel Agyekum and West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, as they round up their top shows of 2024!Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2024 and for sharing your top shows of the year ...
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Season 11
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50:36
Top 5 Performances of 2024 (ft. Emmanuel Akwafo)
Emmanuel Akwafo (Lyric Hammersmith Panto / For Black Boys) joins West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, to round up their Top Performances of 2024! Andrew reveals his top five stage performances of the year and reads submission...
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Season 11
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49:55
S11 Ep14 (ft. Ross Harmon): Jamie Lloyd's Evita, Wicked Golden Globe nominations, Patrice Tipoki's Elphaba return, Freaky Friday, If/Then + more!
Ross Harmon (Wicked / Heathers) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Ross discuss the latest updates about Wicked's Golden Globe nominations and Patrice Tipoki reprising her performance as Elphaba in th...
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Season 11
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Episode 14
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48:50
S11 Ep13 (ft. Rachel John): Remembering Kyle Birch, Devil Wears Prada, Hamilton, Lee Latchford-Evans, Christmas By Candlelight + more!
Olivier nominee Rachel John (Hamilton / The Big Life) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Rachel discuss The Devil Wears Prada (Dominion Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Hamilton ...
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Season 11
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Episode 13
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54:24
S11 Ep12 (ft. Ksenya Gray): The Lightning Thief, The Producers, Billy Porter in Cabaret, The Traitors Live, Boy George + more!
Social media manager Ksenya Gray returns to co-host The West End Frame Show.Andrew and Ksenya discuss The Lighting Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Other Palace) and The Producers (Menier Chocolate Factory) as wel...
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Season 11
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Episode 12
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34:04
WICKED MOVIE: Favourite riffs, Defying Gravity, cameos, plot twists, Popular, hopes for part 2 + more! (spoilers) (ft. Lisa Martland)
Join us for our second special episode about the Wicked movie!In this episode, West End Frame Editor Andrew Tomlins is joined by Lisa Martland for a discussion (featuring SPOILERS) about the Wicked movie.In thi...
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Season 11
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37:22
S11 Ep11 (ft. Tamara Tare): Here And Now: The Steps Musical, Wicked Box Office, If/Then starring Kerry Ellis, Tammy Faye, Jeremy Jordan + more!
Tamara Tare (Shrek / Just For One Day) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Tamara discuss Here And Now: The Steps Musical (Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham) as well as the latest news about the Wicked...
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Season 11
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Episode 11
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45:55
WICKED MOVIE: First reactions, Cynthia & Ariana's performances, direction, musical numbers + more! (spoiler free) (ft. Lisa Martland)
Join us for our first special episode about the Wicked movie!In this episode, West End Frame Editor Andrew Tomlins is joined by Lisa Martland for a spoiler-free discussion about their first reactions to the Wicked movi...
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Season 11
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41:35
S11 Ep10 (ft. Claire-Marie Hall): Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, Wicked dolls, Hadestown live album, Lucie Jones in 13 Going On 30 + more!
Claire-Marie Hall (Operation Mincemeat) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Claire discuss Now That's What I Call A Musical (Milton Keynes Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about the Mattel...
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Season 11
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Episode 10
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45:15
S11 Ep9 (ft. Lewis Brown): The Great Gatsby, Benjamin Button, Moulin Rouge, Luke Brady is Hercules, Black British Theatre Awards + more!
Lewis Brown (Closer To Heaven / TikTok creator) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Lewis discuss Moulin Rouge starring Natalie Kassanga and Dom Simpson (Piccadilly Theatre) and The Curious Case of Benjami...
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Season 11
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Episode 9
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49:23
S11 Ep8: Scissorhandz, Barcelona starring Lily Collins, The History Boys, Les Misérables, Operation Mincemeat, Hugh Jackman + more!
On this week’s solo episode, Andrew discusses Barcelona starring Lily Collins (Duke Of York’s Theatre) and The History Boys (Richmond Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about Scissorhandz, Les M...
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Season 11
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Episode 8
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18:33
S11 Ep7 (ft. Georgina James): Becoming Nancy, Smash, Why Am I So Single, The Lion King, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Illusionist + more!
Georgina James (Beetlejuice / Jerry Springer The Opera) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Georgina discuss Becoming Nancy (Birmingham Rep) and The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre) as well as the ...
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Season 11
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Episode 7
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45:18
S11 Ep6 (ft. Toby Shellard): Musical Con, Come Alive, The Devil Wears Prada, Dirty Dancing, Great Comet, UK Theatre Awards + more!
Toby Shellard (Pretty Woman / Hairspray) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Toby discuss Musical Con (ExCel Centre), Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular (Empress Museum) and The D...
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Season 11
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Episode 6
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52:12
S11 Ep5 (ft. Meesha Turner): Reverberation, Titanique, Wicked merch, The Lightning Thief, Unbound, Spend Spend Spend + more!
Meesha Turner (Six / Stranger Things) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Meesha discuss Reverberation (Bristol Old Vic) as well as the latest news about Titanique, Wicked merch, Max ...
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Season 11
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Episode 5
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46:24
S11 Ep4 (ft. Katie Bernstein): Gavin Creel, Dame Maggie Smith, Operation Mincemeat, Cake, Buyer & Cellar, Hadestown + more!
Katie Bernstein returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Katie talk about the sad loss of Dame Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel and Ken Page. They also discuss Buyer and Cellar (King's Head Theatre), Cake (The O...
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Season 11
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Episode 4
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46:36
BONUS: Tink at The Other Palace (ft. Lizzy Connolly, Kat Kleve & Rosanna Bates)
Having premiered at the Tobacco Factory prior to a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tink is about to kick off a London run at The Other Palace Studio. The show is composed and performed by Kat Kleve and written an...
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Season 11
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37:37
Q&A Episode: Dream Revivals, West End Concerts, Touring Shows, Dream Guests, Theatre Temperatures + more! (ft. Shane Antony-Whitely)
Join us for the first ever Q&A episode of The West End Frame Show! Performer Shane Antony-Whitely joins West End Frame Editor Andrew Tomlins to answer your questions! Topics range from Dream Revivals, West End Concerts, Touring Show...
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Season 11
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Episode 3
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45:23
S11 Ep2 (ft. Shane Antony-Whitely): Reece Richards, Cake, Black British Theatre Awards, Les Misérables, Dolly Parton, Matilda + more!
Shane Antony-Whitely (Joseph / The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show!In this episode Andrew and Shane discuss Reece Richards becoming the victim of unlawful arrest and police m...
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Season 11
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Episode 2
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46:47
S11 Ep1 (ft. Ebby Sama): Why Am I So Single?, Rocky Horror starring Jason Donovan, Come Alive, Mrs Doubtfire, Silence + more!
Ebby Sama (Come Alive: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular) co-hosts The West End Frame Show. Andrew and Ebby discuss Why Am I So Single? (Garrick Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Dominion Theatre) and
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Season 11
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Episode 1
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45:35
SHOW TALK: Shifters, Oliver!, The 39 Steps & A Night with Janis Joplin
Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for another Show Talk episode!In this episode, Andrew discusses Shifters (Duke of York's Theatre), Oliver! (Chichester Festival Theatre), The 39 Steps (Trafalgar Thea...
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Season 11
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17:51
SHOW TALK: Something Rotten, Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof & Fangirls
Before kicking off a new series join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for some Show Talk!In this episode, Andrew discusses Something Rotten (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Oklahoma! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Fid...
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Season 11
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18:50
Edinburgh Fringe: I Wish You Well, Jake Roche: Neporrhoids, Come Dine With Me, Pop Off Michelangelo!, T*t Swingers & Who Do Ya Love
Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for a round-up of some shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show's discussed include T*t Swingers (Pleasance Courtyard), Jake Roche: Neporrhoids (Pleasance Cour...
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Season 10
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21:03
S10 Ep25 (ft. Caitlyn Burt & Amir Shoenfeld): A Chorus Line, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Your Lie In April, Drew Gehling, Lizzie + more!
Musical theatre writers Caitlyn Burt & Amir Shoenfeld (When We Strike) co-host The West End Frame Show!Andrew Caitlyn and Amir discuss A Chorus Line (Sadler's Wells) and I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire (...
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Season 10
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Episode 25
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42:53
SHOW TALK: Hello Dolly! starring Imelda Staunton, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World & Shrek The Musical
Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins for some extra Show Talk!In this episode, Andrew discusses Hello Dolly! starring Imelda Staunton (London Palladium), Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World (The Other...
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Season 10
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15:21
S10 Ep24 (ft. Kayleigh McKnight): The Producers, Ragtime, Next To Normal, Ghost, Adam Lambert & Auli'i Cravalho, KAELI + more!
Kayleigh McKnight (Six / Hugh Jackman's Arena Tour) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Kayleigh discuss Next To Normal (Wyndham's Theatre) as well as the latest theatre news about The Producers ...
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Season 10
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Episode 24
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45:46