Ella Karuna Williams is playing Patty Newby in Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Ella is from the US and previously played Patty in multiple workshops of Stranger Things. She  moved to London to make her West End debut in the show which opened at the Phoenix Theatre in December 2023. Stranger Things just won two Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and Best Set Design. On screen, Ella appeared in The Equalizer. She is also a singer/songwriter and recently released her debut EP, Silent Noise.  At 18 years old, Ella is our youngest ever In The Frame guest! In this e ..read more

Whilst taking a hiatus from her run as Anne Boleyn in Six, Laura Dawn Pyatt is currently part of the ensemble of 42 Balloons by Jack Godfrey. Laura first joined the cast of 42 Balloons when the musical had a concert run in the West End at the Vaudeville Theatre. The show is now receiving its fully staged premiere at The Lowry in Salford and Laura is reprising her performance for this new iteration of its journey. 42 Balloons is inspired by the highly improbable true story of how Larry, and his partner Carol Van Deusen, convinced their friends and family to help Larry achieve his dream of fly ..read more

Fresh from her runs as Elphaba and Fantine, Lucie Jones is preparing to play two solo concerts at Cadogan Hall in May. Lucie is renowned for her solo shows; in recent years she has performed solo concerts at the Adelphi Theatre and His Majesty’s Theatre in the West End as well as on tour with the 50-piece Fulltone Orchestra. Lucie has also launched the Lucie Jones Academy and is busy teaching workshops alongside industry friends across the UK and beyond. Lucie burst on to our screens in the 2009 series of The X Factor (ITV) and has gone on to become one of the most renowned leading ladies i ..read more

In addition to playing The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, Jon Robyns is preparing to celebrate his 20 year theatre career with a very special solo concert. Jon will play His Majesty's Theatre - home of Phantom - on Sunday 26th May in a show produced by West End Musical Productions. Jon joined the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera last April. His West End credits include: Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (having previously played Enjolras and Marius), King George in Hamilton, alternate Huey in Memphis, Scrooge & others in Dickens Abridged, Galahad in Spamalot and Princet ..read more

Alex James-Hatton is currently starring as Clyde in the UK & Ireland tour of Bonnie & Clyde The Musical. The show features music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black and book by Ivan Menchell. Having opened on Broadway in 2011, Bonnie & Clyde received two West End runs ahead of this tour which marks the first time the musical has travelled across the UK & Ireland. Alex made his professional debut covering JD, Ram and Kurt in the original cast of Heathers (The Other Palace / Theatre Royal Haymarket). His other theatre credits include: cover Elder Price in The Book of Mormon ..read more

Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky is currently playing Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical at The Other Palace. Rhianne made her West End debut in The Book of Mormon (Prince Of Wales) as a swing and 2nd cover Nabalungi. She went on to cover Zahara in Bat Out Of Hell (Dominion) before starring as Rizzo in the 2019 UK and Ireland tour of Grease.     Rhianne played Alline Bullock and understudied Tina Turner in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych) and starred as Catherine of Aragon in Six (Vaudeville Theatre). In this episode Rhianne discusses her whirlwind run in Six ..read more

Timmika Ramsay has taken over as Miss Adelaide in Nicholas Hytner's revival of Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre. After auditioning for the role four weeks after giving birth, Timmika is receiving rave reviews for her performance. Most recently Timmika played La Chocolat as part of the original West End cast of Moulin Rouge (Piccadilly Theatre). Some of her other stage credits include Madagascar on tour and the title role in Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith. On screen Timmika has appeared in The Other One for Tiger Aspect and BBC1 and The Larkins for ITV. She featured in eight episo ..read more

We have an extra episode of In The Frame with Steve John Shepherd who is playing Draco in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre. Steve's theatre credits include: Tammy Faye (Almeida); Describe the Night (Hampstead Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); Plastic (Theatre Royal Bath); The Good Canary (Rose Theatre Kingston); A View From Islington North (Arts Theatre); Bomber’s Moon (Park Theatre/ Trafalgar Studios); Albion (Bush Theatre); Piaf (Donmar Warehouse/ West End); The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads (National Theatre); Ori ..read more

Tosh Wanogho-Maud recently received huge acclaim for his performance as David Ruffin in the West End production of Ain't Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre). His theatre credits include: Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis & others in The Drifters Girl (Garrick Theatre), Pharaoh in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Toronto), Joe in Show Boat (New London) and Jimmy in Dreamgirls (Savoy). Tosh began his theatre career as a child, playing Winston in Whistle Down The Wind (Aldwych) before starring as Young Simba in The Lion King (Lyceum). His additional theatre credits include Four Eyed Moe i ..read more

Jenna Lee-James recently completed her run as Elsa in the West End production of Disney's Frozen at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Jenna made her West End debut in the original cast of We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre. Jenna went on to play the roles of Meat and Scaramouche in the West End before playing Killer Queen in We Will Rock You's 10th anniversary world arena tour, making her the only person to have played all three roles in the musical's history. Some of Jenna's other theatre credits include: Narrator in Joseph (Adelphi Theatre), Grizabella in Cats (European Tour), alternate ..read more