It's the final episode of the series, and Aisha Jawando is In The Frame!

Aisha is a legendary star of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. She was in the original West End cast playing Aline and understudying Tina. She went on to become the alternate Tina before taking over the role full-time to huge acclaim. Aisha left the show in 2022, but has returned many times to standby or play Tina for one-off shows in the West End and on the UK tour.

Aisha starred as Angelica Schuyler in the original UK & Ireland tour cast of Hamilton. Some of her other theatre credits include: Fela (National Theatre), The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre), Ikette in Soul Sister (Savoy Theatre), understudy Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre), Beautiful: The Carole King Theatre (Aldwych Theatre), Martha Reeve in Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre), Carmen in The Life (Southwark Playhouse) and Pilar in Legally Blonde (Leicester Curve).

In addition to being in the Wicked movie, Aisha has worked on screen with Netflix, Apple TV and BritBox. She also runs a vintage jewellery business.

In this episode, Aisha discusses her Tina journey and last minute returns, as well as the path of her career, touring with Hamilton, her new career outlook, lockdown performances and lots more.

Follow Aisha on Instagram: @aishajawando

This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins

@AndrewTomlins32

Thanks for listening to In The Frame in 2025! It's time for a break, but we'll be back with new episodes in 2026.

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George Blagden is In The Frame!

George is starring in A Ghost In Your Ear at the Hampstead Theatre, written and directed by Jamie Armitage. Using binaural sound technology, the audience wears headphones so they are immersed in the "terrifying" auditory world of the show.

Next year George will star alongside Anna-Jane Casey and Layton Williams in Paul Foster’s UK revival of Kiss Of The Spider Woman.

George has worked extensively on screen, he’s best known for his roles in Vikings and Versailles. His stage work includes The Cabinet Minister (Menier Chocolate Factory), Tartuffe (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Platinum (Hampstead Theatre) and The Pitchfork Disney (Shoreditch Town Hall).

George’s first love is musicals. In addition to playing Grantaire in the Les Misérables movie, he played PJ in Marianne Elliott’s West End revival of Company and Bob Wallace in Sheffield Theatres’s production of White Christmas.

In this episode, George reveals why A Ghost In Your Ear is such a unique piece of theatre as well as his love for musicals and the unexpected path of his career.

A Ghost In Your Ear runs at the Hampstead Theatre (downstairs) until 24th January. Visit www.hampsteadtheatre.com for info and tickets.

Kiss Of The Spider Woman plays Leicester Curve, Bristol Old Vic and Mayflower Studios next year.

This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins

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Olivier winner Liza Sadovy is In The Frame!

Liza is back on stage, starring in the UK premiere of Michael McKeever’s play Daniel’s Husband at the Marylebone Theatre. The show is directed by Alan Souza with the cast also including David Bedella, Luke Fetherston, Raiko Gohara and Joel Harper-Jackson.

Liza won her Olivier Award in 2022 for her performance as Fräulein Schneider in Rebecca Frecknall's West End revival of Cabaret (Playhouse Theatre). She was nominated the following year for her performance as Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! (Young Vic / Wyndham's Theatre).

On screen Liza recently wrapped filming The Rumour for Channel 5 and was in the Oscar-nominated film A Real Pain. She is a regular in Patience (Channel 4) and has a recurring role in Season 5 of Strike (BBC/HBO).

Some of Liza’s other theatre credits include: Hamnet (Garrick Theatre), Living Newspaper (2nd edition), A Separate Reality (Royal Court), Present Laughter (The Old Vic), I’m Not Running, Absolute Hell, Tales from the Vienna Woods, The Heiress (all at the National Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Chichester Festival Theatre), Pygmalion (Headlong), Wicked (Victoria Apollo), Oliver! (Sheffield Crucible), Sunday in the Park with George (Wyndham’s Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory), Mrs Klein (Theatre Royal Northampton), Secret Rapture (Bristol Old Vic), Richard II (Berkoff Productions), The Dresser (Duke of York’s Theatre), the UK premiere of Into The Woods and Peg (Phoenix Theatre), Alice (RSC), The Slow Drag (Whitehall Theatre), two seasons working with Alan Ayckbourn in Scarborough, Company (Donmar Warehouse and West End), Sugar Hill Blues (Hampstead Theatre) and the first ever National Tour of Jesus Christ, Superstar.

In this episode, Liza discusses why she's delighted to be back on stage performing in Daniel’s Husband. She also discusses doing radical musical revivals with Cabaret and Oklahoma!, the impact of her Olivier win and how she has navigated such a diverse career.

Daniel’s Husband runs at the Marylebone Theatre until 10th January.

This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins

@AndrewTomlins32

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