Showstopper! The Podcast

Ali, Andrew and Philip talk to Joanna Woodward, star of upcoming West End musical The Time Traveller's Wife, about walking, time travelling and cabaret. Phil has a rant about the Les Mis movie.   Jordan Clarke on keys!

We chat with our favourite Showmosexual, Telly Leung, about George Takei's Allegiance, Carol Channing impressions and why Andrew doesn't like to play Would You Rather? Also - newish Showstopper Joy Tan joins us on the podcast for the first time! Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys. showstopperthemusical.com  

Andrew, Ali and Lucy talk to Jonathan Andrew Hume about Lion Kinging, Coming From Away, and things best not done during the Scottish Play. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.   showstopperthemusical.com

Andrew, Ali and Lucy talk to Lauren Ingram about enthusiastic audiences, parental embarrassment and Imelda Staunton. Duncan Walsh Atkins joins us for an improvised song! showstopperthemusical.com

Ali and Andrew chat to performer and choreographer Fred Huddlestone about Choir of Man, the world's best green room and skydiving. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys. Catch us on tour! showstopperthemusical.com

Andrew and Ali chat to Ed Fringe Superstar about baked potatoes, Southend and meeting Sir Ian McKellen. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys. Buy tickets to Jordan's Palladium show here! And check out showstopperthemusical.com!

Andrew and Pippa sit down with another of their improv idols, the wonder woman that is Josie Lawrence. They talk 'Whose Line is it Anyway?', 'The King and I' and getting nervous. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys. showstopperthemusical.com for more!

Pippa, Andrew and Dylan talk to their favourite luvvie Alan Cox about Shakespeare, improvising in iambic pentametre and famous Dads.   Chris Ash on keys.   showstopperthemusical.com for more!

Our hero, Mike McShane, comes back to the podcast to chat to Andrew, Pippa and Ruth about amazing tour managers, improv games and a kindly nun. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys. We're at the Edinburgh Festival soon! Get your tickets at showstopperthemusical.com

Andrew, Pippa and Joshua talk to Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe about comedy, Grime and which celeb TV show they think they should be on.   Pippa claims you can't get Milky Way Magic Stars any more. Feels like another Isle-of-Man Prison type Pippafact...

Andrew and Pippa talk improv/impro with Suki Webster. Pippa spuriously claims there is a prison on the Isle of Man for one person. Duncan Walsh Atkins at they keys.

Andrew and Pippa chat to Jonathan and Nancy from Mischief Theatre, the folks behind 'The Play that Goes Wrong.' They talk for a long time and then Jonathan unveils a BIG revelation. Recorded at Tall Stories Studio in North London. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

Andrew, Pippa and Jonathan chat to MUSICAL THEATRE ROYALTY, and Pippa's tum-tum flutters in appreciation of his charms. Recorded at Tall Stories studios in North London. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.  Yes, Luther Vandross really did record a cover of My Favourite Things The Fringe show Andrew can't remember the name of in this episode is called WOT? No Fish!!  Go to showstopperthemusical.com , or j...

Andrew, Pippa and Heather talk to polymath Fred Deakin about concept albums, taking improv classes and what it's like being in a Mercury- and Brit-nominated EDM duo. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys. See showstopperthemusical.com for our latest news and tour dates. Enjoy the show? Send us a message on Twitter @theshowstoppers and tell us what you'd like to hear next!

Andrew, Pippa and Dylan talk to the Girl Who Ran Down the Road, Steph Parry. Andrew tries to get them sued by Richard Dreyfuss, and Dylan mainly talks about riding bulls. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

Andrew and Pippa chat to another amazing Elphaba - cat-obsessed Alexia Khadime. Duncan tries to join in the chat because he forgets they are recording a podcast and he doesn't have microphone. www.showtopperthemusical.com (The 3rd Sondheim 'golden rule' that Andrew and Pippa couldn't remember in this episode is 'less is more,' ironically enough.)

Andrew and Pippa return to their subterranean podcast studio and try to remember how to interact with people. The incredible Louise Dearman is their first guests after too many months of lockdown.    Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

A bonus episode while we wait for the opportunity to be in a room together again! In honour of World Book Day, Andrew asks Pippa questions about her new book and Pippa answers them. It's the toughest high-stakes interview committed to tape since Frost/Nixon. Also - a song from our most recent livestream, 'The Write Way to Find Love.'

Andrew and Pippa talk to Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Luke Kempner, Kaiser Hammarlund, Grace Mouat, Sooz Kempner, and Dan Gillespie Sells about staying at home and creating. Music from the Showstoppers.

Andrew and Pippa talk to Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Luke Kempner, Kaiser Hammarlund, Grace Mouat, Sooz Kempner, and Dan Gillespie Sells about staying at home and creating. Music from the Showstoppers.

Andrew, Pippa and Ali talk to Fra Fee pre-lockdown about touching Hugh Jackman, tattoos and Sondheim. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

Andrew, Pippa and Ali talk to Grace Mouat about understudying, the life of a swing and being in two of the hottest pop musicals in town. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

Andrew and Pippa talk to Gareth Malone about creating musical TV programmes, Noh theatre and romance through the medium of Gilbert and Sullivan. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

Andrew, Pippa and Susan talk to Andy Nyman about art, commerce, magic and musicals. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys.

Andrew and Pippa and the year with a special LIVE show recorded at the Boulevard Theatre Soho. Improv songs, quizzes and special guests Sooz Kempner and Phil Nichol. Duncan Walsh Atkins and Alex Atty on keys and percussion.