“Queen of the post-show Q&A” and champion of the best of British theatre

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What did you miss? Videos, photos and coverage from my previous talks and webinars.

Dog Show video and photos: What do humans have in common with canines?
Dog Show video and photos: What do humans have in common with canines?

Dog Show video and photos: What do humans have in common with canines?

By Terri Paddock|2021-12-03T17:40:27+00:003 December 2021|

At my last Christmas Q&A at the Pleasance Theatre, for sci-fi spoof Escape from Planet Trash way back in December 2019, Ginger Johnson shared a tantalising teaser about her idea for her next offering: "Like Cats, but Dogs".

Empty in Angel post-show video and photos: Why are unions more important than ever in the gig economy?
Empty in Angel post-show video and photos: Why are unions more important than ever in the gig economy?

Empty in Angel post-show video and photos: Why are unions more important than ever in the gig economy?

Terri Paddock2021-12-03T17:25:36+00:0021 November 2021|

Marlowe’s Fate post-show video and photos: Who really wrote William Shakespeare’s plays?
Marlowe’s Fate post-show video and photos: Who really wrote William Shakespeare’s plays?

Marlowe’s Fate post-show video and photos: Who really wrote William Shakespeare’s plays?

Terri Paddock2021-11-21T17:34:32+00:0012 November 2021|

Doing Shakespeare post-show video and photos: Would the bard recognise his plays in this Zoom-to-stage mash-up?
Doing Shakespeare post-show video and photos: Would the bard recognise his plays in this Zoom-to-stage mash-up?

Doing Shakespeare post-show video and photos: Would the bard recognise his plays in this Zoom-to-stage mash-up?

Terri Paddock2021-11-12T12:54:17+00:007 November 2021|

Indecent Proposal post-show video and photos: Hands up if you’d sleep with a stranger for $1 million
Indecent Proposal post-show video and photos: Hands up if you’d sleep with a stranger for $1 million

Indecent Proposal post-show video and photos: Hands up if you’d sleep with a stranger for $1 million

Terri Paddock2021-11-07T09:58:33+00:0029 October 2021|

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I love working with clients to promote great events (online and offline) and content. My key services include:

Post-show Talks

A well-run talkback is an incredibly effective way of generating word-of-mouth. Having chaired thousands over many (many!) years, I’m the undisputed “queen of the post-show Q&A”, adept at engaging panellists and audiences alike, and producing fantastic event coverage.

Chairing Webinars

Webinars and other online events are a powerful means to educate through thought leadership, build brand awareness, generate leads and strengthen client relationships – even more so with so many now working remotely. As your professional moderator, I’ll help run a webinar that keeps attendees tuned in.

Social Media & Content

Great content is essential to telling the story of your show or organisation. Is yours up to scratch? Are you lacking high-quality articles for your own blog, website or PR drive? Is social media taking up too much time and not yielding results? I offer competitive content strategy and community management.

About Me

I’ve been championing theatre, online and offline, for more than 20 years – including running “legendary” post-show talks and panel discussions for plays and musicals across London and beyond. (As well as quite a few Zoom events since Covid!)

For over 16 years, I was the driving force behind the British theatre website, WhatsOnStage.com, the WhatsOnStage Theatre Club and the WhatsOnStage Awards. I co-founded the company and oversaw its editorial content, branding and events.

Other online theatre businesses I have established include MyTheatreMates.com, a collective of independent theatre bloggers, and StageFaves.com, a social media directory for musical theatre.

For several years, I also produced the annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, the only theatre awards decided entirely, and democratically, by working theatre critics.

And, just for fun, I blog and tweet about theatre too!

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Here’s where you can follow my nights out at the theatre beyond my post-show Q&As. You can also follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

The Choir of Man: Dedicated to the 2000 pubs closed during lockdown
The Choir of Man: Dedicated to the 2000 pubs closed during lockdown

The Choir of Man: Dedicated to the 2000 pubs closed during lockdown

Terri Paddock2021-11-18T10:59:55+00:0017 November 2021|

Here's a sobering statistic: 2,000 pubs closed during lockdown. Lost forever. The scale of that loss really struck me when I heard performer and (brilliant) poet Ben Norris recite it during The Choir of Man at the Arts Theatre. And, in fact, it's likely an underestimate.

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of): Serving up Jane Austen with a karaoke twist
Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of): Serving up Jane Austen with a karaoke twist

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of): Serving up Jane Austen with a karaoke twist

Terri Paddock2021-11-16T18:56:01+00:0012 November 2021|

There are some shows with modest beginnings that seem to have all of the industry behind them, willing them to succeed. Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) is one of them.

Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans
Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans

Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans

Terri Paddock2021-10-05T12:20:56+01:005 October 2021|

This is not a project born of outsiders wanting to cash in, but rather a long-held ambition, some 16 years in the making, of Back to the Future's creators.

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