Terri Paddock, Queen of the post-show Q&A

Operation Mincemeat: Oh my god, this World War II escapade actually happened?
Operation Mincemeat: Oh my god, this World War II escapade actually happened?

Operation Mincemeat: Oh my god, this World War II escapade actually happened?

By Terri Paddock|2022-02-13T23:27:43+00:0013 February 2022|Tags: David Cummings, Musicals, Operation Mincemeat, Southwark Playhouse, SpitLip|

I have a sneaking suspicion that we have not seen the last of this little musical gem, which is - incredibly - inspired by a real-life World War II espionage episode demonstrating British pluck and eccentricity in spades.

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Freud’s Last Session post-show video and photos: Do you believe in the existence of God?
Freud’s Last Session post-show video and photos: Do you believe in the existence of God?

Freud’s Last Session post-show video and photos: Do you believe in the existence of God?

By Terri Paddock|2022-02-16T18:59:07+00:0026 January 2022|Tags: Dr Julian Bird, Freud's Last Session, King's Head Theatre, Mark St Germain, Sean Browne|

Mark St Germain's play Freud's Last Session, first seen Off-Broadway in 2010 and now receiving its European premiere at London's King's Head Theatre, pits two of the 20th-century greatest thinkers, Sigmund Freud and CS Lewis, to discuss life's biggest questions, including "Does God exist?"

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A Christmas Carol: It’s easy to see why this production has become an Old Vic tradition
A Christmas Carol: It’s easy to see why this production has become an Old Vic tradition

A Christmas Carol: It’s easy to see why this production has become an Old Vic tradition

By Terri Paddock|2021-12-05T15:29:41+00:006 December 2021|Tags: A Christmas Carol, Jack Shalloo, Jack Thorne, Matthew Warchus, Old Vic Theatre, Oli Higginson, Stephen Mangan|

I love Christmas. But for the past several years, I have struggled to summon the Christmas cheer that used to kick in for me the day after Thanksgiving (or, after so many years in the UK, by 1 December at the latest).

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The Shark Is Broken: This play has helped me conquer a life-long fear
The Shark Is Broken: This play has helped me conquer a life-long fear

The Shark Is Broken: This play has helped me conquer a life-long fear

By Terri Paddock|2021-12-05T15:57:25+00:005 December 2021|Tags: Demetri Goritsas, Guy Masterson, Ian Shaw, Liam Murray Scott, The Shark Is Broken|

I was fascinated by the story behind the play telling the story behind the film. The Shark Is Broken is the brainchild of Ian Shaw who co-wrote it and stars as his own late father Robert Shaw.

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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|2022-01-26T12:38:01+00:003 December 2021|Tags: Azara, David Cumming, Dog Show, Escape from Planet Trash, Ginger Johnson, How to Catch a Krampus, Mahatma Khandi, Pleasance Theatre, Rudy Jeevanjee|

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".

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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?

By Terri Paddock|2021-12-03T17:25:36+00:0021 November 2021|Tags: Darcy Willison, Empty in Angel, James Woolf, Katherine Reilly, New writing, Old Red Lion Theatre|

Here's the brutal truth about many of our rights: we only really have them if we have the wherewithal to fight for them when they're trampled on. That's certainly the case when it comes to employment rights.

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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

By Terri Paddock|2021-11-18T10:59:55+00:0017 November 2021|Tags: Arts Theatre, Ben Norris, The Choir of Man|

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.

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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

By Terri Paddock|2021-11-16T18:56:01+00:0012 November 2021|Tags: Comedy, Criterion Theatre, David Pugh, Isobel McArthur, Pride & Prejudice, Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)|

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.

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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?

By Terri Paddock|2021-11-21T17:34:32+00:0012 November 2021|Tags: Christopher Marlowe, Marlowe's Fate, Peter Hodges, White Bear Theatre, William Shakespeare|

More than four centuries after William Shakespeare died in 1616, aged 52 on his own birthday (23 April), questions remain about the authorship of his prodigious output - including nearly forty plays and more than 150 sonnets.

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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?

By Terri Paddock|2021-11-12T12:54:17+00:007 November 2021|Tags: Bridewell Theatre, David Spicer, Doing Shakespeare, Northern Comedy Theatre, Shakespeare, Shaun Chambers, Steven Arnold|

As much as it was possible for anyone the arts, Northern Comedy Theatre had a very good pandemic. When all performing arts venues closed, rather than wrap up their work, they ramped up.

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