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"Queen of the post-show Q&A", Terri Paddock is a theatre influencer, panel moderator, event producer, and content and social media marketing strategist with over 20 years’ experience. She founded UK theatre websites WhatsOnStage.com, MyTheatreMates.com and StageFaves.com. She is also the author of two novels: Come Clean and Beware the Dwarfs.

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

By |2021-11-07T09:58:33+00:0029 October 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The big moral question at the heart of Indecent Proposal is: what are you willing to do for $1 million? More specifically: would you have sex for a stranger if they paid you $1 million?

Vaudevilles post-show video and photos: Seeing the surprisingly funny side of Anton Chekhov

By |2021-10-29T10:44:14+01:0028 October 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Anton Chekhov is, of course, best known for his "big five" classic plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. None of which, though the author himself labelled them tragicomedies, are associated with hilarity.

The Tragedy of Dorian Gray post-show video and photos: What would Oscar Wilde have made of the Swinging Sixties?

By |2021-10-27T23:44:28+01:0024 October 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The premise of The Picture of Dorian Gray has become so much a part of our culture that most people will recognise the reference even if they've never read Oscar Wilde's original 1890 novella or seen any of the myriad stage and screen adaptations since.

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

By |2021-10-05T12:20:56+01:005 October 2021|Tags: , , , , |

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.

Snowflakes post-show video and photos: Where could impotent online rage lead us?

By |2021-10-24T19:43:15+01:002 October 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |

How far would you go to right a wrong? Robert Boulton's debut play Snowflakes explores how public outrage might spiral into not just violent vigilantism but also a digital goldrush.

The Pleasure Garden post-show video and photos: Exploring Vauxhall’s hedonistic history

By |2021-10-02T14:46:05+01:0030 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Apart from it being a charming public park and one of my dog's favourite destinations for our daily walks, I have always been fascinated by history of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, near my home in south London.

The Last Five Years: The piano is the new star in Jason Robert Brown’s two-hander

By |2021-09-27T11:09:49+01:0027 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

There's a line in The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Brown's semi-autobiographical musical two-hander about a relationship breakdown, that gets me every time.

Frozen: Disney’s big-budget blockbuster musical melted my heart

By |2021-09-13T11:15:37+01:0013 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

While London has had to wait a long time for Disney’s own screen-to-stage adaptation, its September arrival makes it feel as if Christmas has come early to the West End.

Lately post-show video and photos: The benefits of alternating casts

By |2021-09-30T10:14:35+01:0011 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Having two separate casts reduces the risk of Covid cancellations, but what other creative benefits does it bring for Proforca's Lately at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre?

Salome post-show video and photos: Revisiting Oscar Wilde’s once-banned erotic classic

By |2021-09-11T11:38:47+01:002 September 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |

How far are you willing to go to get what you most desire? That’s the question at the bloody heart of Salome. And it’s a question that so fascinates Lazarus Theatre that they’re now having a third go at Oscar Wilde’s provocative 1891 tragedy.
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