Name: The Changeling
Start: 2023-10-11T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-10-11T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Southwark Playhouse Borough

The Shatter Box post-show video and photos: The thrilling nature of torture and truth-telling
The Shatter Box post-show video and photos: The thrilling nature of torture and truth-telling

The Shatter Box post-show video and photos: The thrilling nature of torture and truth-telling

By Terri Paddock|2023-09-08T10:58:00+01:008 September 2023|Tags: At Last, David Brady, Feel, Flashbang, Kieran Dee, Lately, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre, The Shatter Box|

How many post-show Q&As conclude with a discussion of worst-nightmare torture methods? A dark but hilarious first for me with my event at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre for The Shatter Box, the latest bold new play from resident company Proforca Theatre.

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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: The cast on ABBA, friendship and gender-swapping
The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: The cast on ABBA, friendship and gender-swapping

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: The cast on ABBA, friendship and gender-swapping

By Terri Paddock|2023-09-08T10:58:38+01:005 September 2023|Tags: Criterion Theatre, Ian Hallard, James Seabright, Mark Gatiss, The Way Old Friends Do, West End|

In my first West End post-show Q&A for The Way Old Friends Do last month, director Mark Gatiss was asked for his thoughts on the actors who bring to life his husband Ian Hallard's new comedy about the world's first ABBA drag tribute band. At the follow-up session last night, we got to hear what the cast thinks of Mark!

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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss on working together onstage & off
The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss on working together onstage & off

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss on working together onstage & off

By Terri Paddock|2023-08-27T19:59:19+01:0022 August 2023|Tags: ABBA, Criterion Theatre, Ian Hallard, James Seabright, Mark Gatiss, The Way Old Friends Do, West End|

In the first of my post-show Q&As for the West End premiere of The Way Old Friends Do, with writer and star Ian Hallard and director Mark Gatiss, it felt like ABBA's Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid were with us in spirit.

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SHEWOLVES post-show video and photos: Can theatre for young people make real change?
SHEWOLVES post-show video and photos: Can theatre for young people make real change?

SHEWOLVES post-show video and photos: Can theatre for young people make real change?

By Terri Paddock|2023-08-22T12:45:09+01:0028 June 2023|Tags: British Youth Music Theatre, BYMT, Company Three, Emily Grey, Nuna Sandy, Sarah Middleton, Shewolves, Southwark Playhouse, Southwark Playhouse Borough|

Teens were involved at every stage of the development of coming-of-age comedy SHEWOLVES. That was our jumping-off point for a wider discussion about theatre for, with and about young people.

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Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?
Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?

Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?

By Terri Paddock|2023-09-04T11:07:26+01:002 June 2023|Tags: Clarisse Makundul, New writing, Southwark Playhouse, Under the Kunde Tree|

If you know next to nothing about the Cameroonian War of Independence, you are not alone. A quick poll of the audience at my post-show Q&A for Under the Kundè Tree proved that ignorance of the 1950s conflict is the norm - and intentional.

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Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*nk
Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*nk

Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*nk

By Terri Paddock|2023-07-26T11:20:51+01:0025 April 2023|Tags: Animal, Bronagh Lagan, Christopher John-Slater, Disability, Hope Mill Theatre, Jon Bradfield, Josh Hepple, Matt Ayleigh, Park Theatre, Terri Paddock events|

Joshua Hepple is a hugely accomplished person. But, as he joked with me via WhatsApp, he received no major attention until he revealed publicly that, with his severe cerebral palsy, he can't wank himself. And then Jon Bradfield wrote a play about it.

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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady
The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady

By Terri Paddock|2023-04-25T11:38:45+01:0030 March 2023|Tags: Andrew Horton, Donna Berlin, Ian Hallard, James Bradshaw, James Seabright, Marc Gatiss, Park Theatre, Rose Shalloo, Sara Crowe, Seabright Productions, The Boys in the Band, The Way Old Friends Do|

Following the news yesterday of Paul O'Grady's unexpected death, last night's performance of The Way Old Friends Do at London's Park Theatre was dedicated to the comedian and drag legend, whose voice opens the show.

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A Tailor for Ladies post-show video and photos: Are we excluding non-British talent?
A Tailor for Ladies post-show video and photos: Are we excluding non-British talent?

A Tailor for Ladies post-show video and photos: Are we excluding non-British talent?

By Terri Paddock|2023-03-30T12:03:22+01:0013 March 2023|Tags: A Tailor for Ladies, Cockpit Theatre, Georges Feydeau, Medley Theatre Company, Terri Paddock, Terri Paddock events|

If you think the life of a jobbing actor is hard and full of rejection - and it is - spare a thought for non-British actors trying to make their way in London theatre who may not even make it to audition stage purely because of their nationality or accent.

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Winner’s Curse post-show video and photos: The art of negotiation with Clive Anderson
Winner’s Curse post-show video and photos: The art of negotiation with Clive Anderson

Winner’s Curse post-show video and photos: The art of negotiation with Clive Anderson

By Terri Paddock|2023-03-01T19:21:44+00:0022 February 2023|Tags: Clive Anderson, Dan Patterson, Park Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Post-show talks, Terri Paddock events, Winner's Curse|

Negotiations seem to be in the news every day - which makes Winner's Curse, conceived by former diplomat and veteran of countless Middle East negotiations Daniel Taub, a highly topical piece. It's co-written by Dan Patterson and stars his long-time collaborator Clive Anderson.

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One Who Wants to Cross post-show video and photos: How is the truth about migrants misrepresented?
One Who Wants to Cross post-show video and photos: How is the truth about migrants misrepresented?

One Who Wants to Cross post-show video and photos: How is the truth about migrants misrepresented?

By Terri Paddock|2023-02-22T15:34:42+00:009 February 2023|Tags: Finborough Theatre, Marc-Emmanuel Soriano, Ola Teniola, One Who Wants To Cross, Post-show talks, Terri Paddock events, Wisdom Iheamo|

A note in the programme for One Who Wants to Cross cites a sobering statistic: according to the 2020 IOM World Migration Report, the number of international migrants, as of June 2019, had reached almost 272 million.

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