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Rothschild & Sons Q&A podcast and photos: Broadway legend Sheldon Harnick on why the Jewish story must be told
Rothschild & Sons Q&A podcast and photos: Broadway legend Sheldon Harnick on why the Jewish story must be told

Rothschild & Sons Q&A podcast and photos: Broadway legend Sheldon Harnick on why the Jewish story must be told

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:58:24+00:001 February 2018|Tags: Arnold Mittelman, Fiddler on the Roof, Gary Trainor, Glory Crampton, Jeffrey B Moss, Jerry Bock, Park Theatre, Robert Cuccioli, Rothschild & Sons, Sheldon Harnick, StageFaves, Terri Paddock events|

The Jewish story must continue to be told, Sheldon Harnick told me and a packed house at London's Park Theatre after a performance of Rothschild & Sons, for which he wrote the lyrics to the music by late collaborator Jerry Bock.

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WATCH: My thoughts on Mary Stuart, Oranges & Elephants and other #TimesUp shows
WATCH: My thoughts on Mary Stuart, Oranges & Elephants and other #TimesUp shows

WATCH: My thoughts on Mary Stuart, Oranges & Elephants and other #TimesUp shows

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:50:47+00:0027 January 2018|Tags: Abi Morgan, Almeida Theatre, Andrea Dunbar, Anoushka Warden, Hoxton Hall, Ian Grant, Juliet Stevenson, Lia Williams, Mary Stuart, Max Stafford-Clark, My Mum's a Twat, Old Red Lion Theatre, Oranges & Elephants, Oranges and Elephants, Out of Joint, Rita Sue and Bob Too, Robert Icke, Royal Court Theatre, Schiller, Tiny Dynamite, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Vicky Featherstone, Video, Vlog|

It’s natural that your reactions to shows are filtered through the prism of the current social and political climate. And savvy theatres, of course, seek to judge the mood and programme accordingly.

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Q&A video and podcast: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nanking massacre at Into the Numbers
Q&A video and podcast: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nanking massacre at Into the Numbers

Q&A video and podcast: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nanking massacre at Into the Numbers

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-02T00:02:38+00:0011 January 2018|Tags: Amy Molloy, Arsalan Sattari, Christopher Chen, Elizabeth Chan, Finborough Theatre, Georgie Staight, Into the Numbers, Iris Chang, Mark Ota, Terri Paddock events, The Rape of Nanking, Timothy Knightley|

What an incredibly brave, brilliant and inspiring woman Iris Chang was. What an unimaginably horrific atrocity the Nanking Massacre was. How ashamed I am to have known next to nothing about either before Into the Numbers.

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History has its eyes on us all: My joy and sorrow at Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton
History has its eyes on us all: My joy and sorrow at Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

History has its eyes on us all: My joy and sorrow at Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-08T09:57:25+00:0023 December 2017|Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Cameron Mackintosh, Giles Terera, Hamilton, Jamael Westman, Jason Pennycooke, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Jibson, StageFaves, Thomas Kail, Vlog|

The London cast of Hamilton is led by Jamael Westman and Giles Terera as

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WATCH: My thoughts on Off-West End musicals Miracle On 34th Street, The Little Match Girl, The Woman in White and Barnum
WATCH: My thoughts on Off-West End musicals Miracle On 34th Street, The Little Match Girl, The Woman in White and Barnum

WATCH: My thoughts on Off-West End musicals Miracle On 34th Street, The Little Match Girl, The Woman in White and Barnum

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:50:27+00:0020 December 2017|Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barnum, Bridge House Theatre, Charing Cross Theatre, Menier Chocolate Factory, Miracle on 34th Street, StageFaves, Tabard Theatre, The Little Match Girl, The Woman in White|

Does this count as a vlogmas? Probably not, but here's my attempt at a theatre diary vlog in any case, which includes two Christmas shows!

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Photos and podcast: Talking second chances and JM Barrie with Dear Brutus director and cast
Photos and podcast: Talking second chances and JM Barrie with Dear Brutus director and cast

Photos and podcast: Talking second chances and JM Barrie with Dear Brutus director and cast

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T15:21:42+00:006 December 2017|Tags: Ashley Cook, Dear Brutus, JM Barrie, Jonathan O'Boyle, Miles Richardson, Peter Pan, Southwark Playhouse, Terri Paddock events, Troupe Theatre|

Another fascinating rediscovery from Troupe Theatre. JM Barrie is best known, of course, for Peter Pan, but he also authored myriad novels and numerous other stage works, including Dear Brutus.

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Making musical history: Privates on Parade, Ordinary Days and The End of History
Making musical history: Privates on Parade, Ordinary Days and The End of History

Making musical history: Privates on Parade, Ordinary Days and The End of History

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T12:43:55+00:001 December 2017|Tags: Adam Gwon, Drayton Arms Theatre, Iain Hollingshead, Kirk Jameson, Mike Lees, Natalie Day, Neil Cameron, Nora Perone, Ordinary Days, Simon Green, Taite Elliot-Drew, The End of History, Timothy Muller, Tristan Bates Theatre, Union Theatre|

Clockwise from top: Privates on Parade, Ordinary Days and The End of History

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Q&A video and photos: Talking therapy & sexual misconduct at The Secondary Victim
Q&A video and photos: Talking therapy & sexual misconduct at The Secondary Victim

Q&A video and photos: Talking therapy & sexual misconduct at The Secondary Victim

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T15:20:38+00:0022 November 2017|Tags: Counselling, Gary Webster, Harvey Weinstein, Matt Holt, Matthew Campling, Matthew Gould, Michael Hanratty, Natasha Bain, Park Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Sexual allegations, Susannah Doyle, Terri Paddock events, The Secondary Victim|

It was a packed house - including many therapy professionals - for Matthew Campling's new play The Secondary Victim at the Park Theatre. Which made for some very knowledgeable comments and insights at the post-show Q&A.

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Q&A video and photos: The Red Lion cast on Northern locker room talk
Q&A video and photos: The Red Lion cast on Northern locker room talk

Q&A video and photos: The Red Lion cast on Northern locker room talk

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T15:23:21+00:0010 November 2017|Tags: Dean Bone, Gary Lineker, John Bowler, Live Theatre, Max Roberts, Newcastle, Patrick Marber, Stephen Tompkinson, Terri Paddock events, The Red Lion, Trafalgar Studios, Trish Wadley|

A cheeky Twitter follower requested that I ask the three stars of Patrick Marber's locker room drama The Red Lion - Stephen Tompkinson, John Bowler and Dean Bone - to explain the off-side rule during my post-show Q&A.

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