John & Jen: Rachel Tucker is the only incentive musical theatre fans should need
John & Jen: Rachel Tucker is the only incentive musical theatre fans should need

John & Jen: Rachel Tucker is the only incentive musical theatre fans should need

By Terri Paddock|2021-08-04T10:06:49+01:004 August 2021|

As much as I was looking for any excuse to return to Southwark, it was the show that lured me back. Or to be more precise, Rachel Tucker starring in the show, musical two-hander John & Jen.

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Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: A joyful nostalgia-fest for children of all ages
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: A joyful nostalgia-fest for children of all ages

Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: A joyful nostalgia-fest for children of all ages

By Terri Paddock|2021-08-02T10:54:44+01:001 August 2021|

When you book to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, you are guaranteed not only a joyful night out at the London Palladium but also a time-travel ticket to your childhood.

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Be More Chill: Feeling my age amongst the Squips fans
Be More Chill: Feeling my age amongst the Squips fans

Be More Chill: Feeling my age amongst the Squips fans

By Terri Paddock|2021-07-16T22:57:03+01:0010 July 2021|

Well done to the Be More Chill company. This new musical had just had its successful UK premiere and announced a lengthy extension at The Other Palace when Covid shut it down in March 2020.

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The Money Live: Could you agree how to spend a pot of cash with a group of strangers?
The Money Live: Could you agree how to spend a pot of cash with a group of strangers?

The Money Live: Could you agree how to spend a pot of cash with a group of strangers?

By Terri Paddock|2021-06-18T16:55:27+01:0018 June 2021|

I have become obsessed with where the money goes in The Money. If you suddenly received a few hundred pounds, how would you spend it?

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Amelie The Musical: Mary Poppins meets Once with a French twist
Amelie The Musical: Mary Poppins meets Once with a French twist

Amelie The Musical: Mary Poppins meets Once with a French twist

By Terri Paddock|2021-06-03T23:50:02+01:003 June 2021|

For the show to lure a nervous (but now fully vaccinated – yay!) me back to the theatre after nearly 15 months, it’s hard to imagine more soothing fare than Amelie The Musical.

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The difference between missing and missing out on theatre
The difference between missing and missing out on theatre

The difference between missing and missing out on theatre

By Terri Paddock|2021-06-02T11:27:29+01:002 June 2021|

I know every person out there has their own version of how this pandemic has changed their life trajectory. This is mine.

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Old Red Lion post-show video and photos: What do coronavirus closures mean to fringe theatre?
Old Red Lion post-show video and photos: What do coronavirus closures mean to fringe theatre?

Old Red Lion post-show video and photos: What do coronavirus closures mean to fringe theatre?

By Terri Paddock|2021-06-11T07:35:10+01:0018 March 2020|

Tuesday 17 March 2020. One of the last theatre performances -for the foreseeable future - in the theatre capital of the world took place at London's Old Red Lion Theatre. A historic, sobering moment, one of many during the global coronavirus crisis.

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Blood Orange post-show video and photos: How critical is the NHS in this General Election?
Blood Orange post-show video and photos: How critical is the NHS in this General Election?

Blood Orange post-show video and photos: How critical is the NHS in this General Election?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T11:58:08+00:0011 December 2019|

How worried are you about the myriad pressures on the NHS today? Will you be thinking about the future of the NHS when you go to the ballot box?

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The House of the Spirits post-show video and photos: How does a country – and a family – recover from dictatorship?
The House of the Spirits post-show video and photos: How does a country – and a family – recover from dictatorship?

The House of the Spirits post-show video and photos: How does a country – and a family – recover from dictatorship?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T15:01:56+00:004 November 2019|

Are you fans of Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits? Allende's debut novel charts four generations of one family from the 1920s and the 1970s, and how tightly intertwined their personal fortunes are with political winds of change.

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The Good Scout post-show video and photos: How worried should we be about parallels between the 1930s and today?
The Good Scout post-show video and photos: How worried should we be about parallels between the 1930s and today?

The Good Scout post-show video and photos: How worried should we be about parallels between the 1930s and today?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T15:07:42+00:0030 October 2019|

While MPs were voting for an election that is likely to accelerate the UK's lurch to the right, I was back at Above The Stag Theatre last night talking about the increasingly worrying parallels - and historic dominoes - between the 1930s and today. Is it any wonder that The Good Scout left me in tears, even on second viewing?

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