Q&A video and photos: Little Voice makes a big impact at the Barn
Q&A video and photos: Little Voice makes a big impact at the Barn

Q&A video and photos: Little Voice makes a big impact at the Barn

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:30:16+00:0023 July 2018|Tags: Barn Theatre, Featured Show, Gillian McCafferty, Iwan Lewis, Jim Cartwright, Michael Strassen, Post-show Q&As, Sarah Louise Hughes, StageFaves, Terri Paddock events, The Rise & Fall of Little Voice|

Are women punished in drama for liking sex and drink? What has modern classic The Rise and Fall of Little Voice got in common with Greek drama? What's the secret to vocal impressions?

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Pressure Q&A video and photos: How did David Haig come to write and star in a play about unsung Scottish hero and weatherman James Stagg?
Pressure Q&A video and photos: How did David Haig come to write and star in a play about unsung Scottish hero and weatherman James Stagg?

Pressure Q&A video and photos: How did David Haig come to write and star in a play about unsung Scottish hero and weatherman James Stagg?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:44:04+00:003 July 2018|Tags: Ambassadors Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, David Haig, John Dove, Laura Rogers, Malcolm Sinclair, Park Theatre, Philip Cairns, Post-show Q&As, Pressure, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Terri Paddock events|

If you'd never heard of the James Stagg before David Haig's latest play Pressure, don't feel bad: neither had he. Haig was approached by director John Dove and Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre who wanted to create a play about an unsung Scottish hero.

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Beirut Q&A video and photos: When is an AIDS play not really about AIDS at all?
Beirut Q&A video and photos: When is an AIDS play not really about AIDS at all?

Beirut Q&A video and photos: When is an AIDS play not really about AIDS at all?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:44:56+00:0015 June 2018|Tags: Alan Bowne, Beirut, John Leonard, Leigh Porter, Liz Ascroft, Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Post-show Q&As, Robert Rees, Robin Lefevre, Terri Paddock events|

A warning to start: Beirut is not for the prudish. In this two-hander, Robert Rees' Torch starts the evening buck naked (doing pull-ups).

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The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A video and photos: What does a 19th-century American short story tell us about modern misogyny and mental health?
The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A video and photos: What does a 19th-century American short story tell us about modern misogyny and mental health?

The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A video and photos: What does a 19th-century American short story tell us about modern misogyny and mental health?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:49:13+00:0014 June 2018|Tags: Charles Warner, Clancy Flynn, Dave Spencer, Gemma Yates-Round, Mayou Trikerioti, Omnibus Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Rachael Murray, Ruby Lawrence, Sheri Sadd, Terri Paddock events, The Soul of Wittgenstein, The Yellow Wallpaper|

Audience member Jessica McClellan at the Omnibus Theatre tweeted that last night's post-show discussion for The Yellow Wallpaper was "deep AF".

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Q&A video and photos: Why has Italy largely forgotten what happened at San Domino?
Q&A video and photos: Why has Italy largely forgotten what happened at San Domino?

Q&A video and photos: Why has Italy largely forgotten what happened at San Domino?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:50:39+00:0010 June 2018|Tags: Alan Whittaker, Alexander Hulme, Gay rights, Joe Etherington, LGBTQ, London Pride, M Green Productions, Mark Stewart, Matthew Gould, Matthew Hendrickson, San Domino, StageFaves, Terri Paddock events, Tim Anfilogoff, Tristan Bates Theatre|

Before the performance at Tristan Bates Theatre, the 16-strong company of San Domino entertain theatregoers in the bar with some jaunty patriotic songs, with which they lead them into the auditorium.

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Schism Q&A video and photos: Talking feminism, diversity, accessibility and toxic relationships with author-actor-activist Athena Stevens
Schism Q&A video and photos: Talking feminism, diversity, accessibility and toxic relationships with author-actor-activist Athena Stevens

Schism Q&A video and photos: Talking feminism, diversity, accessibility and toxic relationships with author-actor-activist Athena Stevens

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:53:01+00:001 June 2018|Tags: Accessibility, Accessible theatre, Athena Stevens, Jonathan McGuinness, Park Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Schism, Terri Paddock events|

Two scratch-your-head stats shared during my post-show Q&A for Schism last night at London's Park Theatre: one, less than five percent of the UK population has dated someone with a disability.

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One Minute Q&A video and photos: Who’s offended by bad language onstage and why?
One Minute Q&A video and photos: Who’s offended by bad language onstage and why?

One Minute Q&A video and photos: Who’s offended by bad language onstage and why?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:57:35+00:0027 May 2018|Tags: Garry Summers, Iwan Lewis, Jack Bence, One Minute, PJ McEvoy, Rebecca Crankshaw, Sarah Hanly, Simon Stephens, Sophie May Wake, Terri Paddock events, The Secret Garden|

When I first saw the Barn Theatre revival of Simon Stephens' 2003 play One Minute, I was struck by the stunningly assured direction of Barn artistic director Iwan Lewis making his directorial debut.

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Q&A video and photos: Katy Brand and 3Women’s stars on feminism and happiness
Q&A video and photos: Katy Brand and 3Women’s stars on feminism and happiness

Q&A video and photos: Katy Brand and 3Women’s stars on feminism and happiness

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:16:36+00:0018 May 2018|Tags: Anita Dobson, Debbie Chazen, Eilene Davidson, Katy Brand, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Michael Yale, Oliver Greenall, Post-show Q&As, Stage Traffic, Terri Paddock events, Trafalgar Studios|

So much laughter at last night's post-show Q&A for Katy Brand's debut play 3Women! Brand's 80-minute comedy-drama explores what it means to be a woman in the 21st century.

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The Swallow Q&A video and photos: How do homophobia and grief translate?
The Swallow Q&A video and photos: How do homophobia and grief translate?

The Swallow Q&A video and photos: How do homophobia and grief translate?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:12:03+00:009 May 2018|Tags: David Luque, Guillem Clua, Jeryl Burgess, Jorge de Juan, Paula Paz, Post-show Q&As, Terri Paddock events, The Swallow, Tim Gutteridge|

Spanish playwright Guillem Clua had to cancel his flight to London to attend last night's performance of his acclaimed two-hander The Swallow at the Cervantes Theatre - so he skyped in for the post-show Q&A.

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The Big Things Q&A photos and podcast: How can theatre better raise awareness about autism?
The Big Things Q&A photos and podcast: How can theatre better raise awareness about autism?

The Big Things Q&A photos and podcast: How can theatre better raise awareness about autism?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:15:51+00:0029 April 2018|Tags: Featured Show, Kibo Productions, Matthew John Wright, May Cunningham, Mike Heath, Paul Wady, Post-show Q&As, Sharon Willems, Terri Paddock events, The Big Things|

The Big Things, at Barons Court Theatre, brings us into the world of Grace who, after meeting and falling in love with Malcolm and becoming a parent, is diagnosed with autism.

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