Opinion Archives - Page 9 of 29

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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Q&A photos and podcast: Putting the accent on authenticity in The Gulf
Q&A photos and podcast: Putting the accent on authenticity in The Gulf

Q&A photos and podcast: Putting the accent on authenticity in The Gulf

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:26:09+00:0023 April 2018|Tags: Anna Acton, Audrey Cefaly, Featured Show, LGBT, Louisa Lytton, M Green Productions, Matthew Gould, Mitchell Reeve, Post-show Q&As, Terri Paddock events, The Gulf, Tristan Bates Theatre|

Getting the accents for lovers Kendra and Betty just right is indicative of the overall authenticity achieved in Matthew Gould's production.

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How did Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting become a cultural phenomenon? I’m finally ready to immerse myself
How did Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting become a cultural phenomenon? I’m finally ready to immerse myself

How did Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting become a cultural phenomenon? I’m finally ready to immerse myself

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:40:38+00:0028 March 2018|Tags: Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor, Featured Show, Harry Gibson, Irvine Welsh, James Seabright, Jonny Lee Miller, King's Head Theatre, The Vaults, Trainspotting, Trainspotting Live|

I first saw Harry Gibson's stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting in the 1990s when I was a recently-arrived-from-America twenty-something in London.

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Q&A photos and podcast: How has theatre helped Soldier On’s veterans recover?
Q&A photos and podcast: How has theatre helped Soldier On’s veterans recover?

Q&A photos and podcast: How has theatre helped Soldier On’s veterans recover?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:46:05+00:0016 March 2018|Tags: Cassidy Little, Jonathan Guy Lewis, Playground Theatre, Soldier On, Soldiers Arts Academy, Terri Paddock events, Today programme|

I'm pretty certain that my event last night at SOLDIER ON was my largest-ever panel for a post-show Q&A: in total, there were 19 of us, including me. Thank goodness the Playground Theatre had plenty of chairs.

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Q&A video and photos: Celebrating mothers, daughters and gender equity at After the Ball
Q&A video and photos: Celebrating mothers, daughters and gender equity at After the Ball

Q&A video and photos: Celebrating mothers, daughters and gender equity at After the Ball

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-02T00:12:17+00:0012 March 2018|Tags: After the Ball, Elizabeth Healey, Emily Tucker, Ian Grant, Julia Watson, Mark Carlisle, Nadia Papachronopoulou, Stuart Fox, Terri Paddock events, Time Productions, Upstairs at the Gatehouse|

When you hold a post-show Q&A on Mothering Sunday, it's awfully helpful to have a mother of one of the show's stars in the cast.

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Curtains Q&A photos and tweeting: Are we all entitled to a ‘decent death’?
Curtains Q&A photos and tweeting: Are we all entitled to a ‘decent death’?

Curtains Q&A photos and tweeting: Are we all entitled to a ‘decent death’?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-02T00:13:12+00:007 March 2018|Tags: Caroline Katz, Curtains, Jonathan Coy, Leo Bill, Lindsay Posner, Rose Kingston, Rose Theatre Kingston, Sandra Voe, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Bill, Terri Paddock events, Tim Dutton, Wendy Nottingham|

If an elderly relative in enormous physical pain begged you to help them to die, would you? Would you ever ask the same of someone else? What is a ‘decent death’?

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WATCH show vlogs: Julius Caesar, Beginning, The Lady With a Dog and Foul Pages
WATCH show vlogs: Julius Caesar, Beginning, The Lady With a Dog and Foul Pages

WATCH show vlogs: Julius Caesar, Beginning, The Lady With a Dog and Foul Pages

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:49:51+00:0026 February 2018|Tags: Alan Ayckbourn, Alan Turkington, Beginning, Beth Burrows, Bridge Theatre, Chekhov, David Eldridge, Duncan MacInnes, Erin Doherty, Foul Pages, Hope Theatre, Ian Hallard, Jake Davies, Julius Caesar, Laura Glover, Lottie, National Theatre, Old Vic Theatre, Philip Goodhew, Robin Hooper, Rupert Graves, Shakespeare, The Divide, The Lady With a Dog, The Ungrateful Biped, White Bear Theatre|

I've been raving about Julius Caesar to everyone over the past few weeks, and particularly the experience of seeing it in the pit of the staggeringly versatile Bridge Theatre.

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Q&A photos and podcasts: Getting Angry with Philip Ridley, Georgie Henley and Tyrone Huntley
Q&A photos and podcasts: Getting Angry with Philip Ridley, Georgie Henley and Tyrone Huntley

Q&A photos and podcasts: Getting Angry with Philip Ridley, Georgie Henley and Tyrone Huntley

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-02T00:19:18+00:0022 February 2018|Tags: Angry, Georgie Henley, Max Lindsay, Philip Ridley, Post-show Q&As, Southwark Playhouse, Terri Paddock events, Tonight with Donny Stixx, Tramp, Tyrone Huntley|

Why should we stay angry? Philip Ridley articulated for me what I so often want to say to people who shrug their shoulders about Donald Trump’s latest assault on human decency.

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Q&A video and photos: Questioning the point of philosophy with The Soul of Wittgenstein company
Q&A video and photos: Questioning the point of philosophy with The Soul of Wittgenstein company

Q&A video and photos: Questioning the point of philosophy with The Soul of Wittgenstein company

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-02T00:28:35+00:0016 February 2018|Tags: Another Soup, Ben Woodhall, Clapham Omnibus, Dave Spencer, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Omnibus Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Richard Stemp, Terri Paddock events, The Soul of Wittgenstein|

What’s the point of philosophy? According to Ludwig Wittgenstein, as portrayed in Ron Elisha’s moving and thought-provoking two-hander The Soul of Wittgenstein: “It creates the illusion of knowledge. Which gives one a sense of order."

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