David Walliams on getting the RSC’s ‘stamp of approval’ with The Boy in the Dress musical
David Walliams on getting the RSC’s ‘stamp of approval’ with The Boy in the Dress musical

David Walliams on getting the RSC’s ‘stamp of approval’ with The Boy in the Dress musical

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-08T10:14:50+00:0024 October 2019|Tags: David Walliams, Featured Show, Guy Chambers, Mark Ravenhill, Robbie Williams, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC, StageFaves, The Boy in the Dress|

During rehearsals for The Boy in the Dress, I spoke to David Walliams about his inspiration for the original story, his burgeoning career as a children’s writer and how he feels having his work adapted by the RSC.

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Going to the Oliviers? Gotta have a selfie competition, of course
Going to the Oliviers? Gotta have a selfie competition, of course

Going to the Oliviers? Gotta have a selfie competition, of course

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T23:29:14+00:008 April 2019|Tags: Olivier Awards, Selfie competition, Songs for Nobodies|

Who did you spot? 2019 #OlivierAwards selfies I was thrilled to attend last

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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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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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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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