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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: The cast on ABBA, friendship and gender-swapping
The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: The cast on ABBA, friendship and gender-swapping

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: The cast on ABBA, friendship and gender-swapping

By Terri Paddock|2023-09-08T10:58:38+01:005 September 2023|Tags: Criterion Theatre, Ian Hallard, James Seabright, Mark Gatiss, The Way Old Friends Do, West End|

In my first West End post-show Q&A for The Way Old Friends Do last month, director Mark Gatiss was asked for his thoughts on the actors who bring to life his husband Ian Hallard's new comedy about the world's first ABBA drag tribute band. At the follow-up session last night, we got to hear what the cast thinks of Mark!

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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss on working together onstage & off
The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss on working together onstage & off

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Ian Hallard & Mark Gatiss on working together onstage & off

By Terri Paddock|2023-08-27T19:59:19+01:0022 August 2023|Tags: ABBA, Criterion Theatre, Ian Hallard, James Seabright, Mark Gatiss, The Way Old Friends Do, West End|

In the first of my post-show Q&As for the West End premiere of The Way Old Friends Do, with writer and star Ian Hallard and director Mark Gatiss, it felt like ABBA's Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid were with us in spirit.

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Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of): Serving up Jane Austen with a karaoke twist
Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of): Serving up Jane Austen with a karaoke twist

Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of): Serving up Jane Austen with a karaoke twist

By Terri Paddock|2021-11-16T18:56:01+00:0012 November 2021|Tags: Comedy, Criterion Theatre, David Pugh, Isobel McArthur, Pride & Prejudice, Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)|

There are some shows with modest beginnings that seem to have all of the industry behind them, willing them to succeed. Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) is one of them.

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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|Tags: Amelie The Musical, Audrey Brisson, Criterion Theatre, Musicals|

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 Comedy About a Bank Robbery Q&A video and photos: From UK-wide tour to the West End with a new cast
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery Q&A video and photos: From UK-wide tour to the West End with a new cast

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery Q&A video and photos: From UK-wide tour to the West End with a new cast

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T16:02:01+00:0020 September 2019|Tags: #MischiefTalks, Criterion Theatre, Groan Ups, Mischief Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Terri Paddock events, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, The Play That Goes Wrong|

What fun to return to the Criterion Theatre to see a brand-new cast put their stamp on Mischief Theatre's The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, as the first in a series of monthly post-show Q&As with the comic geniuses.

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The Comedy About a Bank Robbery Q&A video and photos: Stealing more time with the mischief-makers
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery Q&A video and photos: Stealing more time with the mischief-makers

The Comedy About a Bank Robbery Q&A video and photos: Stealing more time with the mischief-makers

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-31T21:46:03+01:0031 May 2019|Tags: #MischiefMay, Criterion Theatre, Mischief Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Post-show talks, Terri Paddock events, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, The Play That Goes Wrong, West End|

I closed out #MischiefMay, celebrating the world-dominating achievements of the comedy masters at Mischief Theatre, with my second of two post-show Q&As to the company's two current West End hits.

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