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
The Way Old Friends Do

The Way Old Friends Do

By Terri Paddock|2023-08-22T22:08:45+01:004 September 2023|Tags: Ian Hallard, James Seabright, Mark Gatiss, The Way Old Friends Do, West End|

In the second of my two post-show Q&As for the West End transfer of ABBA-tastic comedy The Way Old Friends Do, I'll talk to the full cast, including writer Ian Hallard. This follows my event with Hallard and director Mark Gatiss on 21 August.

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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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The Way Old Friends Do
The Way Old Friends Do

The Way Old Friends Do

By Terri Paddock|2023-08-06T19:58:49+01:0021 August 2023|Tags: Ian Hallard, James Seabright, Mark Gatiss, The Way Old Friends Do, West End|

ABBA-tastic comedy The Way Old Friends Do now transfers to the West End for a strictly limited run. I'm thrilled to reunite with author and star Ian Hallard and director Mark Gatiss to discuss the show's success.

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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady
The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady

By Terri Paddock|2023-04-25T11:38:45+01:0030 March 2023|Tags: Andrew Horton, Donna Berlin, Ian Hallard, James Bradshaw, James Seabright, Marc Gatiss, Park Theatre, Rose Shalloo, Sara Crowe, Seabright Productions, The Boys in the Band, The Way Old Friends Do|

Following the news yesterday of Paul O'Grady's unexpected death, last night's performance of The Way Old Friends Do at London's Park Theatre was dedicated to the comedian and drag legend, whose voice opens the show.

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The Way Old Friends Do
The Way Old Friends Do

The Way Old Friends Do

By Terri Paddock|2023-02-07T18:27:34+00:0029 March 2023|Tags: Ian Hallard, James Seabright, Mark Gatiss, Park Theatre, Post-show talks, The Way Old Friends Do|

Calling all ABBA and new writing fans! I'm delighted to return to the Park Theatre for the premiere of The Way Old Friends Do, written by and starring Ian Hallard and directed by Mark Gatiss.

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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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Photos and podcast: Mart Crowley and The Boys in the Band cast on making history
Photos and podcast: Mart Crowley and The Boys in the Band cast on making history

Photos and podcast: Mart Crowley and The Boys in the Band cast on making history

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T22:25:00+00:007 October 2016|Tags: Adam Penford, Ben Mansfield, Daniel Boys, Gay plays, Greg Lockett, Ian Hallard, Jack Derges, James Holmes, John Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Mart Crowley, Nathan Nolan, Park Theatre, Podcasts, Post-show Q&As, Stonewall, Terri Paddock events, The Boys in the Band|

Mart Crowley’s seminal play, The Boys in the Band, premiered in New York in 1968, just 14 months before the Stonewall riots that ignited the gay rights movement.

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