Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?
Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?

Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?

By Terri Paddock|2023-09-04T11:07:26+01:002 June 2023|Tags: Clarisse Makundul, New writing, Southwark Playhouse, Under the Kunde Tree|

If you know next to nothing about the Cameroonian War of Independence, you are not alone. A quick poll of the audience at my post-show Q&A for Under the Kundè Tree proved that ignorance of the 1950s conflict is the norm - and intentional.

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Bacon post-show video and photos: Balancing on the see-saw of power in a toxic relationship
Bacon post-show video and photos: Balancing on the see-saw of power in a toxic relationship

Bacon post-show video and photos: Balancing on the see-saw of power in a toxic relationship

By Terri Paddock|2022-04-12T10:37:07+01:0024 March 2022|Tags: Bacon, Corey Montague-Sholay, Finborough Theatre, Matthew Iliffe, New writing, Sophie Swithinbank, William Robinson|

The spark of an idea for award-winning new two-hander Bacon, now in its extended world premiere season at London's Finborough Theatre, came when playwright Sophie Swithinbank, then working as a nanny, witnessed a bullying incident between two boys in a park.

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Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon post-show video and photos: What advice would you give your 13-year-old self?
Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon post-show video and photos: What advice would you give your 13-year-old self?

Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon post-show video and photos: What advice would you give your 13-year-old self?

By Terri Paddock|2022-03-23T15:16:04+00:0016 February 2022|Tags: Georgie Staight, Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon, Katy Galloway, New writing, Rosie Day, Southwark Playhouse, The Girl Who Fell|

Rosie Day's wonderful rollercoaster ride of a debut play Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon, which she also performs, ends with the by-then 16-year-old protagonist writing a letter of advice to her younger self (and younger stepsister).

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Freud’s Last Session
Freud’s Last Session

Freud’s Last Session

By Terri Paddock|2022-01-04T23:34:40+00:0025 January 2022|Tags: Freud's Last Session, King's Head Theatre, New writing, Off-West End, Peter Darnley, Plays|

Following my recent event for Tender Napalm, I return to the King's Head Theatre for the European premiere of Mark St Germain's award-winning Off-Broadway play Freud's Last Session, featuring a real-life psychiatrist playing Sigmund Freud.

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Empty in Angel post-show video and photos: Why are unions more important than ever in the gig economy?
Empty in Angel post-show video and photos: Why are unions more important than ever in the gig economy?

Empty in Angel post-show video and photos: Why are unions more important than ever in the gig economy?

By Terri Paddock|2021-12-03T17:25:36+00:0021 November 2021|Tags: Darcy Willison, Empty in Angel, James Woolf, Katherine Reilly, New writing, Old Red Lion Theatre|

Here's the brutal truth about many of our rights: we only really have them if we have the wherewithal to fight for them when they're trampled on. That's certainly the case when it comes to employment rights.

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Marlowe’s Fate
Marlowe’s Fate

Marlowe’s Fate

By Terri Paddock|2021-11-07T19:49:03+00:0011 November 2021|Tags: Marlowe's Fate, New writing, Shakespeare, White Bear Theatre|

More than 400 years on, the question of who was England's greatest Elizabethan playwright rages on in the UK premiere of Peter B Hodges' Marlowe's Fate at London's White Bear Theatre.

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Lately post-show video and photos: The benefits of alternating casts
Lately post-show video and photos: The benefits of alternating casts

Lately post-show video and photos: The benefits of alternating casts

By Terri Paddock|2021-09-30T10:14:35+01:0011 September 2021|Tags: At Last, David Brady, Feel, Fred Wardale, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, Lauren Ferdinand, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Matt Wake, New writing, Plays, Proforca Theatre|

Having two separate casts reduces the risk of Covid cancellations, but what other creative benefits does it bring for Proforca's Lately at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre?

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Lately
Lately

Lately

By Terri Paddock|2021-08-08T15:23:04+01:009 September 2021|Tags: David Brady, Lately, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, New writing, Plays, Proforca Theatre|

After fascinating discussions around Feel and At Last, I'm back with Proforca Theatre company to discuss Lately, a third new play by James Lewis as well as exciting future plans for Proforca's London home at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre.

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When Darkness Falls
When Darkness Falls

When Darkness Falls

By Terri Paddock|2021-08-19T18:54:19+01:0021 August 2021|Tags: New writing, Park Theatre, Plays, Thrillers, When Darkness Falls|

When Darkness Falls is the brand-new, spine-chilling ghost story that delivers a twisted, terrifying and thrilling tale that will haunt you forever. If you jumped at The Woman in Black, this is one for you!

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