Omnibus Theatre Archives

Can I Help You? post-show video and photos: What’s the lasting legacy of the late Philip Osment?
Can I Help You? post-show video and photos: What’s the lasting legacy of the late Philip Osment?

Can I Help You? post-show video and photos: What’s the lasting legacy of the late Philip Osment?

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-15T20:09:43+00:008 March 2020|Tags: Can I Help You?, Gabriel Vick, Jim Pope, Omnibus Theatre, Playing ON, Post-show Q&As, Susan Aderin, Terri Paddock events|

Actor, director and prolific playwright Philip Osment passed away last May at the age of 66 after a long respiratory illness. His final play, Can I Help You?, is now receiving its London premiere at Omnibus Theatre care of Playing ON, the company he co-founded to give voice to marginalised communities.

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Can I Help You?
Can I Help You?

Can I Help You?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-28T11:35:32+00:006 March 2020|Tags: Can I Help You?, mental health, New writing, Omnibus Theatre, Philip Osment|

The world premiere of Can I Help You?, the final play by pioneering British theatremaker Philip Osment, runs at London's Omnibus Theatre care of Playing ON, the company he co-founded.

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Tony’s Last Tape Q&A video and photos: What would Tony Benn have thought of Brexit, Corbyn & this play about him?
Tony’s Last Tape Q&A video and photos: What would Tony Benn have thought of Brexit, Corbyn & this play about him?

Tony’s Last Tape Q&A video and photos: What would Tony Benn have thought of Brexit, Corbyn & this play about him?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T23:32:41+00:006 April 2019|Tags: Andy Barrett, Giles Croft, Nottingham Playhouse, Omnibus Theatre, Philip Bretherton, Terri Paddock events, Tony Benn, Tony's Last Tape|

This past Wednesday (3 April 2019) would have been Tony Benn's 94th birthday. Great celebratory timing for the return of Tony's Last Tape, the one-man play celebrating the Labour firebrand, who died in 2014.

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The Orchestra Q&A photos: Why don’t we see more revivals of French dramatist Jean Anouilh?
The Orchestra Q&A photos: Why don’t we see more revivals of French dramatist Jean Anouilh?

The Orchestra Q&A photos: Why don’t we see more revivals of French dramatist Jean Anouilh?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T00:32:12+00:006 February 2019|Tags: Felix Cross, Jean Anouilh, Jeremy Sams, Kristine Landon-Smith, Omnibus Theatre, Stefania Licari, Teatro Latino, Terri Paddock events, The Orchestra, Toph Enany|

One of the reasons I love chairing post-show Q&As so much is the chance I get to learn new things from incredibly talented and knowledgeable panellists. Last night's event for Jean Anouilh's play The Orchestra at Omnibus Theatre was a special treat as the expert on hand was also an old friend, Jeremey Sams.

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The Pit & the Pendulum Q&A video and photos: Reimagining Edgar Allan Poe’s horror story with hijabs and headsets
The Pit & the Pendulum Q&A video and photos: Reimagining Edgar Allan Poe’s horror story with hijabs and headsets

The Pit & the Pendulum Q&A video and photos: Reimagining Edgar Allan Poe’s horror story with hijabs and headsets

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T22:28:42+00:0014 November 2018|Tags: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh, Christoper York, Creation Theatre, Edgar Allan Poe, Lucy Askew, Omnibus Theatre, Terri Paddock events, The Pit & the Pendulum|

Edgar Allan Poe wrote the short story The Pit & the Pendulum in 1842, inspired by the idea of a political prisoner tormented during the Spanish Inquisition.

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Blood Wedding Q&A and podcast: What happens when you relocate Lorca to modern London?
Blood Wedding Q&A and podcast: What happens when you relocate Lorca to modern London?

Blood Wedding Q&A and podcast: What happens when you relocate Lorca to modern London?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T21:58:53+00:0013 September 2018|Tags: Blood Wedding, Cervantes Theatre, George Richmond-Scott, Lorca, Omnibus Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Terri Paddock events, Yerma|

What a reminder that live theatre is LIVE, that things can go wrong and that that's all part of the excitement.

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The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A video and photos: What does a 19th-century American short story tell us about modern misogyny and mental health?
The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A video and photos: What does a 19th-century American short story tell us about modern misogyny and mental health?

The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A video and photos: What does a 19th-century American short story tell us about modern misogyny and mental health?

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T22:49:13+00:0014 June 2018|Tags: Charles Warner, Clancy Flynn, Dave Spencer, Gemma Yates-Round, Mayou Trikerioti, Omnibus Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Rachael Murray, Ruby Lawrence, Sheri Sadd, Terri Paddock events, The Soul of Wittgenstein, The Yellow Wallpaper|

Audience member Jessica McClellan at the Omnibus Theatre tweeted that last night's post-show discussion for The Yellow Wallpaper was "deep AF".

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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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