The End of the Night post-show video and photos: How should theatre tackle difficult historical subjects?
The End of the Night post-show video and photos: How should theatre tackle difficult historical subjects?

The End of the Night post-show video and photos: How should theatre tackle difficult historical subjects?

By Terri Paddock|2022-05-27T13:04:45+01:0027 May 2022|

Set in the final days of World War II, new play The End of the Night centres around the true but little-known secret meeting between Norbert Masur, a Swedish Jew and volunteer member of the World Jewish Congress, and Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler, the mass-murdering architect of Hitler's final solution.

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The End of the Night
The End of the Night

The End of the Night

By Terri Paddock|2022-05-22T21:40:03+01:0026 May 2022|

What role does theatre play in exploring historical and political themes? I'll explore with an expert panel following a performance at the Park Theatre of The End of the Night, the new World War II-set drama based on a true story.

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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|

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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Never Not Once (cancelled)
Never Not Once (cancelled)

Never Not Once (cancelled)

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T12:20:06+00:008 April 2020|

After my 2019 event to Katharine Farmer's revival of 1980s Wall Street satire Other People's Money, I'm delighted to reunite with the director on another serving of American theatre, this time the UK premiere of an award-winning new play, Carey Crim's Never Not Once.

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RAGS post-show video and photos: How do you repair a damaged musical?
RAGS post-show video and photos: How do you repair a damaged musical?

RAGS post-show video and photos: How do you repair a damaged musical?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T20:05:12+00:0017 January 2020|

After acclaim last year at Manchester's mighty Hope Mill Theatre, RAGS The Musical has transferred to the Park Theatre for a limited season. It's a Broadway musical with a long, chequered history and is premiering here in a newly reworked version with a lot of input from Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz.

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The Time Of Our Lies Q&A video and photos: Did historian Howard Zinn predict our era of Trump & #fakenews?
The Time Of Our Lies Q&A video and photos: Did historian Howard Zinn predict our era of Trump & #fakenews?

The Time Of Our Lies Q&A video and photos: Did historian Howard Zinn predict our era of Trump & #fakenews?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T21:24:12+00:007 August 2019|

A quick show of hands at last night's Q&A at the Park Theatre bore out my suspicion: most people, even left-leaning people, have not heard of Howard Zinn. Like those in the audience, before this show, I counted myself amongst them.

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Intra Muros Q&A video and photos: What is the point of theatre? How do actors marry up their dual lives?
Intra Muros Q&A video and photos: What is the point of theatre? How do actors marry up their dual lives?

Intra Muros Q&A video and photos: What is the point of theatre? How do actors marry up their dual lives?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T23:20:59+00:0014 April 2019|

What does theatre mean to you? How do actors marry up the dual emotional demands of their chosen profession? How many 'characters' or versions of ourselves to the rest of us play in our own lives?

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Q&A video and photos: Overturning the ‘white saviour’ narrative with the Cry Havoc company
Q&A video and photos: Overturning the ‘white saviour’ narrative with the Cry Havoc company

Q&A video and photos: Overturning the ‘white saviour’ narrative with the Cry Havoc company

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-25T23:28:32+00:009 April 2019|

How lucky am I? Last night I got to spend a second night in a row with lovely Olivier Awards nominee Marc Antolin, now starring in new play Cry Havoc at the Park Theatre.

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Gently Down the Stream Q&A podcast and photos: Martin Sherman on passing on gay history and happiness
Gently Down the Stream Q&A podcast and photos: Martin Sherman on passing on gay history and happiness

Gently Down the Stream Q&A podcast and photos: Martin Sherman on passing on gay history and happiness

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T00:08:26+00:0022 February 2019|

"It's so rare these days to see a play about optimism," the wonderful actor Malcolm Sinclair told me after Wednesday night's performance of Gently Down the Stream at the Park Theatre.

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My Dad’s Gap Year Q&A video and photos: Launching Tom Wright and Rikki Beadle-Blair’s unstoppable collaboration
My Dad’s Gap Year Q&A video and photos: Launching Tom Wright and Rikki Beadle-Blair’s unstoppable collaboration

My Dad’s Gap Year Q&A video and photos: Launching Tom Wright and Rikki Beadle-Blair’s unstoppable collaboration

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T00:25:33+00:008 February 2019|

The Park Theatre was absolutely buzzing last night with two sell-out shows, including in Park 90, Tom Wright's debut play My Dad's Gap Year, which has nearly sold out the rest of its run too. What's the secret alchemy between Wright and his director Rikki Beadle-Blair?

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