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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Life of Pi: Breathtaking puppetry and philosophy create stage magic
Life of Pi: Breathtaking puppetry and philosophy create stage magic

Life of Pi: Breathtaking puppetry and philosophy create stage magic

By Terri Paddock|2022-12-30T20:03:21+00:0022 December 2022|Tags: Finn Caldwell, Life of Pi, Lolita Chakrabarti, Max Webster, Puppetry, West End|

Not long left to catch Life of Pi in the West End. If you possibly can, I recommend you beg, borrow or steal to get one of the last remaining tickets – or plan ahead now for the five-time Olivier Award-winning play’s 2023/24 tour.

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Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans
Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans

Back to the Future: Nostalgic screen-to-stage sci-fi custom-made for superfans

By Terri Paddock|2021-10-05T12:20:56+01:005 October 2021|Tags: Back to the Future, Musicals, Olly Dobson, Roger Bart, West End|

This is not a project born of outsiders wanting to cash in, but rather a long-held ambition, some 16 years in the making, of Back to the Future's creators.

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The Last Five Years: The piano is the new star in Jason Robert Brown’s two-hander
The Last Five Years: The piano is the new star in Jason Robert Brown’s two-hander

The Last Five Years: The piano is the new star in Jason Robert Brown’s two-hander

By Terri Paddock|2021-09-27T11:09:49+01:0027 September 2021|Tags: Aria Entertainment, Garrick Theatre, Jason Robert Brown, Jonathan O'Boyle, Katy Lipson, Molly Lynch, Musicals, Oli Higginson, Southwark Playhouse, The Last Five Years, West End|

There's a line in The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Brown's semi-autobiographical musical two-hander about a relationship breakdown, that gets me every time.

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Frozen: Disney’s big-budget blockbuster musical melted my heart
Frozen: Disney’s big-budget blockbuster musical melted my heart

Frozen: Disney’s big-budget blockbuster musical melted my heart

By Terri Paddock|2021-09-13T11:15:37+01:0013 September 2021|Tags: Christopher Oram, Craig Gallivan, Disney, Frozen, Michael Grandage, Musicals, Neil Austin, Samantha Barks, Stephanie McKeon, West End|

While London has had to wait a long time for Disney’s own screen-to-stage adaptation, its September arrival makes it feel as if Christmas has come early to the West End.

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Jersey Boys: Never mind Frankie Valli, let’s pay tribute to Tommy
Jersey Boys: Never mind Frankie Valli, let’s pay tribute to Tommy

Jersey Boys: Never mind Frankie Valli, let’s pay tribute to Tommy

By Terri Paddock|2021-08-24T00:07:51+01:0023 August 2021|Tags: Jersey Boys, Musicals, Trafalgar Theatre, West End|

If it weren’t for Covid-19, we probably wouldn’t have Jersey Boys back in the West End. But we probably would still have original Four Season Tommy DeVito.

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Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: A joyful nostalgia-fest for children of all ages
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: A joyful nostalgia-fest for children of all ages

Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: A joyful nostalgia-fest for children of all ages

By Terri Paddock|2021-08-02T10:54:44+01:001 August 2021|Tags: Joseph, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Musicals, West End|

When you book to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, you are guaranteed not only a joyful night out at the London Palladium but also a time-travel ticket to your childhood.

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