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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Terri Paddock is back in thriller territory with Wickies: The Vanishing Men of Eilean Mor by Terri Paddock

After a spine-chilling post-show talk for ghost story When Darkness Falls last year, I’m looking forward to reuniting with writer Paul Morrissey at London’s Park Theatre for his latest n…

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Friday, November 25, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Denmark will never be the same again in Lazarus Theatre’s Hamlet & Terri Paddock is going to find out why by Terri Paddock

Hot on the heels of my post-show Q&A for Doctor Faustus, I’m pleased to announce I’ll return to Southwark Playhouse in January to continue my long-time association with Lazarus Theat…

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

Triggered post-show video and photos: Spotlight on the human side of party politics by Terri Paddock

One of the few things I enjoy even more than theatre is talking politics. Chairing a post-show discussion about a brilliant new political play, written and directed by a Westminster insider,…

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

A Single Man post-show video and photos: Can you die of a broken heart? by Terri Paddock

A Single Man post-show Q&A at London's Park Theatre. © Anthony Kelly Cinemagoers will probably best know A Single Man from the 2009 film starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. Troupe…

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

New post-show Q&A: ‘A wry & compassionate retelling’ of A Single Man at the Park Theatre – Terri Paddock talks to the director & cas by Terri Paddock

I’m thrilled to reunite with Troupe – after events for acclaimed productions including The Sweet Science of Bruising, Rasheeda Speaking, Dear Brutus and The Cardinal – to chair a post-…

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Monday, September 26, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Philip Ridley’s The Poltergeist goes from online to the Arcola Theatre & Terri Paddock is on hand to find out more by Terri Paddock

After post-show Q&As for Tonight with Donnie Darko, Vincent River, Angry and Tender Napalm, I’m delighted to be invited to chair another discussion with Philip Ridley, one of the UK’…

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Saturday, September 24, 2022

‘Harold Shipman was my GP for four years’: Writer & performer Edwin Flay on depicting the serial killer in The Quality of Mercy by Terri Paddock

The Quality of Mercy, a new one-man play about notorious British serial killer Harold Shipman, premieres at London's Courtyard Theatre this month. Taking a break from rehearsals, writer and …

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Doctor Faustus post-show video and photos: What would make you sell your soul to the devil? by Terri Paddock

What might entice you to sell your soul to the devil? Fame? Riches? Immortality? World peace? A rent-free London flat? Four pints of Guinness? At my post-show Q&A for a production of Doc…

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Friday, September 9, 2022

Flashbang post-show video and photos: Celebrating life in the wake of shock and tragedy by Terri Paddock

The death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced just before my arrival at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Like the rest of the country, the theatre staff had been braced for the sad news. So t…

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Monday, August 15, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Terri Paddock invites you on an explosive & gut-punching rollercoaster ride with Proforca’s Flashbang by Terri Paddock

After fascinating discussions around Feel, At Last and Lately, I’m back with Proforca Theatre to discuss Flashbang, the company’s fifth new play by James Lewis, as well as exciting new w…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

The Lesson: If knowledge is power, does ignorance kill? by Terri Paddock

How do you cope in a world gone mad? That seems to me to be the central question in two of Romanian-French playwright Eugene Ionesco's one-act plays, The Lesson and The Chairs, written in th…

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Make a deal to join Terri Paddock for Lazarus Theatre’s reinvention of Doctor Faustus at Southwark Playhouse by Terri Paddock

Following the 8pm performance of Doctor Faustus at Southwark Playhouse on Wednesday 14 September 2022, My Theatre Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to director Ricky Dukes, leading ma…

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Friday, May 27, 2022

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

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 …

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri Paddock for tense & absorbing drama The End of the Night at the Park Theatre by Terri Paddock

What role does theatre play in exploring historical and political themes? Mates founder Terri Paddock will explore that very question with an expert panel following a performance at the Park…

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Jo & Sam Find Themselves in Woking post-show video and photos: Searching for millennial meaning in relationships by Terri Paddock

Meeting the right person and starting a new relationship is hard enough, but when you also have to do it in rhyming couplets while searching for the meaning of your life... in Woking - well,…

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri Paddock for feisty new comedy Jo & Sam Find Themselves in Woking by Terri Paddock

As part of her resumed post-show talk series, Mates founder Terri Paddock will chair a discussion for the world premiere of Jo & Sam Find Themselves in Woking at London's Hen & Chick…

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

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

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 a…

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Wildcard’s Tempest post-show video and photos: Shakespeare like you’ve never experienced it before by Terri Paddock

Wildcard Theatre promises "Shakespeare like you have never experienced it before", and they deliver in spades with this new gig-style reinvention of The Tempest in the perfect setting of the…

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Monday, March 21, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri Paddock for the extended premiere of ★★★★★ Bacon at the Finborough by Terri Paddock

As part of her resumed post-show talk series, Mates founder Terri Paddock will chair a discussion for the premiere production of Sophie Swithinbank's award-winning new play Bacon at London's…

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri Paddock for Wildcard’s new Tempest, Shakespeare done gig-style by Terri Paddock

As part of her resumed post-show talk series, Mates founder Terri Paddock will chair a discussion at Wildcard Theatre's radical reimagining of Shakespeare classic The Tempest at the Pleasanc…

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

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

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 adv…

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Sunday, February 13, 2022

Operation Mincemeat: Oh my god, this World War II escapade actually happened? by Terri Paddock

I have a sneaking suspicion that we have not seen the last of this little musical gem, which is - incredibly - inspired by a real-life World War II espionage episode demonstrating British pl…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:24PM
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri Paddock for Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon by Terri Paddock

As part of her resumed post-show talk series, Mates founder Terri Paddock will chair a discussion at Instruction for a Teenage Armageddon at London’s Southwark Playhouse on Tuesday 15 Febr…

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Freud’s Last Session post-show video and photos: Do you believe in the existence of God? by Terri Paddock

Mark St Germain's play Freud's Last Session, first seen Off-Broadway in 2010 and now receiving its European premiere at London's King's Head Theatre, pits two of the 20th-century greatest th…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:36AM
Monday, December 6, 2021

A Christmas Carol: It’s easy to see why this production has become an Old Vic tradition by Terri Paddock

I love Christmas. But for the past several years, I have struggled to summon the Christmas cheer that used to kick in for me the day after Thanksgiving (or, after so many years in the UK, by…

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Sunday, December 5, 2021

The Shark Is Broken: This play has helped me conquer a life-long fear by Terri Paddock

I was fascinated by the story behind the play telling the story behind the film. The Shark Is Broken is the brainchild of Ian Shaw who co-wrote it and stars as his own late father Robert Sha…

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Friday, December 3, 2021

Dog Show video and photos: What do humans have in common with canines? by Terri Paddock

At my last Christmas Q&A at the Pleasance Theatre, for sci-fi spoof Escape from Planet Trash way back in December 2019, Ginger Johnson shared a tantalising teaser about her idea for her …

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

‘When you hear the NHS is at breaking point, that means the people in the NHS’: Adam Kay on Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Terri Paddock

Junior doctor turned multi-award-winning writer and comedian Adam Kay returns to the stage this festive season with a reminder to spare a thought for the hard-working staff of the NHS as we …

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Sunday, November 21, 2021

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

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 e…

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New post-show Q&A: Join Terri Paddock for drag canine cabaret Dog Show by Terri Paddock

After How to Catch a Krampus and Escape from Planet Trash, Ginger Johnson and her merry band of drag queens return to The Pleasance with a new alternative Christmas show, Dog Show. And I'm b…

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The Choir of Man: Dedicated to the 2000 pubs closed during lockdown by Terri Paddock

Here's a sobering statistic: 2,000 pubs closed during lockdown. Lost forever. The scale of that loss really struck me when I heard performer and (brilliant) poet Ben Norris recite it during …

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards