Last week I received a mysterious invite. "Please join us on 24 October 2018 for drinks to celebrate the launch of a radical new platform for theatre criticism," it read. That's intriguing, …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:08AM[SHARE]The Wider Earth is billed as one of the theatre events of the year – and, on this occasion, that’s no exaggeration. What a privilege for me to play a small part in helping to lau…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:39AM[SHARE]This weekend, I got to enter the boxing ring at London’s Southwark Playhouse to chair a post-show Q&A at Troupe Theatre’s world premiere production of Joy WilkinsonR…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 03:24PM[SHARE]When a show has as many twists and turns as Glenn Chandler‘s KIDS PLAY, there are special challenges in live-streaming and live-tweeting a post-show discussion. Last night, Chand…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 12:02PM[SHARE]How much do you know about the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)? Who fought on the side of the Republicans and who for the Nationalists? What happened to those who got caught in the middle, suc…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:41PM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Tuesday 9 October 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will quiz the creators (and the puppets?) behind one of the biggest theatrical eve…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:05AM[SHARE]Should country of birth define your identity or determine where you end up? Set in the near-future, Stand and Be Counted Theatre’s highly political new play Where We Began imagines…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:00AM[SHARE]So often with the news these days, parallels are drawn with our turbulent political times and the fascism that swept across Europe in the 1930s, and the question is asked: what would you do …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 01:04PM[SHARE]The pub beneath the Finborough Theatre, where Proud Haddock’s revival of Tony Harrison’s Square Rounds, is currently closed for refurbishment. So what does Proud Haddock artis…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 01:46PM[SHARE]Can musical theatre help us find common ground with those with whom we disagree? If so, Unexpected Joy is undoubtedly the musical to do it. Set in Provincetown, Cape Cod, Unexpecte…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:50AM[SHARE]What a reminder that live theatre is LIVE, that things can go wrong and that that’s all part of the excitement. At the Omnibus Theatre last night, Blood Wedding‘s 7.30pm s…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:54AM[SHARE]Adrenaline still pumping as I type this! SIX The Musical was the undisputed hit of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe and it’s now transferred back to the West End’s Arts Theatre…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 08:16PM[SHARE]Are we really talking about mental ill health? Or just talking about talking about it? Are we listening – actively listening – to those in need? What stops someone from committin…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:53AM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Friday 19 October 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Trafalgar Studios for the European premiere of new American thriller A …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Sunday 23 September 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock chairs a discussion with Stand and Be Counted Theatre, the UK's first Theatre Co…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Monday 29 October 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock reunites with writer Jonathan Lewis and the Soldiers' Arts Academy as Soldier On t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]When: 28th September 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm Where: Cervantes Theatre, Union St, London SE1 0LR, UK As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Fr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 18 September 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to London's Finborough Theatre for Proud Haddock's revival of Square R…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 6 September 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Trafalgar Studios for award-winning one-woman play DUST, written and…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM[SHARE]How do you buy drugs online? What was Silk Road? Could the libertarians on it actually be steering us towards a more humane drug policy? Or is a play about this dark-web marketplace glamo…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:56AM[SHARE]What is an intimacy director? How do they change the power dynamic on a production? Why have we had to wait for the #MeToo backlash to get them? Vicky Jones‘ debut play The One, about …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 04:30AM[SHARE]On Wednesday afternoon, Jennifer Caldwell was working in the box office at the Arts Theatre, where new musical Knights of the Rose is currently playing. That night, with less than three hour…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 12:12PM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 12 September 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Clapham's Omnibus Theatre for a new modern take on Lorca classic B…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM[SHARE]Are women punished in drama for liking sex and drink? What has modern classic The Rise and Fall of Little Voice got in common with Greek drama? What’s the secret to vocal impression…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 04:30AM[SHARE]Andrew Lloyd Webber came up twice in conversation at last night’s post-show for It Happened in Key West. The second pertained to the title of the show which, many years ago, when Je…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 08:10AM[SHARE]If you had to choose just three Hollywood legends to build a theatre show around, who would you choose? For Sirens of the Silver Screen, Beth Burrows selected Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:40AM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Monday 13 August 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Trafalgar Studios for the first-ever Bitcoin-funded West End transfer, A…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AM[SHARE]If you’d never heard of the James Stagg before David Haig‘s latest play Pressure, don’t feel bad: neither had he. Haig was approached by director John Dove and Edinburgh…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:14AM[SHARE]As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Saturday 28 July 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock is at London's Soho Theatre for the highly anticipated return of Vicky Jones' award…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM[SHARE]A warning to start: Beirut is not for the prudish. In this two-hander, Robert Rees‘ Torch starts the evening buck naked (doing pull-ups) and he and co-star Louisa Connolly-Burnham,�…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 04:00AM[SHARE]Audience member Jessica McClellan at the Omnibus Theatre tweeted that last night’s post-show discussion for The Yellow Wallpaper was “deep AF” (I’ll assume you …
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