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. The post Back to the Future: Nosta…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 07:17AMHow far would you go to right a wrong? Robert Boulton's debut play Snowflakes explores how public outrage might spiral into not just violent vigilantism but also a digital goldrush. The post…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 09:44AMApart from it being a charming public park and one of my dog's favourite destinations for our daily walks, I have always been fascinated by history of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, near my home…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:11AMThere'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. The post The Last Five Years: Th…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:07AMWe are back on for brand-new biting black comedy Snowflakes, for which I was originally due to chair a post-show Q&A in April 2020. The inaugural play from Dissident Theatre Company now …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWildly funny new musical The Pleasure Garden takes a peek through the bushes to discover the bawdy history of Vauxhall’s history as a hedonistic playground. It premieres at Vauxhall’s ow…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWhile 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. The post Frozen: D…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:15AMHaving two separate casts reduces the risk of Covid cancellations, but what other creative benefits does it bring for Proforca's Lately at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre? The post Lately pos…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:37AMHow far are you willing to go to get what you most desire? That’s the question at the bloody heart of Salome. And it’s a question that so fascinates Lazarus Theatre that they’re now ha…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 04:07AMEvery theatremaker has faced high hurdles to get their shows on over the past 18 months, but the challenges faced by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella have been especially high-profile hurd…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 08:49AMIf 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. The post Jersey Boys: Never mi…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:28AMFive spine-tingling ghost stories are woven into the action on one stormy night in When Darkness Falls. I discussed them and more things to make you jump with the writer-director and cast at…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 08:15AMAfter fascinating discussions around Feel and At Last, Terri Paddock is back with Proforca Theatre company to discuss Lately, a third new play by James Lewis as well as exciting future plans…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTesting this. Let's hope it works! The post Testing Insta feed appeared first on Terri Paddock.
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:05PMTimothy Sheader’s revival of Carousel at the Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park has made me reconsider the musical, and the ways difficult subjects can be repositioned, but it hasn’t made …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMAs much as I was looking for any excuse to return to Southwark, it was the show that lured me back. Or to be more precise, Rachel Tucker starring in the show, musical two-hander John & J…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 04:30AMLockdown Zoom hit Doing Shakespeare, one of the Northern Comedy Theatre’s multi-award-winning Doing series, comes to hilarious life onstage, with a London run at the Bridewell Theatre in N…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWhen 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. The…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 03:28PMFollowing the 7.30pm performance on Thursday 4 November 2021, My Theatre Mates founder Terri Paddock will be talking to the cast and creatives at Southwark Playhouse about the 21st-century p…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMPost-lockdown, Lazarus Theatre returns to the stage with a revival of their 2019 gender-twist version of Oscar Wilde’s Salome, in a limited season at London’s Southwark Playhouse. Having…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWell done to the Be More Chill company. This new musical had just had its successful UK premiere and announced a lengthy extension at The Other Palace when Covid shut it down in March 2020. …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 01:27PMI’ve never watched Keeping up with the Kardashians and only have a vague sense of who Kylie Jenner – I certainly couldn’t pick her out of a line-up. The post Seven Methods of Killing K…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 04:57AMI have become obsessed with where the money goes in The Money. If you suddenly received a few hundred pounds, how would you spend it? The post The Money Live: Could you agree how to spend a …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 11:51AMFor the show to lure a nervous (but now fully vaccinated – yay!) me back to the theatre after nearly 15 months, it’s hard to imagine more soothing fare than Amelie The Musical. The post …
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:38PMI know every person out there has their own version of how this pandemic has changed their life trajectory. This is mine. The post The difference between missing and missing out on theatre a…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:05AMFans of new British musicals will be familiar with The S&S Award, the prize that set out to find and give a professional life to the country's best new unproduced musical. After years of…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 05:58AMNew British musical The Sorcerer's Apprentice has been five years in the making and, like all new musicals, has overcome myriad obstacles. Covid threw down an additional hurdle shortly befor…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 02:46PMIn April 2020, I was due to chair a post-show Q&A at The Other Palace for new British musical CASES. Of course, that run was cancelled due to Covid, but when composer-lyricist Dominic Po…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 02:17PMFree-to-view YouTube Channel The Shows Must Go On continues its theatre lockdown weekly schedule with the rescheduled stream of Peter Pan Live!
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWales Millennium Centre has announced that the venue will remain closed until at least January 2021, due to the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the theatre industry. Produc…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:59AMMy packed post-show Q&A schedule came to an abrupt halt in mid-March when theatres across London closed. But I'm adapting and learning to use my skills in new ways in lockdown - and so, …
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