After several years' development, the Royal Shakespeare Company's highly anticipated new musical " an adaptation of best-selling children's author David Walliams' 2008 debut novel The Boy…
Despite singing the songs of Sinatra since he was a teenager in Wolverhampton, Richard Shelton was turned down multiple times for a part in concert show The Rat Pack. So when he was invited …
I'm a huge fan of the late, Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright (and Oscar-nominated actor) Sam Shepard. How wonderful to be able to see and discuss one of his late plays, Ages …
This one will get you into the Christmas spirit, guaranteed. I'm gearing up for the holidays with the hilarious duo of Dan & Jeff and their festive favourite Potted Panto, another in my …
As part of an ongoing series, I've chaired post-show talks with various Mischief Theatre casts this year, all of whom waxed lyrical about the brilliance of the company founders. Last night, …
I feel like I've known writer Sarah Rutherford for years… that's one of the positives of social media. (We follow each other on Twitter.) The irony is it's her new play, The Girl Who Fell,…
Ahead of my post-show Q&A tonight, I was at the Vaudeville Theatre for the official opening of the world premiere of Mischief Theatre's new comedy Groan Ups last Thursday (10 October 201…
A philosophising cat, a famished dog and a family of mites all make appearances " and strong impressions " in Mites, a new play by up-and-coming young British playwright James Mannion,…
I'm delighted to return to the Cervantes Theatre, London's home of Spanish and Latin American drama, for my last of three post-show Q&As in the 2019 season. After new original plays The …
I was back at Trafalgar Studios last night for this much-anticipated revival of Peter Nichols' 1967 masterpiece A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. And there was so much to discuss with thi…
I was disappointed not to see Emma Rice's adaptation of Angela Carter's much-loved final novel Wise Children last year at the Old Vic Theatre or on its extensive tour, but delighted to be gi…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock is back at The Vaults giving thanks to the Almighty herself for the European premiere of "sinfully funny" come…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock reunites with producer Debbie Hicks at The Vaults for her production of the much-anticipated UK premiere of Sa…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to writer-director (and Taggart creator) Glenn Chandler and the company of The Good Scout in its Lon…
I was lucky enough to see the original Out of Joint production of The Permanent Way at the National Theatre in 2003. I remember being horrified by David Hare's verbatim play about railway…
Can you be a racist if you don't think you are? Is there a difference between racism and 'racist attitudes'? How do you find sympathy for white supremacists? By finding sympathy are we makin…
What fun to return to the Criterion Theatre to see a brand-new cast put their stamp on Mischief Theatre's The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, as the first in a series of monthly post-show Q&…
At this year's annual HighTide Festival in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, I was privileged to chair an hour-long "In Conversation With" platform discussion with legendary director Deborah Warner, refle…
After the opening performance of Sinatra: Raw at Wilton's Music Hall on Tuesday 22 October 2019, I'll be joined by Richard Shelton to discuss his journey with the show and Frank Sinatra's le…
A middle-aged businesswoman hires a blind man to spend an hour with her in a hotel room. Why are they really there? Will she be able to experience the darkness in order to see the light? The…
Are you worried about the state of politics and society in the UK today? That's the question I asked at the start of last night's post-show Q&A at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre.Â�…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock reunites with Stage Traffic at Trafalgar Studios for the world premiere of Sarah Rutherford's The Girl Who Fel…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to the Old Red Theatre for the timely return of Danelaw, a grisly tale of British neo-Nazis, inspired …
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock is back at Tristan Bates Theatre for the world premiere of Mites from Blueleaf Theatre. Got any questions for …
Arrows & Traps' 18th production in its five-year history is also its tenth at London's Brockley Jack Theatre, where it is now an associate company, and its third in a Gothic trilogy. And…