Terri Paddock
@terripaddock.bsky.social
Promoting UK #theatre since 1996. Queen of post-show Q&As. Founded MyTheatreMates, StageFaves, WhatsOnStage. Ex-novelist. Politics geek. Dog lover and owner of world's cutest cockapoo, Lottie.
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NEW Q&As! Join me in Feb for new #OffWestEnd shows.
🐀 Thu 5 Feb - #TheRatTrap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
🎶 Thu 12 Feb - @balladlines.bsky.social at @swkplay.bsky.social
A centenary reimagining of a Noel Coward comedy + a homegrown Scottish folk musical.
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🐀 Thu 5 Feb - #TheRatTrap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
🎶 Thu 12 Feb - @balladlines.bsky.social at @swkplay.bsky.social
A centenary reimagining of a Noel Coward comedy + a homegrown Scottish folk musical.
terripaddock.com/upcoming-eve...
Conceived & dir by Nicolas Kent, the Ukraine Unbroken season runs at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 26 Feb-26 Mar.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
January 15, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Conceived & dir by Nicolas Kent, the Ukraine Unbroken season runs at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 26 Feb-26 Mar.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
The featured plays are by David Edgar, Cat Goscovitch, David Greig, Jonathan Myerson & Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale). Co-produced by Nick of Time Productions.
LAMBCO Productions presents Savage by Claudio Macor, dir by Robert McWhir, at the White Bear Theatre 25 Feb-15 Mar.
The piece is a harrowing exposé of a flawed medical concept (gay conversion therapy) which ultimately failed but destroyed thousands of lives in the process @lambco.bsky.social.
The piece is a harrowing exposé of a flawed medical concept (gay conversion therapy) which ultimately failed but destroyed thousands of lives in the process @lambco.bsky.social.
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
LAMBCO Productions presents Savage by Claudio Macor, dir by Robert McWhir, at the White Bear Theatre 25 Feb-15 Mar.
The piece is a harrowing exposé of a flawed medical concept (gay conversion therapy) which ultimately failed but destroyed thousands of lives in the process @lambco.bsky.social.
The piece is a harrowing exposé of a flawed medical concept (gay conversion therapy) which ultimately failed but destroyed thousands of lives in the process @lambco.bsky.social.
NEW Q&As! Join me in Feb for new #OffWestEnd shows.
🐀 Thu 5 Feb - #TheRatTrap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
🎶 Thu 12 Feb - @balladlines.bsky.social at @swkplay.bsky.social
A centenary reimagining of a Noel Coward comedy + a homegrown Scottish folk musical.
terripaddock.com/upcoming-eve...
🐀 Thu 5 Feb - #TheRatTrap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
🎶 Thu 12 Feb - @balladlines.bsky.social at @swkplay.bsky.social
A centenary reimagining of a Noel Coward comedy + a homegrown Scottish folk musical.
terripaddock.com/upcoming-eve...
January 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
NEW Q&As! Join me in Feb for new #OffWestEnd shows.
🐀 Thu 5 Feb - #TheRatTrap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
🎶 Thu 12 Feb - @balladlines.bsky.social at @swkplay.bsky.social
A centenary reimagining of a Noel Coward comedy + a homegrown Scottish folk musical.
terripaddock.com/upcoming-eve...
🐀 Thu 5 Feb - #TheRatTrap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
🎶 Thu 12 Feb - @balladlines.bsky.social at @swkplay.bsky.social
A centenary reimagining of a Noel Coward comedy + a homegrown Scottish folk musical.
terripaddock.com/upcoming-eve...
Rachel Pickup & Alan Turkington have been cast in Jerome Kilty’s Dear Liar – adapted from the correspondence of George Bernard Shaw & Mrs Patrick Campbell, directed by AD Stella Powell-Jones. The production runs from 5 Feb-7 Mar at London’s @jstheatre.bsky.social.
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Rachel Pickup & Alan Turkington have been cast in Jerome Kilty’s Dear Liar – adapted from the correspondence of George Bernard Shaw & Mrs Patrick Campbell, directed by AD Stella Powell-Jones. The production runs from 5 Feb-7 Mar at London’s @jstheatre.bsky.social.
Daniel Abbott, Gina Bramhill, Zoe Goriely & Ailsa Joy join Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol & Angela Sims in Kirsty Patrick Ward’s production of Coward’s The Rat Trap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 28 Jan-14 Mar.
Co-produced by Ashley Cook for Troupe, the play has been reimagined by Bill Rosenfield.
Co-produced by Ashley Cook for Troupe, the play has been reimagined by Bill Rosenfield.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Daniel Abbott, Gina Bramhill, Zoe Goriely & Ailsa Joy join Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol & Angela Sims in Kirsty Patrick Ward’s production of Coward’s The Rat Trap at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 28 Jan-14 Mar.
Co-produced by Ashley Cook for Troupe, the play has been reimagined by Bill Rosenfield.
Co-produced by Ashley Cook for Troupe, the play has been reimagined by Bill Rosenfield.
What’s Wrong With Benny Hill?, exploring the meteoric rise & lonely fall of one of Britain’s most successful – & now most controversial – comedians will run at @WhiteBearTheatr from 12-24 Jan. Written by Mark Carey the show has original music by Kevin Oliver Jones. Presented by Stratford Theatre Co.
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
What’s Wrong With Benny Hill?, exploring the meteoric rise & lonely fall of one of Britain’s most successful – & now most controversial – comedians will run at @WhiteBearTheatr from 12-24 Jan. Written by Mark Carey the show has original music by Kevin Oliver Jones. Presented by Stratford Theatre Co.
My first Q&A of 2026 follows the 7pm show of Finn Anderson & Tania Azevedo’s @balladlines.bsky.social on 12 Feb, premiering at @swkplay.bsky.social Elephant 23 Jan-21 Mar.
Presented by Aria Entertainment & KT Producing, Ballad Lines weaves one family’s hopes, sacrifices & songs across generations.
Presented by Aria Entertainment & KT Producing, Ballad Lines weaves one family’s hopes, sacrifices & songs across generations.
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
My first Q&A of 2026 follows the 7pm show of Finn Anderson & Tania Azevedo’s @balladlines.bsky.social on 12 Feb, premiering at @swkplay.bsky.social Elephant 23 Jan-21 Mar.
Presented by Aria Entertainment & KT Producing, Ballad Lines weaves one family’s hopes, sacrifices & songs across generations.
Presented by Aria Entertainment & KT Producing, Ballad Lines weaves one family’s hopes, sacrifices & songs across generations.
Killian Thomas Lefevre & Yiftach ‘Iffy’ Mizrahi will join Tony Award-winning actor-musician Levi Kreis to complete the cast for the UK premiere of Kreis’ new musical Already Perfect, running at the @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social from 9 Jan-15 Feb, directed by Dave Solomon. Larry Lelli produces.
December 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Killian Thomas Lefevre & Yiftach ‘Iffy’ Mizrahi will join Tony Award-winning actor-musician Levi Kreis to complete the cast for the UK premiere of Kreis’ new musical Already Perfect, running at the @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social from 9 Jan-15 Feb, directed by Dave Solomon. Larry Lelli produces.
The world premiere of Spanish Oranges, the debut play by Alba Arikha, Samuel Beckett’s Goddaughter, directed by Myriam Cyr, will run at The Playground Theatre from 11 Feb-7 Mar.
Star of Bond film The Living Daylights, Maryam D'Abo leads a cast that also includes Jay Villiers & Arianna Branca.
Star of Bond film The Living Daylights, Maryam D'Abo leads a cast that also includes Jay Villiers & Arianna Branca.
December 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The world premiere of Spanish Oranges, the debut play by Alba Arikha, Samuel Beckett’s Goddaughter, directed by Myriam Cyr, will run at The Playground Theatre from 11 Feb-7 Mar.
Star of Bond film The Living Daylights, Maryam D'Abo leads a cast that also includes Jay Villiers & Arianna Branca.
Star of Bond film The Living Daylights, Maryam D'Abo leads a cast that also includes Jay Villiers & Arianna Branca.
After a series of sold-out Australian seasons, Yentl, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s acclaimed new adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s story, will make its international premiere at Marylebone Theatre 6 Mar-12 Apr.
The show is presented by Wild Yak Productions in association with Counterminers CIC.
The show is presented by Wild Yak Productions in association with Counterminers CIC.
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
After a series of sold-out Australian seasons, Yentl, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s acclaimed new adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s story, will make its international premiere at Marylebone Theatre 6 Mar-12 Apr.
The show is presented by Wild Yak Productions in association with Counterminers CIC.
The show is presented by Wild Yak Productions in association with Counterminers CIC.
Gabriel Akuwudike, Fiona Button, Angus Cooper, Seamus Dillane, Leila Farzad, Tim Frances, Holly Godliman, Isis Hainsworth, William Lawlor, Colin Mace, Prasanna Puwanarajah & Matthew Steer are cast in @oldvictheatre.bsky.social’s production of the late Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, running 24 Jan–21 Mar.
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Gabriel Akuwudike, Fiona Button, Angus Cooper, Seamus Dillane, Leila Farzad, Tim Frances, Holly Godliman, Isis Hainsworth, William Lawlor, Colin Mace, Prasanna Puwanarajah & Matthew Steer are cast in @oldvictheatre.bsky.social’s production of the late Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, running 24 Jan–21 Mar.
LA–based writer & comedian Sam Morrison’s Sugar Daddy will run at Underbelly Boulevard Soho from 5 Mar-4 Apr.
The new staging of this story of love & loss, seagull attacks, New York muggers & a surprise diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes follows acclaimed runs in Edinburgh, London, New York & more.
The new staging of this story of love & loss, seagull attacks, New York muggers & a surprise diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes follows acclaimed runs in Edinburgh, London, New York & more.
December 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
LA–based writer & comedian Sam Morrison’s Sugar Daddy will run at Underbelly Boulevard Soho from 5 Mar-4 Apr.
The new staging of this story of love & loss, seagull attacks, New York muggers & a surprise diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes follows acclaimed runs in Edinburgh, London, New York & more.
The new staging of this story of love & loss, seagull attacks, New York muggers & a surprise diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes follows acclaimed runs in Edinburgh, London, New York & more.
The world premiere of 1.17am, or until the words run out by Zoe Hunter Gordon, directed by Sarah Stacey, will run at @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social 10 Feb-7 Mar.
The play, co-produced by ZAVA Productions, arrives at the venue following 3 acclaimed sold-out previews at @theatre503.bsky.social.
The play, co-produced by ZAVA Productions, arrives at the venue following 3 acclaimed sold-out previews at @theatre503.bsky.social.
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The world premiere of 1.17am, or until the words run out by Zoe Hunter Gordon, directed by Sarah Stacey, will run at @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social 10 Feb-7 Mar.
The play, co-produced by ZAVA Productions, arrives at the venue following 3 acclaimed sold-out previews at @theatre503.bsky.social.
The play, co-produced by ZAVA Productions, arrives at the venue following 3 acclaimed sold-out previews at @theatre503.bsky.social.
West End theatres will dim their lights for 2 minutes at 7pm today (2 Dec) in remembrance of the great & good playwright Tom Stoppard
Stoppard, who has died aged 88, won an Academy Award for Shakespeare In Love, 3 Laurence Olivier Awards & 5 Tony Awards
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Stoppard, who has died aged 88, won an Academy Award for Shakespeare In Love, 3 Laurence Olivier Awards & 5 Tony Awards
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Sir Tom Stoppard obituary
One of Britain’s most outstanding playwrights famed for the ‘hypnotised brilliance’ of his prose and dialogue
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
West End theatres will dim their lights for 2 minutes at 7pm today (2 Dec) in remembrance of the great & good playwright Tom Stoppard
Stoppard, who has died aged 88, won an Academy Award for Shakespeare In Love, 3 Laurence Olivier Awards & 5 Tony Awards
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Stoppard, who has died aged 88, won an Academy Award for Shakespeare In Love, 3 Laurence Olivier Awards & 5 Tony Awards
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
The Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo will have its European prem at Hampstead Theatre in 2026 alongside 5 new plays & the London stage directing debut of Stanley Tucci (Springwood by Richard Nelson).
Also includes the debut of David Pearson, a graduate of Hampstead’s INSPIRE programme.
Also includes the debut of David Pearson, a graduate of Hampstead’s INSPIRE programme.
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo will have its European prem at Hampstead Theatre in 2026 alongside 5 new plays & the London stage directing debut of Stanley Tucci (Springwood by Richard Nelson).
Also includes the debut of David Pearson, a graduate of Hampstead’s INSPIRE programme.
Also includes the debut of David Pearson, a graduate of Hampstead’s INSPIRE programme.
The @the-rsc.bsky.social production of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind will make its West End premiere at @sohoplace (25 Apr-18 Jul) following a run at the Swan in Stratford-upon-Avon (14 Feb-21 Mar).
The cast incs Madeline Appiah, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, Owen Chaponda, Idriss Kargbo & Sifiso Mazibuko.
The cast incs Madeline Appiah, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, Owen Chaponda, Idriss Kargbo & Sifiso Mazibuko.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The @the-rsc.bsky.social production of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind will make its West End premiere at @sohoplace (25 Apr-18 Jul) following a run at the Swan in Stratford-upon-Avon (14 Feb-21 Mar).
The cast incs Madeline Appiah, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, Owen Chaponda, Idriss Kargbo & Sifiso Mazibuko.
The cast incs Madeline Appiah, Tsemaye Bob-Egbe, Owen Chaponda, Idriss Kargbo & Sifiso Mazibuko.
@goodchancetheatre.bsky.social has announced the one-woman show A Grain of Sand, written & directed by Elias Matar & performed by Sarah Agha, will run at London’s @arcolatheatre.bsky.social 21-31 Jan ahead of a UK tour.
The new production takes an intimate look at war through the eyes of a child.
The new production takes an intimate look at war through the eyes of a child.
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
@goodchancetheatre.bsky.social has announced the one-woman show A Grain of Sand, written & directed by Elias Matar & performed by Sarah Agha, will run at London’s @arcolatheatre.bsky.social 21-31 Jan ahead of a UK tour.
The new production takes an intimate look at war through the eyes of a child.
The new production takes an intimate look at war through the eyes of a child.
Ava Pickett’s award-winning first play, the historical drama 1536 (exploring the dynamics of female friendship in a world stacked against women), will transfer to the West End following a sold-out run at the @almeida.co.uk, running from 2 May-1 Aug at the Ambassadors Theatre. Lyndsey Turner directs.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Ava Pickett’s award-winning first play, the historical drama 1536 (exploring the dynamics of female friendship in a world stacked against women), will transfer to the West End following a sold-out run at the @almeida.co.uk, running from 2 May-1 Aug at the Ambassadors Theatre. Lyndsey Turner directs.
Initial 2026 programming for the @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social includes off-site productions while redevelopment work takes place.
Tom Littler directs Love’s Labour’s Lost & Much Ado About Nothing; David Suchet leads a new production of Murder in the Cathedral (@theatreroyalbath.bsky.social).
Tom Littler directs Love’s Labour’s Lost & Much Ado About Nothing; David Suchet leads a new production of Murder in the Cathedral (@theatreroyalbath.bsky.social).
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Initial 2026 programming for the @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social includes off-site productions while redevelopment work takes place.
Tom Littler directs Love’s Labour’s Lost & Much Ado About Nothing; David Suchet leads a new production of Murder in the Cathedral (@theatreroyalbath.bsky.social).
Tom Littler directs Love’s Labour’s Lost & Much Ado About Nothing; David Suchet leads a new production of Murder in the Cathedral (@theatreroyalbath.bsky.social).
Liz Francis, Tom Varey & Charlene Boyd have been cast in a revival of Patrick Marber’s adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie, set on the eve of the historic 1945 Labour victory.
Dir by Dadiow Lin, the production runs at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 11-28 Feb & is co-produced by KB Productions.
Dir by Dadiow Lin, the production runs at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 11-28 Feb & is co-produced by KB Productions.
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Liz Francis, Tom Varey & Charlene Boyd have been cast in a revival of Patrick Marber’s adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie, set on the eve of the historic 1945 Labour victory.
Dir by Dadiow Lin, the production runs at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 11-28 Feb & is co-produced by KB Productions.
Dir by Dadiow Lin, the production runs at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social 11-28 Feb & is co-produced by KB Productions.
Buzz Studios, founded by Adam Goodbody, has announced its inaugural production, Petty Men created by Goodbody, John Chisham & Júlia Levai.
A new play after Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, it opens at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 19 Nov-20 Dec. Levai directs Goodbody & Chisham in the 2-hander.
A new play after Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, it opens at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 19 Nov-20 Dec. Levai directs Goodbody & Chisham in the 2-hander.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Buzz Studios, founded by Adam Goodbody, has announced its inaugural production, Petty Men created by Goodbody, John Chisham & Júlia Levai.
A new play after Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, it opens at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 19 Nov-20 Dec. Levai directs Goodbody & Chisham in the 2-hander.
A new play after Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, it opens at @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 19 Nov-20 Dec. Levai directs Goodbody & Chisham in the 2-hander.
Full programming for Jermyn Street Theatre’s 2026 spring season incs Jerome Kilty’s Dear Liar, dir by AD Stella Powell-Jones; the world premiere of Flora Wilson Brown’s new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves, dir by Júlia Levai; & a revival of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans @jstheatre.bsky.social.
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Full programming for Jermyn Street Theatre’s 2026 spring season incs Jerome Kilty’s Dear Liar, dir by AD Stella Powell-Jones; the world premiere of Flora Wilson Brown’s new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves, dir by Júlia Levai; & a revival of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans @jstheatre.bsky.social.
Offie nominated Darkie Armo Girl, written & performed by Karine Bedrossian, returns to the @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social from 25 Nov-20 Dec
Directed by Anastasia Bunce, the world premiere production is presented by Where’s Betty Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough.
Directed by Anastasia Bunce, the world premiere production is presented by Where’s Betty Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough.
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Offie nominated Darkie Armo Girl, written & performed by Karine Bedrossian, returns to the @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social from 25 Nov-20 Dec
Directed by Anastasia Bunce, the world premiere production is presented by Where’s Betty Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough.
Directed by Anastasia Bunce, the world premiere production is presented by Where’s Betty Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough.
New post-show Q&A! Join me at @landutheatre.bsky.social on Wed 5 Nov for Nance Turner's JAMLESS.
A brilliant new play centred on women over 40. Working-class sisters: survivors and strangers.
#LondonTheatre #postshowtalks
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A brilliant new play centred on women over 40. Working-class sisters: survivors and strangers.
#LondonTheatre #postshowtalks
terripaddock.com/events/jamle...
Jamless - Terri Paddock
Jamless, the debut play by Northern Spirit Theatre Company artistic director Nance Turner, is a story of working-class resilience, long-held grudges, and the messy beauty of rebuilding broken bonds
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October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New post-show Q&A! Join me at @landutheatre.bsky.social on Wed 5 Nov for Nance Turner's JAMLESS.
A brilliant new play centred on women over 40. Working-class sisters: survivors and strangers.
#LondonTheatre #postshowtalks
terripaddock.com/events/jamle...
A brilliant new play centred on women over 40. Working-class sisters: survivors and strangers.
#LondonTheatre #postshowtalks
terripaddock.com/events/jamle...
Initial casting has been announced for Troupe’s production of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap, reimagined by Bill Rosenfield, at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social from 28 Jan-14 Mar.
Kirsty Patrick Ward directs Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol & Angela Sims. Troupe returns after The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 & 2.
Kirsty Patrick Ward directs Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol & Angela Sims. Troupe returns after The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 & 2.
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Initial casting has been announced for Troupe’s production of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap, reimagined by Bill Rosenfield, at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social from 28 Jan-14 Mar.
Kirsty Patrick Ward directs Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol & Angela Sims. Troupe returns after The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 & 2.
Kirsty Patrick Ward directs Ewan Miller, Lily Nichol & Angela Sims. Troupe returns after The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 & 2.