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Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky post-show talk: Examining the anti-hero legacy of Patrick Hamilton
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky post-show talk: Examining the anti-hero legacy of Patrick Hamilton

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky post-show talk: Examining the anti-hero legacy of Patrick Hamilton

By Terri Paddock|2026-09-19T01:25:27+01:0019 September 2026|Tags: Ashley Cook, Matthew Iliffe, Patrick Hamilton, Southwark Playhouse, Troupe Theatre, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky|

If you have heard of British writer Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962), it’s most likely through his plays Rope and Gas Light, or their film versions. Or perhaps his 1941 novel Hangover Square.

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The Rat Trap post-show video and photos: Spotting the signs in Noël Coward’s first play
The Rat Trap post-show video and photos: Spotting the signs in Noël Coward’s first play

The Rat Trap post-show video and photos: Spotting the signs in Noël Coward’s first play

By Terri Paddock|2026-02-08T21:16:20+00:008 February 2026|Tags: Ashley Cook, Kirsty Patrick Ward, Noel Coward, Park Theatre, The Rat Trap, Troupe Theatre|

Ask a theatregoer to name a Noël Coward play and they're likely to mention Private Lives, Hay Fever or Blithe Spirit. But before those glittering comedies secured his place in theatre history, “The Master” was busy mastering his craft.

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

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

By Terri Paddock|2023-02-27T12:08:08+00:0027 October 2022|Tags: A Single Man, Ashley Cook, Christopher Isherwood, Park Theatre, Philip Wilson, Troupe Theatre|

Cinemagoers know A Single Man from the 2009 film starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. Troupe Theatre's new adaptation strips the story back to its essence and the beautiful language of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel.

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The Sweet Science of Bruising Q&A video and photos: Why’s now the right time for a play about Victorian female boxers?
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The Sweet Science of Bruising Q&A video and photos: Why’s now the right time for a play about Victorian female boxers?

The Sweet Science of Bruising Q&A video and photos: Why’s now the right time for a play about Victorian female boxers?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T23:06:25+00:007 October 2018|Tags: Ashley Cook, Doctor Who, Joy Wilkinson, Kirsty Patrick Ward, Post-show Q&As, Terri Paddock events, Troupe Theatre, Vinay Patel|

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 Wilkinson's The Sweet Science of Bruising.

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Q&A video and photos: Discussing racism & representation at Rasheeda Speaking
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Q&A video and photos: Discussing racism & representation at Rasheeda Speaking

Q&A video and photos: Discussing racism & representation at Rasheeda Speaking

By Terri Paddock|2020-02-01T23:22:16+00:0026 April 2018|Tags: Ashley Cook, Bo Paraj, Elizabeth Berrington, Featured Show, Joel Drake Johnson, Jonathan O'Boyle, Post-show Q&As, Rasheeda Speaking, Sheila Reid, Tanya Moodie, Terri Paddock events, Trafalgar Studios, Troupe|

What a provocative play and post-show discussion! Are we all racist? How different are racial relations in 21st-century America versus Britain? How do we get more unheard voices onstage?

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Photos and podcast: Talking second chances and JM Barrie with Dear Brutus director and cast
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Photos and podcast: Talking second chances and JM Barrie with Dear Brutus director and cast

Photos and podcast: Talking second chances and JM Barrie with Dear Brutus director and cast

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T15:21:42+00:006 December 2017|Tags: Ashley Cook, Dear Brutus, JM Barrie, Jonathan O'Boyle, Miles Richardson, Peter Pan, Southwark Playhouse, Terri Paddock events, Troupe Theatre|

Another fascinating rediscovery from Troupe Theatre. JM Barrie is best known, of course, for Peter Pan, but he also authored myriad novels and numerous other stage works, including Dear Brutus.

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