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Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky

By Terri Paddock|2026-07-20T21:23:19+01:0020 July 2026|Tags: Matthew Iliffe, Patrick Hamilton, Southwark Playhouse, Troupe Theatre, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky|

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky, Patrick Hamilton's love letter to 1920s Jazz Age London, finally comes to the stage care of Troupe Theatre, the company renowned for its rediscovery of lost classics.

Bacon post-show video and photos: Balancing on the see-saw of power in a toxic relationship

By Terri Paddock|2022-04-12T10:37:07+01:0024 March 2022|Tags: Bacon, Corey Montague-Sholay, Finborough Theatre, Matthew Iliffe, New writing, Sophie Swithinbank, William Robinson|

The spark of an idea for award-winning new two-hander Bacon, now in its extended world premiere season at London's Finborough Theatre, came when playwright Sophie Swithinbank, then working as a nanny, witnessed a bullying incident between two boys in a park.

Bacon

By Terri Paddock|2022-03-20T21:43:45+00:0020 March 2022|Tags: Bacon, Corey Montague-Sholay, Finborough Theatre, Matthew Iliffe, Sophie Swithinbank, William Robinson|

Following a slew of ★★★★★ reviews, Sophie Swithinbank's award-winning new play Bacon has extended by a week at London's Finborough Theatre due to popular demand - and added this unmissable post-show Q&A with the team, chaired by yours truly.