Park Theatre Archives - Terri Paddock

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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The Rat Trap
The Rat Trap

The Rat Trap

By Terri Paddock|2026-01-10T22:16:43+00:0010 January 2026|Tags: Noel Coward, Park Theatre, Troupe Theatre|

After the huge success of The Forsyte Saga, now transferred to the RSC, Troupe returns to Park Theatre with a reimagining of Noel Coward's first play, marital comedy The Rat Trap.

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The Forsyte Saga post-show video and photos: How to breathe theatrical life into a literary mammoth
The Forsyte Saga post-show video and photos: How to breathe theatrical life into a literary mammoth

The Forsyte Saga post-show video and photos: How to breathe theatrical life into a literary mammoth

By Terri Paddock|2024-11-27T15:42:19+00:0026 October 2024|Tags: Fiona Hampton, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Joseph Millson, Josh Roche, Lin Coghlan, Park Theatre, Shaun McKenna, The Forsyte Saga, Troupe Theatre|

If not through the 1932 Nobel Prize-winning nine-novel literary classic, many audience members will be familiar with John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga through its serial TV adaptations. The stage premiere gives it a new twist.

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The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

By Terri Paddock|2024-09-15T23:01:10+01:0015 September 2024|Tags: Fiona Hampton, Florence Spencer-Longhurst, Joseph Millson, Lin Coghlan, Park Theatre, Shaun McKenna, The Forsyte Saga, Troupe Theatre|

John Galsworthy's literary classic of sex, money and power, spanning multiple generations, comes to the stage at London's Park Theatre in a brand-new, two-part adaptation of this epic period drama.

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A Song of Songs
A Song of Songs

A Song of Songs

By Terri Paddock|2024-05-21T15:00:38+01:0016 May 2024|Tags: A Song of Songs, Aria Entertainment, Ofra Daniel, Park Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Post-show talks|

From an unprecedented collaboration of international artists comes A Song of Songs, the award-winning and critically acclaimed musical theatre experience, now in its London premiere at the Park Theatre.

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Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*nk
Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*nk

Animal post-show video and photos: How to stage a play about not being able to w*nk

By Terri Paddock|2023-07-26T11:20:51+01:0025 April 2023|Tags: Animal, Bronagh Lagan, Christopher John-Slater, Disability, Hope Mill Theatre, Jon Bradfield, Josh Hepple, Matt Ayleigh, Park Theatre, Terri Paddock events|

Joshua Hepple is a hugely accomplished person. But, as he joked with me via WhatsApp, he received no major attention until he revealed publicly that, with his severe cerebral palsy, he can't wank himself. And then Jon Bradfield wrote a play about it.

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The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady
The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady

The Way Old Friends Do post-show video and photos: Celebrating ABBA, friendship and Paul O’Grady

By Terri Paddock|2023-04-25T11:38:45+01:0030 March 2023|Tags: Andrew Horton, Donna Berlin, Ian Hallard, James Bradshaw, James Seabright, Marc Gatiss, Park Theatre, Rose Shalloo, Sara Crowe, Seabright Productions, The Boys in the Band, The Way Old Friends Do|

Following the news yesterday of Paul O'Grady's unexpected death, last night's performance of The Way Old Friends Do at London's Park Theatre was dedicated to the comedian and drag legend, whose voice opens the show.

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Animal
Animal

Animal

By Terri Paddock|2023-03-12T15:49:20+00:0012 March 2023|Tags: Animal, Bronagh Lagan, Jon Bradfield, Josh Hepple, Park Theatre|

I'll be back at London's Park Theatre for the premiere of ANIMAL, based on a real-life story of someone I know personally and admire immensely, Josh Hepple. This one is really special to me.

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Winner’s Curse post-show video and photos: The art of negotiation with Clive Anderson
Winner’s Curse post-show video and photos: The art of negotiation with Clive Anderson

Winner’s Curse post-show video and photos: The art of negotiation with Clive Anderson

By Terri Paddock|2023-03-01T19:21:44+00:0022 February 2023|Tags: Clive Anderson, Dan Patterson, Park Theatre, Post-show Q&As, Post-show talks, Terri Paddock events, Winner's Curse|

Negotiations seem to be in the news every day - which makes Winner's Curse, conceived by former diplomat and veteran of countless Middle East negotiations Daniel Taub, a highly topical piece. It's co-written by Dan Patterson and stars his long-time collaborator Clive Anderson.

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