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The Valley of Fear post-show video and photos: Investigating the case of Sherlock Holmes’ enduring legacy
The Valley of Fear post-show video and photos: Investigating the case of Sherlock Holmes’ enduring legacy

The Valley of Fear post-show video and photos: Investigating the case of Sherlock Holmes’ enduring legacy

By Terri Paddock|2024-04-06T13:40:20+01:0031 March 2024|Tags: Adrian McDougall, Blackeyed Theatre, Nick Lane, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear, Southwark Playhouse, Southwark Playhouse Borough, The Valley of Fear|

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, with his ever-loyal sidekick Dr Watson, holds the Guinness World Record as the most portrayed human literary character in history. What's the enduring appeal? And what are the challenges of adapting Sherlock anew?

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Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear

By Terri Paddock|2024-03-24T20:22:06+00:0024 March 2024|Tags: Blackeyed Theatre, Post-show talks, Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear, Southwark Playhouse|

Elementary! Blackeyed Theatre's acclaimed stage adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's last Sherlock Holmes novel is a must-see for all fans of the great detective. Following a world tour, Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear comes to London's Southwark Playhouse Borough.

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Phantasmagoria post-show video and photos: How worried are you about divides in politics today?
Phantasmagoria post-show video and photos: How worried are you about divides in politics today?

Phantasmagoria post-show video and photos: How worried are you about divides in politics today?

By Terri Paddock|2024-01-11T16:07:40+00:0019 November 2023|Tags: Deepika Arwind, Jo Tyabji, Kali Theatre, Phantasmagoria, Post-show talks, Southwark Playhouse|

I started my post-show talk for Kali Theatre's premiere of Phantasmagoria by asking the audience about their thoughts on politics today, including: are you feeling largely optimistic or pessimistic about the future?

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Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria

Phantasmagoria

By Terri Paddock|2023-10-29T21:23:44+00:0029 October 2023|Tags: Kali Theatre, Phantasmagoria, Southwark Playhouse|

Acclaimed Indian playwright Deepika Arwind's gripping psychological horror Phantasmagoria premieres at Southwark Playhouse care of Kali Theatre.

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The Changeling post-show video and photos: Who’s mad here? All of us!
The Changeling post-show video and photos: Who’s mad here? All of us!

The Changeling post-show video and photos: Who’s mad here? All of us!

By Terri Paddock|2023-11-17T16:38:47+00:0012 October 2023|Tags: Colette O'Rourke, Jamie O'Neill, Lazarus Theatre, Mylo McDonald, Ricky Dukes, Southwark Playhouse, The Changeling|

In Lazarus Theatre's new reimagining of Jacobean drama The Changeling, adapter/director Ricky Dukes has taken his usual scalpel to the original text. In this case, losing the entire subplot set in an asylum.

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Dumbledore Is So Gay
Dumbledore Is So Gay

Dumbledore Is So Gay

By Terri Paddock|2023-08-06T17:54:55+01:006 August 2023|Tags: Dumbledore Is So Gay, Robert Holtom, Southwark Playhouse, Southwark Playhouse Borough, Tom Wright|

After multi-award-winning success at VAULT Festival and The Pleasance, Robert Holtom's "uproariously funny" Dumbledore Is So Gay returns to the London stage with a limited run at Southwark Playhouse Borough.

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SHEWOLVES post-show video and photos: Can theatre for young people make real change?
SHEWOLVES post-show video and photos: Can theatre for young people make real change?

SHEWOLVES post-show video and photos: Can theatre for young people make real change?

By Terri Paddock|2023-08-22T12:45:09+01:0028 June 2023|Tags: British Youth Music Theatre, BYMT, Company Three, Emily Grey, Nuna Sandy, Sarah Middleton, Shewolves, Southwark Playhouse, Southwark Playhouse Borough|

Teens were involved at every stage of the development of coming-of-age comedy SHEWOLVES. That was our jumping-off point for a wider discussion about theatre for, with and about young people.

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The Changeling
The Changeling

The Changeling

By Terri Paddock|2023-06-14T17:29:59+01:0014 June 2023|Tags: Lazarus Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, The Changeling|

After recent post-show Q&As for their acclaimed versions of Hamlet and Doctor Faustus, I'm back with Lazarus Theatre at Southwark Playhouse for their brand-new production of Jacobean drama The Changeling.

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Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?
Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?

Under the Kundè Tree post-show video and photos: Why was Cameroon’s war of independence hidden?

By Terri Paddock|2023-09-04T11:07:26+01:002 June 2023|Tags: Clarisse Makundul, New writing, Southwark Playhouse, Under the Kunde Tree|

If you know next to nothing about the Cameroonian War of Independence, you are not alone. A quick poll of the audience at my post-show Q&A for Under the Kundè Tree proved that ignorance of the 1950s conflict is the norm - and intentional.

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SHEWOLVES
SHEWOLVES

SHEWOLVES

By Terri Paddock|2023-05-31T18:50:57+01:0031 May 2023|Tags: Sarah Middleton, Shewolves, Southwark Playhouse|

How smart were you as a teen? I'm back at Southwark Playhouse Borough for Sarah Middleton's critically acclaimed ★★★★★ coming-of-age comedy SHEWOLVES on Tuesday 27 June 2023.

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