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The Last Days of Liz Truss? post-show video and photos: New life for Liz and the lettuce
The Last Days of Liz Truss? post-show video and photos: New life for Liz and the lettuce

The Last Days of Liz Truss? post-show video and photos: New life for Liz and the lettuce

By Terri Paddock|2026-04-14T20:18:48+01:007 March 2026|Tags: Anthony Shrubsall, Emma Wilkinson Wright, Greg Wilkinson, Oxia Theatre, Steve Nallon, The Last Days of Liz Truss, The Other Palace|

Liz Truss has kept herself busy since Oxia Theatre's spring 2025 run of the one-woman show chronicling her Westminster rise and fall. A year on, I reunited with the team for this political fighter's latest reinvention

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The Last Days of Liz Truss
The Last Days of Liz Truss

The Last Days of Liz Truss

By Terri Paddock|2026-02-09T22:17:23+00:009 February 2026|Tags: Emma Wilkinson Wright, Oxia Theatre, The Last Days of Liz Truss, The Other Palace|

Liz Truss' short-lived tenure in Downing Street inspired an award-winning one-woman play that promises to run and run. Following my Q&A last year at the White Bear, I'm delighted to return to The Last Days of Liz Truss as it transfers to The Other Palace.

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Cases Zoom Q&A: Sending a lockdown love letter to the arts
Cases Zoom Q&A: Sending a lockdown love letter to the arts

Cases Zoom Q&A: Sending a lockdown love letter to the arts

By Terri Paddock|2021-06-02T11:30:53+01:0016 February 2021|Tags: CASES, New musicals, New writing, The Other Palace, Zoom Q&As|

In April 2020, I was due to chair a post-show Q&A at The Other Palace for new British musical CASES. Of course, that run was cancelled due to Covid, but when composer-lyricist Dominic Powell decided to give CASES a new lease of life by recording a studio album, he asked me back to chair a discussion via Zoom.

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CASES (cancelled)
CASES (cancelled)

CASES (cancelled)

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T12:19:38+00:004 March 2020|Tags: CASES, Dominic Powell, Featured Show, StageFaves, The Other Palace|

A West End cast bring acclaimed new British musical CASES to life, with an updated score and new songs, in an intimate staging at The Other Palace for a limited season.

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Looking for Gatsby Q&A video and photos: How does F Scott Fitzgerald’s story look from Daisy’s perspective?
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Looking for Gatsby Q&A video and photos: How does F Scott Fitzgerald’s story look from Daisy’s perspective?

Looking for Gatsby Q&A video and photos: How does F Scott Fitzgerald’s story look from Daisy’s perspective?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T22:36:11+00:0013 November 2018|Tags: Anton Tweedale, Beth Burrows, Ellen Chivers, Joe Evans, Linnie Reedman, Looking for Gatsby, Matthew Bugg, Megan Armitage, Post-show Q&As, Ruby in the Dust, Sam Veck, StageFaves, Terri Paddock events, The Other Palace|

Swift but swinging! We had less than twenty minutes for last night's post-show Q&A for new musical Looking for Gatsby but - taking a leaf out of this incredible company's book - we made the most of it. It's amazing how much you can ground you can cover when you're up against the clock!

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Soldier On Q&A video and photos: Does a soldier ever really stop being a soldier?
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Soldier On Q&A video and photos: Does a soldier ever really stop being a soldier?

Soldier On Q&A video and photos: Does a soldier ever really stop being a soldier?

By Terri Paddock|2020-01-26T22:46:42+00:0030 October 2018|Tags: Featured Show, Jonathan Lewis, Post-show Q&As, PTSD, Soldier On, Soldiers Arts Academy, Terri Paddock events, The Other Palace|

Does a soldier ever stop being a soldier? "No!" shouted several from the audience at last night's post-show discussion for Soldier On at The Other Palace.

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From Page to Stage Q&A podcast and photos: How is the international scene changing for new musicals?
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From Page to Stage Q&A podcast and photos: How is the international scene changing for new musicals?

From Page to Stage Q&A podcast and photos: How is the international scene changing for new musicals?

By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T17:00:35+00:0015 August 2017|Tags: Amy Anders Corcoran, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aria Entertainment, Chicken Little, From Page to Stage, Katy Lipson, New musicals, Paul Taylor Mills, T Rob Brown, Terri Paddock events, The Other Palace, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Wolfgang Adenberg|

Two years ago, I chaired the opening night discussion at the third annual From Page to Stage festival of new musicals founded by Aria Entertainment's Katy Lipson. The central question on that occasion was "are we doing enough to nurture new musicals?" And the central answer was no.

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