Troupe Theatre Archives - Terri Paddock

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

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky

By Terri Paddock|2026-08-31T16:19:30+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.

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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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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 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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A Single Man
A Single Man

A Single Man

By Terri Paddock|2022-10-17T17:18:35+01:0017 October 2022|Tags: A Single Man, Park Theatre, Philip Wilson, Post-show Q&As, Troupe Theatre|

I'm thrilled to reunite with Troupe - after events for acclaimed productions including The Sweet Science of Bruising, Rasheeda Speaking, Dear Brutus and The Cardinal - to chair a post-show Q&A for Simon Reade's new adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel A Single Man at London's Park Theatre.

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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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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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