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Terri Paddock

@terripaddock.bsky.social
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Promoting UK #theatre since 1996. Queen of post-show Q&As. Founded MyTheatreMates, StageFaves, WhatsOnStage. Ex-novelist. Politics geek. Dog lover and owner of world's cutest cockapoo, Lottie.

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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm back at @swkplay.bsky.social tonight for Troupe Theatre's acclaimed adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky. Can't wait to discuss this Jazz Age classic transition from page to stage with director and cast. Join me at the 7pm perf TONIGHT! #LondonTheatre
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New Q&A! Jack, Tamara & Riva. Three ordinary people. All undervalued, underpaid & overworked. Welcome to London. Max Wilkinson's epic modern drama premieres at @swkplay.bsky.social. 🎟️ Join me on Thu 17 Sep. terripaddock.com/events/night... #LondonTheatre #postshowtalks
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
History & community came together at the post-show Q&A for Three Ghosts of Silvertown, the 7th instalment in James Kenworth’s Newham Plays series. Staged at the Tate Institute, a stone’s throw from where the failed 1889 Silvertown Strikes occurred. Must end Sunday. terripaddock.com/three-ghosts...
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New Q&A! Three Ghosts of Silvertown, the seventh Newham Play, is the boldest production in the series, and it’s performed at Tate Institute, the historic building whose restoration inspired writer James Kenworth. 👉 Join me on 26 Aug: terripaddock.com/events/three... #LondonTheatre
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New Q&A! How well do daughters know their mothers? Join me at Marylebone Theatre this Thu 23 July for an exclusive chat with Hollywood's Christine Lahti, making her London stage debut in her intimate biographical play THE SMILE OF HER. terripaddock.com/events/the-s... #LondonTheatre
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New post-show Q&A! How far will two teenage boys go to be seen online in our algorithmically-determined attention economy? Join me 9 July for the London premiere of Gen-Z dark comic thriller Live from the Warehouse at the White Bear Theatre. 🎟️ terripaddock.com/events/live-... #LondonTheatre
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
New post-show Q&A! What if we could have a real discussion about politics & be heard by those who can make a difference? Join me for Dash Arts' Our Public House, written by Barney Norris & directed by Josephine Burton, at Marylebone Theatre on 30 June. 👉 terripaddock.com/events/our-p...
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Signs ready for today's post-show Q&A for new political comedy CHURCHILL'S URINAL. Can a man's pisspot really be a national treasure? What's a female Chancellor meant to do? Join me & @rosieisaholt.bsky.social at @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social at 6pm. Last few 🎟️: bit.ly/3PD53cE #londontheatre
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Real-life UK politics getting a bit too heavy? Here's some welcome light relief! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social brings her hilarious online political persona to the stage in CHURCHILL'S URINAL at @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social. 🎟️ My post-show Q&A on Sun 24 May: terripaddock.com/events/churc... #theatre
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Churchill's Urinal - Terri Paddock
Arguably the country's favourite MP online, Rosie Holt brings her satirical politician (now the Chancellor) to the theatre in world premiere comedy Churchill's Urinal, directed by Daniel Clarkson at t...
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thanks to the @proforcatheatre.bsky.social company of FLASHBANG for a fantastic discussion. Bring it on home, boys. Final perf at @landutheatre.bsky.social TONIGHT then @belgradetheatre.bsky.social in Coventry. Watch the Q&A to find out why that's so special! terripaddock.com/flashbang-20...
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Flashbang post-show video and photos: Bringing the story back home one last time - Terri Paddock
It's been nearly four years since I chaired a Q&A for the world premiere of Proforca's Flashbang at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Now, after a spring tour, the production is back for its last-ever Londo...
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Signs ready for TODAY's post-show Q&A for An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo. Any Qs for writer, director & co-stars? 🎟️ Join me for 4.15pm perf at Riverside Studios: terripaddock.com/events/an-ad... #LondonTheatre #LGBTQ #theatre
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Sheyi Cole & Zakiyyah Deen have been cast in A to B – a Caribbean love story & the debut play from Tia-Renee Mullings, running at @sohotheatre.bsky.social from 12 Jun-3 Jul. Presented by JFR Productions in association with Soho & @hightidetheatre.bsky.social, the 2-hander is directed by Ewa Dina.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Hornsey-Pennell Productions presents the UK stage premiere of The Name by Nobel Prize-winning author Jon Fosse, translated by Gregory Motton & dir by Simon Usher, at the White Bear 19 May-6 Jun. Cast incs: Jasmin Dufa Pitt, Daf Thomas, Valerie Gogan, Tony Bell, Marie Thorseth Molnes & Jan Martin.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The London premiere season of the critically acclaimed CADEL: Lungs On Legs (@cadeltheplay.bsky.social), created & performed by Connor Delves, will run at @riversidelondon.bsky.social from 13 Oct-15 Nov before heading to the @edfringe.bsky.social. @jamesseabright.bsky.social produces.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) & Noah Galvin (Dear Evan Hansen) will make their London stage debut in the world premiere of Hit Machine by Jonathan Caren at @sohotheatre.bsky.social 8 Jul-15 Aug. The play has original music by Ben Harper & is dir by Daniel Bailey @jamessteelproductions.com.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Following a sold-out run at London’s @royalcourt.bsky.social, the multi-award-winning production of Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor is the Villain, directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor, will transfer to the West End, running at Wyndham’s Theatre from 2 Feb-24 Apr. Casting to be announced.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of cult Korean one-person rock musical The Last Man, running at @swkplay.bsky.social Elephant from 8 May-13 Jun. Director Daljung Kim brings together Lex Lee & Nabi Brown who share the central role across the run, performing on alternate nights.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman will star in the European premiere of Kimberly Akimbo at London’s Hampstead Theatre from 28 Aug-7 Nov. The new production of the Tony Award-winning musical by David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine Tesori will be directed by Michael Longhurst.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
NEW POST-SHOW Q&A! Five best mates growing up together until something shifts and everything changes. Looking forward to reuniting with @proforcatheatre.bsky.social for FLASHBANG’s return to @landutheatre.bsky.social on 5 May ahead of a spring tour. terripaddock.com/events/flash...
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Flashbang - Terri Paddock
Following two critically acclaimed runs, Proforca Theatre's critically acclaimed Flashbang returns to London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre for two performances only ahead of a UK tour.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Young Vic Theatre’s 2026/7 season will include the world premiere of Thelma & Louise: A New Musical from 3 Sep-24 Oct, with Rachel Tucker & Amy Lennox in the titular roles. The book is by Callie Khouri (reimagining her iconic road movie), music & lyrics by Neko Case & directed by Trip Cullman.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
April Hope Miller’s comedy drama Flush, exploring sisterhood set within one nightclub bathroom, will run at the @arcolatheatre.bsky.social from 6 May-6 Jun. The show, directed by Merle Wheldon, is presented by the Arcola Theatre & Launch Box Productions in association with KB Productions.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
NEW POST-SHOW Q&A! If you're in London for the next Bank Holiday weekend, join me on Sunday 3 May at @riversidelondon.bsky.social for ★★★★★ An Adequate Abridgment of Boarding School Life as a Homo. 🏉🏉🏉 #LondonTheatre #postshowtalks terripaddock.com/events/an-ad...
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An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo - Terri Paddock
After success at the Edinburgh Fringe and a UK tour, Ned Blackburn's award-winning two-hander An Adequate Abridgment of Boarding School Life as a Homo transfers to London's Riverside Studios for a lim...
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
So It Goes Theatre presents the Offie Award-winning stage adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical novel Slaughterhouse-Five (adapted by Eric Simonson & directed by Douglas Baker). The production transfers to @swkplay.bsky.social 3 Jun-4 Jul, following its premiere at Brockley Jack Theatre in 2024.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
After 3 award-winning seasons at the Melbourne, Adelaide & Edinburgh Fringe, NIUSIA is set to arrive at the Lantern Theatre, Brighton Fringe (3-7 May) & London’s @theatre503.bsky.social (12-23 May). Co-collaborator Kat Yates directs Beth Paterson’s one-woman show. Ryan Stewart produces.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Amar Chadha-Patel (Netflix’s The Decameron, Willow on Disney+) will make his professional stage debut in the world premiere of Foal by Titas Halder at @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social. Annie Kershaw directs the one-man production presented with HFH Productions which runs from 5-30 May.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Following a sold-out run at Jermyn Street Theatre last year, Original Theatre & Reading Rep present Micheál Mac Liammóir’s The Importance of Being Oscar, dir by Michael Fentiman & starring Original Theatre’s AD Alastair Whatley, at @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social from 22 Jul-22 Aug following a tour.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Double Telling, the team behind the award-winning London premiere of Run Sister Run, has announced the first revival of Firebird by Phil Davies, running at @swkplay.bsky.social Borough 9 Jul-1 Aug. The company’s AD Marlie Haco directs this powerful exploration of an ongoing national scandal.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
@parktheatrelondon.bsky.social’s summer & autumn seasons inc: * World prem of play Holy Fool * Thom Southerland’s The Pianist * Original Theatre’s The Importance of Being Oscar * Verbatim play The Talking Drum: Voices of the Andover Estate * Deafinitely Theatre’s take on Mike Bartlett’s play Bull
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Leading the cast of the world premiere production of brand-new musical Dark of the Moon will be Glenn Adamson & Lauren Jones. The production, presented by Witzend Productions & Charing Cross Theatre Productions, will run at the Charing Cross Theatre from 18 May-8 Aug. Georgie Rankcom directs.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
London Theatre Company has announced a new production of The Oresteia, written & directed by Simon Stone (after Aeschylus & others), which will run at the @bridgetheatre.bsky.social from 2 Jul-19 Sep. The production is presented in collaboration with Wouter van Ransbeek.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Aden Gillet, Vikash Bhai & Megan Marszal will join Kathy Kiera Clarke in former GP Farine Clarke’s new play Heartsink, running at @riversidelondon.bsky.social from 21 Apr-10 May. The bittersweet medical comedy, presented by UnEqual Productions, is directed by Sean Turner #Heartsinkplay.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The world premiere of Trainspotting The Musical will open at Theatre Royal Haymarket on 15 Jul, with Renton played by Robbie Scott. Written by Irvine Welsh, directed & developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, with music & lyrics by Welsh & Stephen McGuinness, the show is presented by Phil McIntyre Live.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
As part of Greenwich Theatre Productions’ inaugural season, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s The Wasp will run at @swkplay.bsky.social from 6-30 May, before transferring to Greenwich Theatre from 4-12 Sep. Serin Ibrahim & Cassandra Hercules star in the play presented in association with CultureClash Theatre.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Marianne Elliott will direct a new production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup, Josh Dylan & Phoebe Horn, running at @sohoplace from 21 Sep-19 Dec. Presented by Sonia Friedman Productions in association with Nica Burns.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Deafinitely Theatre has announced the UK tour of Bull by Mike Bartlett in a co-production with Birmingham Rep & Park Theatre. Directed by Deafinitely’s AD Paula Garfield, the play will tour Birmingham Rep (12-19 Sep), HOME Manchester (24026 Sep) & @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social (30 Sep-24 Oct).
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The critically acclaimed Ride the Cyclone The Musical will return to @swkplay.bsky.social Elephant from 19 Jun-22 Aug following its UK premiere in 2025. Directed & choreographed by Lizzi Gee, Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell’s musical is presented by Kevin McCollum, Morris Berchard & @mrjackmaple.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
A new version of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway will receive its world prem at @storyhouselive.bsky.social from 29 May-6 Jun before visiting Harlow, London (Wilton’s Music Hall 16-20 Jun) & Manchester. The co-production with CutToTheChase Productions has been co-created by Jen Heyes & Kit Green.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Calam Lynch, Noah Ritter, William Robinson, Arthur Wilson & Eleanor Worthington-Cox have been cast in the world premiere of Please Please Me by Tom Wright, dir by @kilntheatre AD Amit Sharma. The story of Brian Epstein – the unsung, gay legend & ‘Fifth Beatle’ – will run at Kiln 16 Apr-29 May.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
New post-show Q&A! Join me at @swkplay.bsky.social Borough on 13 April for Bren Gosling’s acclaimed comedy-drama INVISIBLE ME, starring Only Fools & Horses’ Tessa Peake-Jones. Life begins at 60… #LondonTheatre #postshowtalks terripaddock.com/events/invis...
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The world prem of new musical Dark of the Moon will run at Charing Cross Theatre 18 May-8 Aug. Dir by Georgie Rankcom, the musical features a book by Emmy Award nominee Jonathan Prince & music & lyrics by multi-platinum songwriters Lindy Robbins & Steve Robson. Co-produced by Witzend Productions.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
What happens when a doctor becomes the patient? Kathy Kiera Clarke (Derry Girls) will star as Cara in Heartsink, a new bittersweet medical comedy written by former GP Farine Clarke & dir by Sean Turner, premiering at @riversidelondon.bsky.social 21 Apr-10 May. Presented by UnEqual Productions.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Mike Bartlett’s razor-sharp modern classic Cock returns to London this spring in a bold, intimate new staging from Talk Is Free Theatre. Directed by Dylan Trowbridge, the production features Aidan deSalaiz, Michael Torontow, Tess Benger & Kevin Bundy. Runs from 22 Apr-2 May 2026 at COLAB.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
He Said/She Said, a double-bill of 2 one-act plays, each centring on an act of knife violence, will revive Dom Riley’s Misconduct & Madeline Gould’s Ladykiller, running at London’s White Bear Theatre from 21 Apr-2 May. Claire Evans directs & produces.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Rebecca Lock, Daniel Krikler, Jess Douglas-Welsh, Adrian Hansel, Melissa Jacques, Jade Johnson, Phoebe Kyriakopoulos, Joseph Peacock & Steven Serlin will join writer @jordanlukegage in new musical Redcliffe, running at @swkplay.bsky.social Borough from 22 May-4 Jul. Paul Taylor-Mills produces.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Musical comedy Here Comes J Edgar! will have its world premiere at London’s @kingsheadtheatre.bsky.social from 10 Jul-16 Aug. Directed by Josh Seymour, the show is a collaboration between Harry Shearer (The Simpsons), Tom Leopold (Seinfeld & Cheers) & Barbara Streisand’s MD, composer Peter Matz.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Troupe has announced the world premiere of Simon Reade’s new adaptation of #TwentyThousandStreets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton at @swkplay.bsky.social from 10 Sept-17 Oct. Based on Hamilton’s classic novel following the lives of 3 lonely Londoners, the show will be directed by Matthew Iliffe.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Emmy-nominated actor, comedian & writer @nickmohammed.bsky.social will host the Olivier Awards 2026. The ceremony at @royalalberthall.bsky.social on 12 Apr will mark the 50th ann of the awards. The nominations will be announced on 5 Mar on the Official London Theatre YouTube channel from midday.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Further details of the @the-rsc.bsky.social’s 2026 season incs Tony Award-winning star Jonathan Groff making his RSC debut as Rosalind in a new staging of As You Like It & Harriet Walter playing Brutus in a revival of Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female Julius Caesar, celebrating 20 yrs of work in schools.
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🥬 New post-show Q&A! 🥬 PM Liz Truss navigates her last morning at Number 10. But can a fighter ever quit? After last year at the White Bear, I can't wait to reunite with Emma Wilkinson Wright at @theotherpalace.bsky.social next Fri 6 Mar. 🎟️ Join us! terripaddock.com/events/the-l... #LondonTheatre
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The Last Days of Liz Truss - Terri Paddock
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...
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Terri Paddock @terripaddock.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Catherine Cusack, Abigail Thaw & Julia Watson have been cast in Rodney Ackland’s The Old Ladies, running at London’s @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social from 24 Mar-19 Apr. Brigid Larmour dirs the 1st London production for over 30 years, presented by Andrew Maunder & Neil McPherson for the Finborough.
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