Two of the Featured Show campaigns I’ve been working on recently have been: the first London revival of James Phillips‘ Soviet espionage drama The Rubenstein Kiss, starring Ruby Bentall, Sean Rigby and Henry Proffitt at Southwark Playhouse; and the world premiere of Mary’s Babies, Maud Dromgoole‘s two-hander in which Emma Fielding and Katy Stephens play scores of donor-conceived half-siblings, at Jermyn Street Theatre. Both are booking through to Saturday 13 April 2019.
Scroll down for my on-the-night reactions on visits to each – be sure to watch my 82-year-old neighbour Dudley’s video review of the first. He lived through the real trial and execution of the Rosenbergs, on which it’s based.
For more Featured Content on The Rubenstein Kiss, including a sensational trailer and behind-the-scenes videos, interviews with Ruby Bentall and Sean Rigby, reviews from Mates Carol Woddis, Anne Cox, Emma Clarendon and Libby Purves, production and rehearsal photos and critical round-up, click here.
For more Featured Content on Mary’s Babies, including opinion pieces from both writer Tatty Hennessy and director Lucy Atkinson, reviews from Mates Debbie Gilpin, Aleks Sierz, Shanine Salmon and Laura Kressly, trailer, production and rehearsal photos and critical round-up, click here.
For more Featured Content on Mary’s Babies, including Libby Purves‘ review, critical round-up, post-show talks, video interview with director Tatty Hennessy, production and rehearsal photos, click here.
Terri trips: The Rubenstein Kiss & Mary’s Babies
Terri Paddock founded WhatsOnStage.com and the WhatsOnStage Awards, running the company and its events from 1996 to 2013. Terri is also the author of two novels, Come Clean and Beware the Dwarfs, and has previously written for the Evening Standard, Independent, The Times and other national publications. She is renowned for her 'legendary' post-show Q&As and also produces the annual Critics' Circle Theatre Awards and acts as a digital, content strategy and event consultant for theatre, producers and other clients. She tweets about theatre at @TerriPaddock.
