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To mischief born: Penelope Keith was a class comic act both on and off stage

silverguide.site – The actor’s sophisticated sense of humour and natural ability to make everyone laugh were there long before her famous sitcom roles…
To mischief born: Penelope Keith was a class comic act both on and off stage
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The show must go on: musical theatre cancellations lead to industry calls for urgent government help

silverguide.site – In the space of a week, two major musicals, Waitress and Beetlejuice, and a $20m opera were forced to cancel shows amid skyrocketing costs, putting hundreds out of work…
The show must go on: musical theatre cancellations lead to industry calls for urgent government help
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Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Nicholas Hytner’s Bridge theatre

silverguide.site – London Theatre Company founded in 2017 by Hytner and former National Theatre colleague Nick Starr has been sold to company that owns 20-plus venues in UK and abroad…
Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Nicholas Hytner’s Bridge theatre
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Beyond human: Montpellier Danse festival delivers one feat after another

silverguide.site – This year’s celebration of contemporary dance in the French city is bold, baffling and breathtaking, with some high-voltage performers…
Beyond human: Montpellier Danse festival delivers one feat after another
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Michelle Wolf: The Best Job in the World review – motherhood, mischief and The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s menopause

silverguide.site – There’s plenty of devilment as the Pennsylvanian flies the flag for the magnificence of women and riffs on pregnancy…
Michelle Wolf: The Best Job in the World review – motherhood, mischief and The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s menopause
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Arthur review – modern girl’s quest yields a good knight for all ages

silverguide.site – Marietta Kirkbride’s enchanting take on the Arthur myth brings silliness and songs when young Grace travels back in time with Merlin the wizard…
Arthur review – modern girl’s quest yields a good knight for all ages
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Land of the free movers: how jookin street dancer Lil Buck’s 1776 reframes independence

silverguide.site – In a collaboration with young British dancers, supported by Oxford’s new Schwarzman Centre, the Memphis dancer tackles US history’s ‘broken promise’ of equality in a performance filled with spark…
Land of the free movers: how jookin street dancer Lil Buck’s 1776 reframes independence
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Archduke review – twisted history goes to war for a sandwich

silverguide.site – Hunger and TB, as much as imperialism, are triggers for the assassination that precipitated the first world war in Rajiv Joseph’s tragicomic reimagining of the plotters’ progress…
Archduke review – twisted history goes to war for a sandwich
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Abbie Chatfield: ‘Someone told her worst dating story. I lay on the floor of the stage and screamed’

silverguide.site – The podcaster and TV host talks to us about doomscrolling, aliens and a horrifying sound healing that made her want to vomit…
Abbie Chatfield: ‘Someone told her worst dating story. I lay on the floor of the stage and screamed’
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Colossus review – masses of dancers, masses of fun in a show that goes whoosh!

silverguide.site – Full of surprises, Stephanie Lake’s 2018 piece is a feat of logistics as 60 performers display split-second timing…
Colossus review – masses of dancers, masses of fun in a show that goes whoosh!
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The Surge review – a wild and haunting wake for Sinéad O’Connor

silverguide.site – The late singer gets a thrilling tribute from a cast of 10 dancers in Sonya Taleh’s heartfelt show…
The Surge review – a wild and haunting wake for Sinéad O’Connor
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Pride review – solidarity between gay activists and miners in a magnificent musical

silverguide.site – The director and writer of the hit 2014 film deliver a stage celebration of togetherness in the face of adversity…
Pride review – solidarity between gay activists and miners in a magnificent musical
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Rocío Molina: Calentamiento review – an electrifying blast of punky flamenco

silverguide.site – Molina says she wants a show that never finishes – this one is endlessly thrilling and surprising…
Rocío Molina: Calentamiento review – an electrifying blast of punky flamenco
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The Truth review – Florian Zeller’s knotty comedy of deceit is a real delight

silverguide.site – Stephen Mangan, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O’Hanlon and Janie Dee are seat-shakingly funny in this study of adultery…
The Truth review – Florian Zeller’s knotty comedy of deceit is a real delight
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‘Like swimming through the air’: my thrilling role in Giselle with the Royal Ballet’s wheelchair dancers

silverguide.site – I use a wheelchair and yearn to dance like I did when I was a kid. Could I possibly hold my own in a class run by inspirational disabled dance star Kate Stanforth and the Royal Ballet?…
‘Like swimming through the air’: my thrilling role in Giselle with the Royal Ballet’s wheelchair dancers
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Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis

silverguide.site – A blooming new wave of musical theatre is exploring the plight of the planet with a playful and hopeful approach…
Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis
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Sinatra: The Musical review – life of a legend brims with hits but never gets under his skin

silverguide.site – Frank swings into the West End with a swaggering turn from Joel Harper-Jackson and plenty of style yet the script is flat…
Sinatra: The Musical review – life of a legend brims with hits but never gets under his skin
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The Warriors come out to Broadway with Lin-Manuel Miranda musical

silverguide.site – Miranda and Eisa Davis’s concept album based on the 1979 film is to be realised for the stage, co-directed by Jenny Koons and Hamilton’s Andy Blankenbuehler…
The Warriors come out to Broadway with Lin-Manuel Miranda musical
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Venus & Adonis review – Simon Russell Beale narrates cheeky tale of puppet passion

silverguide.site – Greg Doran directs Shakespeare’s timeless poem of seduction, told with Lyndie Wright’s gorgeous, masterfully manoeuvred miniatures…
Venus & Adonis review – Simon Russell Beale narrates cheeky tale of puppet passion
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Sting review – historical crimes against women spill back into the present

silverguide.site – Sophie Swithinbank’s urgent drama shimmers with spark and danger as an archive researcher finds herself trapped in modern-day misogyny…
Sting review – historical crimes against women spill back into the present
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