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The best theatre to stream this month: tailoring comedy Alterations gets a fitting tribute

silverguide.site – Pin-sharp comedy from the National Theatre’s Black Plays Archive, a 12-hour ‘theatre-rave’ and Rachel Zegler’s balcony performance of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina are among this month’s highlights…
The best theatre to stream this month: tailoring comedy Alterations gets a fitting tribute
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Robert Wilson, theatre director and visual artist, dies aged 83

silverguide.site – Acclaimed playwright, director and artist was known for his opera Einstein on the Beach and many A-list collaborations…
Robert Wilson, theatre director and visual artist, dies aged 83
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Sylvia Young obituary

silverguide.site – Theatre school founder who trained an array of British talent including Amy Winehouse, Billie Piper and Keeley Hawes…
Sylvia Young obituary
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Falling: A Disabled Love Story review – clever comedy provokes our prejudice for happy endings

silverguide.site – Aaron Pang’s sweet yet sharp one-man show about the mismatch between his erotic desire and physical capability needles the audience’s need for comfortable resolution…
Falling: A Disabled Love Story review – clever comedy provokes our prejudice for happy endings
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Grief is the Thing With Feathers review – Max Porter adaptation plays it safe

silverguide.site – A new stage adaptation of the award-winning novel about a grief-stricken family visited by a giant talking crow takes imaginative flight but never truly soars…
Grief is the Thing With Feathers review – Max Porter adaptation plays it safe
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‘True visionary’ theatre school founder Sylvia Young dies aged 85

silverguide.site – Founded in 1981, the Sylvia Young theatre school helped shape talents such as Amy Winehouse and Daniel Kaluuya…
‘True visionary’ theatre school founder Sylvia Young dies aged 85
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Extraordinary Women review – madcap musical of bohemian Bloomsbury bed-hopping

silverguide.site – The fictional island of Sirene is home to a tangled web of lovers in this fun and frolicking adaptation of Compton Mackenzie’s novel featuring a fantastic cast…
Extraordinary Women review – madcap musical of bohemian Bloomsbury bed-hopping
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It’s not all haggis and Scotch pies up here | Brief letters

silverguide.site – Brief letters: Food at the fringe | A gardener’s worst nightmare | Well-informed voters | Remembering Tom Lehrer | Lionesses/Lions…
It’s not all haggis and Scotch pies up here | Brief letters
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Maiden Voyage review – women’s round-the-world sailing musical runs aground

silverguide.site – Hollering songs, cartoonish characters and dire dialogue mar this against-the-odds true story of the first all-female crew to attempt the Whitbread ocean race…
Maiden Voyage review – women’s round-the-world sailing musical runs aground
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The Wizard of Oz review – fun Munchkin version with a walk-on-water Dorothy

silverguide.site – Colourful adaptation with pretty original songs makes the most of a family promenade in the park, as Hope Yolanda’s energetic hero searches for Toto …
The Wizard of Oz review – fun Munchkin version with a walk-on-water Dorothy
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Yoann Bourgeois on his mindblowing viral stair climbing act: ‘I want to return to the spirit of childhood’

silverguide.site – Everyone from Harry Styles to Selena Gomez has been captivated by the French choreographer’s stunning trampoline performance. Now he’s bringing a new work to the UK, featuring a revolving mirrored door and a pole dancer…
Yoann Bourgeois on his mindblowing viral stair climbing act: ‘I want to return to the spirit of childhood’
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Trophy Boys review – gripping and entertaining play tackles urgent issues

silverguide.site – Female and non-binary performers play private school boys debating feminism in this exciting debut, returning to Australian stages after sold-out seasons…
Trophy Boys review – gripping and entertaining play tackles urgent issues
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Brixton Calling review – tender portrait of an iconic venue and the unsung hero who built it

silverguide.site – Alex Urwin’s warm drama tells the story of Simon Parkes who at just 23 bought the Brixton Academy for a pound and turned it into a mainstay of the UK music scene…
Brixton Calling review – tender portrait of an iconic venue and the unsung hero who built it
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The Legend of Rooney’s Ring review – mythical Wayne and Coleen bust-up becomes mythically silly panto

silverguide.site – Motherland writer Helen Serafinowicz transforms a dubious account about the footballer and his then girlfriend into a storybook tale of broad-stroke comedy…
The Legend of Rooney’s Ring review – mythical Wayne and Coleen bust-up becomes mythically silly panto
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes review – strange things afoot in gag-laden crime convention caper

silverguide.site – The debonair detective heads north for this breezily daft mystery featuring a missing masterpiece, vicious nuns and a full-bodied rendition of I Will Survive…
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes review – strange things afoot in gag-laden crime convention caper
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‘I spent a month sleeping in a cupboard’: comedians on the true cost of the Fringe

silverguide.site – Performing at one of these showcases is famously ruinously expensive – but can you at least attend one for free? Our writer ditches his wallet to find out, and meets the comedians doing their best on an ever-tightening budget…
‘I spent a month sleeping in a cupboard’: comedians on the true cost of the Fringe
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Riverdance star Michael Flatley to seek Irish presidency nomination

silverguide.site – Plans for retired dancer to return from Monaco for run at post revealed during mansion dispute in court…
Riverdance star Michael Flatley to seek Irish presidency nomination
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Fleabag and Baby Reindeer superproducer Francesca Moody: ‘The next best play can come from anywhere’

silverguide.site – She is the Olivier-winning producer behind Baby Reindeer and Fleabag, with a slate of upcoming projects on the go, including a bold new venture at the fringe. Will one of them be the next big thing?…
Fleabag and Baby Reindeer superproducer Francesca Moody: ‘The next best play can come from anywhere’
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Top Hat review – ravishing musical taps immaculately off the silver screen

silverguide.site – Twinkly eyed Phillip Attmore and silky-singing Lucy St Louis have natural chemistry in this stylish, witty adaptation of the mistaken identity drama…
Top Hat review – ravishing musical taps immaculately off the silver screen
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His Last Report review – dynamic celebration of chocolatier’s son who invented ‘the poverty line’

silverguide.site – With an 80-strong cast, this moving play about social reformer Seebohm Rowntree finds a universal message in the most local of stories…
His Last Report review – dynamic celebration of chocolatier’s son who invented ‘the poverty line’
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