silverguide.site

Trusted Reference Source

silverguide.site
Top Stories
Thomas Tuchel confident Ben White will not be booed by England crowd Corrections and clarifications A smile and a handshake as Maduro case drags Venezuela crisis to New York court David Davis says Cheshire police made ‘egregious’ failures in Lucy Letby investigation Flatterers out in force to fill Trump’s head with Venezuelan statue dreams England hopefuls’ battle among themselves the key point of intrigue against Uruguay NHS bosses say resident doctors’ strike will cause ‘maximum harm’ Oscars to leave Hollywood for downtown Los Angeles in 2029 Rachel Reeves urged to raise taxes on companies profiting from war on Iran Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob wins Waterstones children’s book prize Trump renews threats to Iran, big cyclone about to make third landfall, trans Olympic ban IRGC naval commander killed in Israeli strike was hardliner who understood power of strait of Hormuz Trump extends deadline for Iran to open strait of Hormuz by 10 days WA premier issues transparency warning to fuel suppliers – as it happened Hertfordshire police to reinvestigate Andrew Tate sexual abuse claims Sinner continues smooth Miami progress with win over Tiafoe as rivals fall This little triangle scarf is suddenly everywhere. Here’s how to wear it YouGov withdraws survey said to show rising church attendance in England and Wales Labour failing to live up to ambition to reform public services, analysis finds The Guardian view on a recovering NHS: public confidence has risen, but not enough

Stage News

stage

Oh … review – underwater piano playing serves up a skilful aquarium spectacle

silverguide.site – Mikel Murfi enters the three-metre-high glass tank to lift weights, look lost and direct fishy traffic…
Oh … review – underwater piano playing serves up a skilful aquarium spectacle
stage

The Estate review – Adeel Akhtar is unmissable as ferociously ambitious MP

silverguide.site – Shaan Sahota’s play sets a British-Sikh politician’s schemes against his family betrayal – a tremendous debut from a writer of huge promise…
The Estate review – Adeel Akhtar is unmissable as ferociously ambitious MP
stage

Circle Mirror Transformation review – a heart-first play of human connection

silverguide.site – Logie winner Rebecca Gibney leads a suite of strong performances in Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Annie Baker’s gentle, generous comedy set in a community centre drama class…
Circle Mirror Transformation review – a heart-first play of human connection
stage

Poor Clare review – sassy spin on a medieval saint asks pithy questions

silverguide.site – Casting two Netflix stars in this funny and astute modernisation of the life of Saint Clare of Assisi shows that the gulf between rich and poor never changes…
Poor Clare review – sassy spin on a medieval saint asks pithy questions
stage

The Railway Children review – a real steam train is the spectacular star

silverguide.site – Stupendous set design brings E Nesbit’s children’s classic to new life as a wealthy Anglo-Indian family is forced to adjust to reduced life in Yorkshire in this irresistible adaptation…
The Railway Children review – a real steam train is the spectacular star
stage

Here You Come Again review – Dolly Parton musical fails to hit a high note

silverguide.site – Tricia Paoluccio is very good as Parton, but a painfully thin plot about a solipsistic manchild who is visited by the singer-turned-guardian-angel is just tedious…
Here You Come Again review – Dolly Parton musical fails to hit a high note
stage

Sara Pascoe: I Am a Strange Gloop review – terrific standup’s uphill struggles

silverguide.site – The comedian staggers from the soft play area to deliver a philosophical set about Sisyphus, capitalism and motherhood…
Sara Pascoe: I Am a Strange Gloop review – terrific standup’s uphill struggles
stage

Kathy Maniura: ‘I’ve played a paper straw, a nervous smoke alarm and now a middle-aged cycling man’

silverguide.site – The sketch comedian, who merges gentle absurdity with drag, on performing in the rain to an audience of two and how the comedy world needs to change…
Kathy Maniura: ‘I’ve played a paper straw, a nervous smoke alarm and now a middle-aged cycling man’
stage

‘Beautiful form isn’t enough’: National Ballet of Japan – picture essay

silverguide.site – Photographer David Levene gained access to the ballet company as they prepared for Ballet Coffret, ahead of a UK tour this month where they will also be performing Giselle at the Royal Opera House. We spoke to one of the principal dancers, Yui Yonezawa…
‘Beautiful form isn’t enough’: National Ballet of Japan – picture essay
stage

Minnie Driver signs up for lead role as Every Brilliant Thing comes to West End

silverguide.site – The actor follows stars including Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins to lead hit show where a single performer enlists the audience’s help to tell ‘funny, sad and unique’ story…
Minnie Driver signs up for lead role as Every Brilliant Thing comes to West End
stage

The play that changed my life: ‘Michael Gambon’s offstage anarchy as Falstaff made the show better’

silverguide.site – When Elliot Levey was cast in Henry IV, Parts One and Two, he didn’t expect water-bombing, corpsing and a character redefined by new teeth…
The play that changed my life: ‘Michael Gambon’s offstage anarchy as Falstaff made the show better’
stage

‘I would go-go dance in a shower then work on sonnets!’ Ncuti Gatwa’s sexy new Shakespearean drama

silverguide.site – After surviving the whirlwind of Doctor Who, the actor returns to the stage in ‘horny Elizabethan drama’ Born With Teeth. He and co-star Edward Bluemel discuss bust lips, hot pants and queering the Bard’s story…
‘I would go-go dance in a shower then work on sonnets!’ Ncuti Gatwa’s sexy new Shakespearean drama
stage

Cheers to The Weir! What makes Conor McPherson’s mysterious pub drama so mesmerising?

silverguide.site – As Brendan Gleeson prepares for his role in a revival of the 1997 hit, the stars of earlier productions toast its deceptively moving and profound barfly banter…
Cheers to The Weir! What makes Conor McPherson’s mysterious pub drama so mesmerising?
stage

‘That’s where I found my family’: dancefloor devotees on hedonistic moves and healing grooves

silverguide.site – A new season at London’s Southbank Centre is inspired by Emma Warren’s book Dance Your Way Home, about the potency of communal movement. She and other artists involved explain why the dancefloor is their happy place…
‘That’s where I found my family’: dancefloor devotees on hedonistic moves and healing grooves
stage

Comedian John Tothill: ‘My second near-death experience? I blame the bedtime cheesy chips’

silverguide.site – The foppish comic underwent a drugs trial to fund his Edinburgh show – and caught malaria. The next year he almost died on stage with an exploded appendix. Why is he going back?…
Comedian John Tothill: ‘My second near-death experience? I blame the bedtime cheesy chips’
stage

Kimberly Akimbo review – this Tony-winning musical is a joyous treasure

silverguide.site – Her Majesty’s theatre, Adelaide; then Arts Centre MelbourneStarring Marina Prior, Christie Whelan Browne and Casey Donovan, this Broadway hit about a teenager who ages four times too fast is both absurd and introspective…
Kimberly Akimbo review – this Tony-winning musical is a joyous treasure
stage

Peter James obituary

silverguide.site – Innovative artistic director at theatres including the Liverpool Everyman, the Sheffield Crucible and the Lyric, Hammersmith…
Peter James obituary
stage

You’re definitely having a laugh! Six hot comedy debuts at Edinburgh fringe 2025

silverguide.site – Molly McGuiness is treating audiences to a buffet, sketch troupe Simple Town bring fast-paced fun and Jessica Barton plays Mary Floppins … Here are half a dozen essential acts at the festival…
You’re definitely having a laugh! Six hot comedy debuts at Edinburgh fringe 2025
stage

No President review – surreal Trump satire with ballet shoes and boners

silverguide.site – New York company Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s take on the US president is an ideas-packed, dance-adjacent comedy inspiring whoops and walkouts…
No President review – surreal Trump satire with ballet shoes and boners
stage

The Merry Wives of Windsor review – Shakespeare’s script is the weakest bit of this joyous revel

silverguide.site – Falstaff’s corpulent roisterings are energetically played in Sean Holmes’ summery staging but the homely comedy comes laden with innuendo and xenophobia…
The Merry Wives of Windsor review – Shakespeare’s script is the weakest bit of this joyous revel
Close