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Marie and Rosetta review – Beverley Knight’s mighty voice soars as the godmother of rock’n’roll

silverguide.site – Didactic two-hander sees trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe face down racism with song as she tours the segregated US south with her fawning protege…
Marie and Rosetta review – Beverley Knight’s mighty voice soars as the godmother of rock’n’roll
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Happy Days review – Pamela Rabe gives an aching performance in Samuel Beckett’s unrelenting play

silverguide.site – This is a particularly oppressive and tragic take on Beckett’s famous play, with fewer laughs than usual – making it a tough space to exist in for its run-time…
Happy Days review – Pamela Rabe gives an aching performance in Samuel Beckett’s unrelenting play
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The Black Woman of Gippsland review – in the battle to tell Australia’s history, who gets to be believed?

silverguide.site – Melbourne Theatre CompanyThere are some excellent performances and intriguing ideas in Sunshine Super Girl director Andrea James’ new work, but it lacks drama…
The Black Woman of Gippsland review – in the battle to tell Australia’s history, who gets to be believed?
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Two Pints review – Roddy Doyle’s boozy banter is a masterclass in comedy

silverguide.site – The writer’s gift for gags is on full display in this adaptation starring two men offering up laddish chat along with questions of life and death in an Irish pub…
Two Pints review – Roddy Doyle’s boozy banter is a masterclass in comedy
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Einkvan review – Nobel-winner’s eerie, evocative study of estrangement and solitude

silverguide.site – A sinister, clinical chill permeates this beguiling production of a new work by Norwegian dramatist Jon Fosse, aided by clever lighting and a ghostly piano score…
Einkvan review – Nobel-winner’s eerie, evocative study of estrangement and solitude
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Here We Are review – Sondheim’s desperate diners have a double helping of Buñuel

silverguide.site – This energetic look at the charmed lives of the 1% features some signature sparks, but the class satire is not potent enough in the composer’s swansong…
Here We Are review – Sondheim’s desperate diners have a double helping of Buñuel
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Les Misérables actors to boycott Kennedy Center performance over Trump attendance

silverguide.site – At least 10 of musical’s cast members will not participate in June show the president is expected to attend…
Les Misérables actors to boycott Kennedy Center performance over Trump attendance
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A Festival of Korean Dance: Jungle review – muscular intensity and wonder

silverguide.site – This year’s festival launches with a multi-layered exploration of human connection from Korea National Contemporary Dance Company…
A Festival of Korean Dance: Jungle review – muscular intensity and wonder
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Three Hens in a Boat review – Jerome K Jerome inspires funny voyage of family reflection

silverguide.site – Three generations of soon-to-be-weds unload their emotional baggage into the Thames in Camille Ucan’s comedy…
Three Hens in a Boat review – Jerome K Jerome inspires funny voyage of family reflection
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Could a new wave of urgent theatre hold the key to tackling climate change?

silverguide.site – From a New Forest giant inspiring an asthmatic teen to a herd of animal puppets walking to the Arctic Circle, theatre far and wide is taking action – but with energy and optimism, rather than doom-laden tales…
Could a new wave of urgent theatre hold the key to tackling climate change?
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David Harewood to return to Othello almost 30 years after groundbreaking National Theatre production

silverguide.site – Harewood – who became the first black actor to play Othello at the NT in 1997 – will play the role at Theatre Royal Haymarket opposite Toby Jones as Iago…
David Harewood to return to Othello almost 30 years after groundbreaking National Theatre production
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‘We’re not here to slander Sondheim!’ Inside the master’s wild final musical, completed at last

silverguide.site – Here We Are, a satirical mashup of two surrealist movie masterpieces, was finished after musicals maestro Stephen Sondheim died – outraging some fans. As the show hits Britain, its stars and creators reveal their thrills and fears…
‘We’re not here to slander Sondheim!’ Inside the master’s wild final musical, completed at last
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The Wrong Gods review – absorbing drama tackles dark chapter in India’s history

silverguide.site – Counting and Cracking creator S Shakthidharan uses family and fable to examine epic ideas in this story of a community under threat…
The Wrong Gods review – absorbing drama tackles dark chapter in India’s history
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Hamlet Hail to the Thief review – study of righteous anger links Shakespeare to Radiohead

silverguide.site – Collaboration with Thom Yorke is worth hype in tragedy played with clarity and verve…
Hamlet Hail to the Thief review – study of righteous anger links Shakespeare to Radiohead
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The Gang of Three review – inside an old boys’ club of Labour intrigue

silverguide.site – Roy Jenkins, Denis Healey and Anthony Crosland debate among themselves in Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky’s look at the big beasts of 70s Westminster…
The Gang of Three review – inside an old boys’ club of Labour intrigue
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An Oak Tree review – Tim Crouch’s tricksy two-hander is still a theatrical wonder

silverguide.site – A guest star – here, a delighted Jessie Buckley – is fed their script during the performance in this now two-decade-old revelation of theatre-making…
An Oak Tree review – Tim Crouch’s tricksy two-hander is still a theatrical wonder
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Dogs on the Metro review – all stations to teenage angst

silverguide.site – The Tyne and Wear Metro is the setting of Emilie Robson’s evocative new play about two teen friends but something darker rumbles beneath…
Dogs on the Metro review – all stations to teenage angst
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Shedinburgh festival returns with new 100-seat venue at Edinburgh fringe

silverguide.site – Francesca Moody and Gary McNair’s innovative DIY solution to Covid restrictions will be revamped for a series of in-person, one-off shows…
Shedinburgh festival returns with new 100-seat venue at Edinburgh fringe
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Pierre Audi obituary

silverguide.site – Innovative founder of the Almeida theatre in London and director of the Dutch National Opera…
Pierre Audi obituary
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Letter: Philip Lowrie obituary

silverguide.site – Richard Digby Day writes: Working with Philip Lowrie was always a creative pleasure and I remember him with great affection…
Letter: Philip Lowrie obituary
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