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Grace Pervades review – Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison exceptional as Victorian stage stars

silverguide.site – In 25 scenes spanning 1878-1966, David Hare’s wry and elegant love letter to theatre focuses on the working and romantic relationship between Ellen Terry and Henry Irving…
Grace Pervades review – Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison exceptional as Victorian stage stars
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Diamonds and Dust review – Dita Von Teese and Faye Tozer’s saddle-sore wild west burlesque

silverguide.site – A regal Von Teese oversees this uninspiring mix of chandelier-swinging cabaret, circus and dance featuring the Steps singer as a saloon owner with a string of exes…
Diamonds and Dust review – Dita Von Teese and Faye Tozer’s saddle-sore wild west burlesque
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Liberation review – fizzing tensions of historic Pan-African Congress

silverguide.site – Ntombizodwa Nyoni’s deft and nuanced play balances ideologies and ambition, personality clashes and generational conflict at key 1945 Manchester conference…
Liberation review – fizzing tensions of historic Pan-African Congress
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Over and Over (and Over Again) review – behold the human disco ball!

silverguide.site – Taking rests when required, Candoco’s integrated company capture the paradox of dancefloor abandonment…
Over and Over (and Over Again) review – behold the human disco ball!
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Edinburgh fringe 2025: the best theatre and comedy we’ve already reviewed

silverguide.site – This year’s festival has plenty of returning heroes, from Nina Conti to Nick Mohammed. Here are 10 shows our critics praised…
Edinburgh fringe 2025: the best theatre and comedy we’ve already reviewed
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The Constant Wife review – Rose Leslie and Laura Wade let fresh light into Maugham’s drawing room

silverguide.site – A sharp new version of Somerset Maugham’s 1926 tale of adultery is led by the Game of Thrones star and includes a jazz score by Jamie Cullum…
The Constant Wife review – Rose Leslie and Laura Wade let fresh light into Maugham’s drawing room
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Evita review – Rachel Zegler is phenomenal but Jamie Lloyd’s rock show drowns out the story

silverguide.site – Zegler excels as Eva Perón and the crowds outside are used to capture the hypnotic appeal of populism but the narrative takes a backseat in his staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical…
Evita review – Rachel Zegler is phenomenal but Jamie Lloyd’s rock show drowns out the story
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‘My hospital notes said: estimated female’: jazz musician Gill Hicks on being caught in the 7/7 bombings

silverguide.site – After being pulled from the wreckage, she spent months learning how to speak again. Now, 20 years on, Hicks is performing her beloved jazz standards on stage – and remembering those who saved her life…
‘My hospital notes said: estimated female’: jazz musician Gill Hicks on being caught in the 7/7 bombings
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The best theatre to stream this month: Stereophonic’s suite of addictive songs

silverguide.site – A sensational Broadway recording, an electrifying Liza Minnelli documentary and King and ‘Queen’ Lear…
The best theatre to stream this month: Stereophonic’s suite of addictive songs
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Susan Sarandon ‘terrified but excited’ to make UK theatrical debut in September

silverguide.site – The Oscar winner will appear alongside Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough when they play the same character at different ages in Tracy Letts’ play Mary Page Marlowe…
Susan Sarandon ‘terrified but excited’ to make UK theatrical debut in September
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Emmanuel Sonubi: ‘I nearly died on stage. Suddenly, it wasn’t a big deal to have a bad gig’

silverguide.site – The standup on surviving heart failure, gigging on cruise ships and how a Tom Hanks gag saved him from his worst heckle…
Emmanuel Sonubi: ‘I nearly died on stage. Suddenly, it wasn’t a big deal to have a bad gig’
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Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 golden comedy shows to see this summer

silverguide.site – Desiree Burch returns, Bridget Christie drops in and Toussaint Douglass flies while Joe Kent-Walters goes beyond the grave and Jazz Emu has a midlife crisis…
Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 golden comedy shows to see this summer
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A Woman Alone review – a stylised portrait of contemporary financial precarity

silverguide.site – This updating of Agnieszka Holland’s 1981 film about a struggling single mother suggests life under capitalist consumerism is no easier than it was under communism …
A Woman Alone review – a stylised portrait of contemporary financial precarity
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Through It All Together review – Leeds United drama tackles big themes

silverguide.site – Chris O’Connor’s comedy-drama unites a paean to former Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa with the story of a married couple living with dementia during the club’s promotion season…
Through It All Together review – Leeds United drama tackles big themes
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Stampede in Soho: puppet animals on an epic trek bring wonder and warning to London streets

silverguide.site – Public art project The Herds is passing through the capital on 20,000km journey from Congo Basin to Arctic Circle, inspiring climate action…
Stampede in Soho: puppet animals on an epic trek bring wonder and warning to London streets
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Man’s Best Friend review – lockdown, loneliness and a pack of cute canines

silverguide.site – Douglas Maxwell’s monologue about a dog walker moves from lighthearted to maudlin as it evokes a world in limbo…
Man’s Best Friend review – lockdown, loneliness and a pack of cute canines
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The Tempest review – drama in the heavens adds real magic to tumultuous tale

silverguide.site – This outdoor offering, part homage and part reimagining of Shakespeare’s text, has visual spectacle, a magnificent score and a cast undeterred by an actual storm…
The Tempest review – drama in the heavens adds real magic to tumultuous tale
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How to Win Against History review – forgotten toff’s stage dreams recovered

silverguide.site – Seiriol Davies’ musical biography of Edwardian aristocrat Henry Cyril Paget is crammed with wit but its subject remains enigmatic…
How to Win Against History review – forgotten toff’s stage dreams recovered
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Intimate Apparel review – Lynn Nottage’s exquisitely stitched tale of a seamstress’s dreams

silverguide.site – Samira Wiley is superb as a corset-maker who embroiders dreams for herself and others in Lynette Linton’s tremendous production…
Intimate Apparel review – Lynn Nottage’s exquisitely stitched tale of a seamstress’s dreams
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This Bitter Earth review – fighting and flirting in a wild ride steered by Billy Porter

silverguide.site – There is crackling chemistry in Harrison David Rivers’ two-hander starring Omari Douglas and Alexander Lincoln…
This Bitter Earth review – fighting and flirting in a wild ride steered by Billy Porter
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