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After Party review – matters of life and death as flamboyant ‘glam-ma’ turns 80

silverguide.site – A grandmother welcomes her family to a birthday bash in a muddled play that addresses its key theme too late…
After Party review – matters of life and death as flamboyant ‘glam-ma’ turns 80
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Yeehaw! Bring on the tap-dancing cowgirls! How the Edinburgh Military Tattoo suddenly got cool

silverguide.site – With its marching bands, billowing flags and precision drills, the Tattoo has never exactly been cutting edge. But now an experimental theatre-maker has been let loose on it ……
Yeehaw! Bring on the tap-dancing cowgirls! How the Edinburgh Military Tattoo suddenly got cool
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Harriet Richardson: Creep review – a scandalous delve into shame and desire

silverguide.site – With the air of a hungover postmortem, Richardson gives a head-spinning account of an encounter with an older comedian…
Harriet Richardson: Creep review – a scandalous delve into shame and desire
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Jenny Roberts obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: Arts administrator who nurtured young organisations and became a theatre relationship manager for Arts Council England …
Jenny Roberts obituary
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Sheila Ballantine obituary

silverguide.site – Actor with a long career that included Joe Orton’s Loot, an Alan Ayckbourn trilogy and seasons at the Old Vic and the National…
Sheila Ballantine obituary
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Roleplay review – Fleabag producer scores again with one woman’s life as a ‘slutfluencer’

silverguide.site – Hannah Reilly is a bold and deft performer in a knotty solo show that questions whether sexual empowerment can survive its commodification…
Roleplay review – Fleabag producer scores again with one woman’s life as a ‘slutfluencer’
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‘Makes Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey seem understated’ – critics weigh up Game of Thrones: The Mad King

silverguide.site – ‘Spectacular’ or ‘stolid’? The reviews are in for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s prequel to George RR Martin’s fantasy blockbuster…
‘Makes Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey seem understated’ – critics weigh up Game of Thrones: The Mad King
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‘Comedy is my seed of hope’: UK Palestinian comic Sami Abu Wardeh on his Edinburgh show

silverguide.site – A growing wave of Palestinian performers are using comedy to tell their stories of occupation, exile and war…
‘Comedy is my seed of hope’: UK Palestinian comic Sami Abu Wardeh on his Edinburgh show
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Sanctuary review – tender, uplifting portrait of love in the Aids crisis

silverguide.site – Jacob Sparrow’s award-winning two-hander finds hope and humanity amid the prejudice and loss of the 1990s…
Sanctuary review – tender, uplifting portrait of love in the Aids crisis
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Game of Thrones: The Mad King review – an action-packed saga of dry ice and fire

silverguide.site – This prequel to the TV series has one joust after another, spectacular stagecraft and plenty of modern resonance…
Game of Thrones: The Mad King review – an action-packed saga of dry ice and fire
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Prophets review – a mysterious tale of faith at the end of the world

silverguide.site – A researcher encounters an isolated community in thrall to a mysterious religious leader in Jack MacGregor’s atmospheric but elusive drama…
Prophets review – a mysterious tale of faith at the end of the world
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Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone? review – morose misadventures of a luckless bachelor

silverguide.site – The SNL UK star’s romantic failures and house-share humiliations make for a fun hour of downbeat yet twinkling comedy…
Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone? review – morose misadventures of a luckless bachelor
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Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection review – bad encounters with men spun into great comedy

silverguide.site – The standup is on sparkling form as she mines a lifetime of baffling and alarming experiences for a smart, purposeful and very funny hour…
Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection review – bad encounters with men spun into great comedy
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Hostile review – surreal spaghetti western is a wild and wordless ride

silverguide.site – At the Edinburgh international festival, Olivier Rannou’s lone cowboy encounters desert dangers in a mix of clowning, mime and visual trickery…
Hostile review – surreal spaghetti western is a wild and wordless ride
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Tom Chadbon obituary

silverguide.site – Versatile actor whose career spanned The Liver Birds, Doctor Who and an Edward Bond season at the Royal Court theatre…
Tom Chadbon obituary
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Foriegner review – will drinking your own urine get you a US visa?

silverguide.site – Sohrab Haghverdi takes pleasure at winding up the audience in a subversively funny ‘anti-comedy’ of autobiographical insight and political provocation…
Foriegner review – will drinking your own urine get you a US visa?
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Magic tricks, Palestinian circus, and a ‘kinky Hamlet’: the must-see shows at 2026’s Edinburgh fringe

silverguide.site – From big-name standups to dance performances and experimental plays, here are our picks for an excellent festival ‘It’s like managing depression – you need to remember basic self-care’: fringe veterans share their wisdom with eager festival newbies Explore the rest of our coverage of the Edinburgh festival 2026…
Magic tricks, Palestinian circus, and a ‘kinky Hamlet’: the must-see shows at 2026’s Edinburgh fringe
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‘If you’d done that in the 90s, you’d be torn to shreds!’: comedy icons share their Edinburgh fringe survival tips with first-timers

silverguide.site – How do you deal with nerves or bad reviews? What if you don’t sell any tickets? For debutants, the list of potential worries is huge. So we paired a few up with veterans to talk past mistakes, coping strategies – and the odd celebrity encounter…
‘If you’d done that in the 90s, you’d be torn to shreds!’: comedy icons share their Edinburgh fringe survival tips with first-timers
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A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review – finally, a jukebox musical that really works

silverguide.site – Broadway star Will Swenson plays Diamond with such swagger, charm and expansive showmanship that all flaws in the material sluice away…
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical review – finally, a jukebox musical that really works
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Water Colour review – an elegant, expertly handled study of depression

silverguide.site – Milly Sweeney’s award-winning two-hander about an art student and a kitchen porter draws power from its clever structure and light touch…
Water Colour review – an elegant, expertly handled study of depression
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