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Camdenwalla review – one long night of fear and defiance in 90s London

silverguide.site – Jonny Khan’s debut play, about an uncle and niece manning phones at a rescue service during racist attacks, is well acted yet lacks tension…
Camdenwalla review – one long night of fear and defiance in 90s London
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45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages

silverguide.site – Memories of an ex-girlfriend are rekindled as a couple prepare to celebrate in this adaptation of the hit film…
45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
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‘People like me needed Sinéad O’Connor’: how the singer and activist inspired a new dance work

silverguide.site – Tony-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh was ‘broken up’ when she heard about the Irish singer-songwriter’s death three years ago. Now she and a group of over-40s female dancers are paying homage: ‘People love her, people need her’…
‘People like me needed Sinéad O’Connor’: how the singer and activist inspired a new dance work
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Toe-to-toe boxers, a moving maze and comedy flamenco: Edinburgh festival 2026’s hottest dance and circus

silverguide.site – This year brings world-renowned choreographers, ballet cabaret and fluffy clowns for toddlers…
Toe-to-toe boxers, a moving maze and comedy flamenco: Edinburgh festival 2026’s hottest dance and circus
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Letter: David Burke obituary

silverguide.site – Ian Brown writes: David Burke benefited from the opportunities provided by a rep company…
Letter: David Burke obituary
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Cry/Laugh review – did you hear the one about the town crier and the jester?

silverguide.site – Nay Dhanak’s clownish tale follows an odd couple struggling to live up to their roles passing news from royal power to the public…
Cry/Laugh review – did you hear the one about the town crier and the jester?
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Ganesh Versus the Third Reich review – stunning, provocative work claps back to a new world of fascism

silverguide.site – The Ibsen and Gold Lion-winning company has brought back their most audacious play. The timing couldn’t be better – or more terrifying…
Ganesh Versus the Third Reich review – stunning, provocative work claps back to a new world of fascism
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Glengarry Glen Ross review – Mamet’s gender-swapped motormouths fail to close the deal

silverguide.site – Patrick Marber’s perplexing revival of the salesmen classic amps up the comedy and the performance of masculinity but veers into Bugsy Malone territory…
Glengarry Glen Ross review – Mamet’s gender-swapped motormouths fail to close the deal
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Jesús Carmona: UnYdos review – flamenco delivered with flourish and fire

silverguide.site – The annual Flamenco festival kicks off in spectacular style, with a show of serpentine grace and rhythmic precision…
Jesús Carmona: UnYdos review – flamenco delivered with flourish and fire
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A Fine Idea review – international development drama laden with number-crunching

silverguide.site – Despite some strong satire, there is too much telling and not enough showing in Christine Bacon’s play exploring global inequality…
A Fine Idea review – international development drama laden with number-crunching
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‘In the past, there was lots of swearing and saying you were crap’: my day at the all-new Italia Conti stage school

silverguide.site – From Noël Coward to Martine McCutcheon, the famed institution has been hothousing talent for more than a century. Our writer finds there’s a softer approach these days – and a food bank…
‘In the past, there was lots of swearing and saying you were crap’: my day at the all-new Italia Conti stage school
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The Homecoming of Joseph Grace review – poignant story of a life unmoored by war and exile

silverguide.site – Michael Glenn Murphy is the accidental soldier and reluctant revolutionary reckoning with his past in Deirdre Kinahan’s touching drama of regret and return…
The Homecoming of Joseph Grace review – poignant story of a life unmoored by war and exile
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Sly stage version of The Traitors to lure audiences with five different endings

silverguide.site – Play at Gillian Lynne theatre in London will cycle through versions with weekend crowds able to pick one…
Sly stage version of The Traitors to lure audiences with five different endings
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Distillation review – a paean to peat that’s a feast for the senses

silverguide.site – Luke Casserly’s playful, participatory exploration of Ireland’s 10,000-year-old bogs involves touch, sound, taste – and an earthy perfume…
Distillation review – a paean to peat that’s a feast for the senses
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Savage, a play about Paul O’Grady’s rise to national treasure, to premiere in February

silverguide.site – RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Danny Beard to step into Lily Savage’s heels in Jonathan Harvey’s play…
Savage, a play about Paul O’Grady’s rise to national treasure, to premiere in February
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Death in Venice: Willem Dafoe thrills theatre biennale with adventurous shows about ghosts and rebirth

silverguide.site – From a Noh Othello that puts Desdemona centre stage to a requiem for a family killed in the Rwandan genocide, the theatre at this year’s festival gives voice to the marginalised…
Death in Venice: Willem Dafoe thrills theatre biennale with adventurous shows about ghosts and rebirth
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Kenneth Bannerman obituary

silverguide.site – Dancer with Ballet Rambert whose promising career was cut short by injury…
Kenneth Bannerman obituary
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Peter Thomson obituary

silverguide.site – Influential drama professor who espoused the theory of ‘learning by doing’…
Peter Thomson obituary
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A Life in Four Seasons review – dancers of all ages have spring in their steps

silverguide.site – Performers representing the four seasons of life – and a wide range of styles – dance to a ravey remix of Vivaldi…
A Life in Four Seasons review – dancers of all ages have spring in their steps
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‘Anger burns off every bit of it’: the furious guerrilla-art response to the Epstein files

silverguide.site – All the Rage, a collection of ‘art meets theatre meets activism’ by more than 80 writers, can feel overwhelming, writes our critic, but it devastatingly conveys the cumulative horror and anger of abuse against women…
‘Anger burns off every bit of it’: the furious guerrilla-art response to the Epstein files
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