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Supposing: review – only ancient Greek rage will suffice in our exasperating times

silverguide.site – A modern, secular woman is transformed into a Hellenic heroine as she sees visions of the future in Zinnie Harris’s minimalist drama…
Supposing: review – only ancient Greek rage will suffice in our exasperating times
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[seagull] review – silence proves golden in innovative if puzzling shot at Chekhov

silverguide.site – Magnificently expressive performances make this ambitious sign-language production feel viscerally new. But what’s with the square brackets?…
[seagull] review – silence proves golden in innovative if puzzling shot at Chekhov
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A Trial: After An Enemy of the People review – Wagner Moura upends Ibsen and keeps us guessing

silverguide.site – At the Edinburgh international festival, the Narcos star and director Christiane Jatahy transform the 1882 classic into a resonant, fourth wall-breaking event…
A Trial: After An Enemy of the People review – Wagner Moura upends Ibsen and keeps us guessing
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‘Can’t stop smiling!’ The wait is over for epic Game of Thrones prequel The Mad King

silverguide.site – New play, which has been a decade in the works, opens at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon after five previews were cancelled…
‘Can’t stop smiling!’ The wait is over for epic Game of Thrones prequel The Mad King
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In the Black review – rewarding drama about the Faustian pact of big business

silverguide.site – Quaz Degraft draws on his knowledge of high finance for these misadventures in a material, misogynist world…
In the Black review – rewarding drama about the Faustian pact of big business
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Cats review – it’s a jellicle jumble as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s moggies get the zoomies

silverguide.site – Macavity and co are back, with the balance in Drew McOnie’s stylish revival tipped in favour of dance and acrobatics over storytelling…
Cats review – it’s a jellicle jumble as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s moggies get the zoomies
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‘It’s a Pan-African story’: the artists telling the amazing true tale of Zambia’s mission to reach space

silverguide.site – The nation’s audacious 1960s rocket programme was met with ridicule. Now, more than 60 years on, this curious episode is inspiring film-makers, playwrights and a circus show at the fringe…
‘It’s a Pan-African story’: the artists telling the amazing true tale of Zambia’s mission to reach space
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The Silence of the Lambs review – Hannibal Lecter’s daring stage outing is a shock to the system

silverguide.site – There are electrifying – and also queasy – moments in this version of the classic 90s horror about the interrogation of a psychotic psychiatrist by an FBI rookie…
The Silence of the Lambs review – Hannibal Lecter’s daring stage outing is a shock to the system
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Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters review – superstar returns with style, the Stones and his daughter

silverguide.site – Mixing contemporary, Cuban and classical works, Acosta has charisma to burn and is accompanied by an impressive cohort…
Carlos Acosta: Myths and Modern Masters review – superstar returns with style, the Stones and his daughter
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Fame the Musical review – stardom seekers light up the stage like a flame

silverguide.site – This exuberant revival fizzes like a shaken can of soda, capturing the round-the-clock toil of aspiring performers…
Fame the Musical review – stardom seekers light up the stage like a flame
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Fiddler on the Roof review – a superlative cast welcomes you into a vibrant, revitalised musical classic

silverguide.site – The much-loved musical has a fresh update, with rich characters and dialled-in performances, especially when it comes to the portrayal of Fiddler’s women…
Fiddler on the Roof review – a superlative cast welcomes you into a vibrant, revitalised musical classic
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Peter Gill showed theatre audiences that anywhere could be the centre of the world

silverguide.site – The playwright and director, who has died aged 86, completed DH Lawrence’s revolution in spotlighting the stories of working people…
Peter Gill showed theatre audiences that anywhere could be the centre of the world
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Dog Man: The Musical review – Dav Pilkey’s megastar mutt sniffs out the spotlight in a barking show

silverguide.site – A part-canine cop, a villainous cat and a psychokinetic butterflyfish burst into song as the wildly popular children’s books are adapted for the stage…
Dog Man: The Musical review – Dav Pilkey’s megastar mutt sniffs out the spotlight in a barking show
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I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical review – Queen of Funk’s jukebox epic lacks the X factor

silverguide.site – Alexandra Burke is valiant in the leading role but the superstar’s story is squandered in this sprawling and uneven show…
I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical review – Queen of Funk’s jukebox epic lacks the X factor
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Peter Gill: a theatrical visionary with an unsparing honesty

silverguide.site – Gill’s dramas of divided class loyalties such as The York Realist had a clear-eyed precision matched by his rigorous work as a director…
Peter Gill: a theatrical visionary with an unsparing honesty
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Peter Gill obituary

silverguide.site – Acclaimed playwright and director whose reputation was forged at the Royal Court theatre in London…
Peter Gill obituary
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No smut, no swearing, wrong-feet wellies and a silly hat: the gentle comedy genius of Jimmy Cricket

silverguide.site – Having cut his teeth in the holiday camps of the north, the comic bestrode 80s TV with his unthreatening brand of fun, being knighted by the pope in 2015• Jimmy Cricket, comedian known for his ‘And there’s more!’ catchphrase, dies aged 80…
No smut, no swearing, wrong-feet wellies and a silly hat: the gentle comedy genius of Jimmy Cricket
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Reader Q&A: ask our comedy critic anything ahead of the Edinburgh fringe – live

silverguide.site – The world’s largest performing arts festival returns to the Scottish capital for three weeks – and over 4,000 shows – from this weekend. Brian Logan is answering your questions about it now…
Reader Q&A: ask our comedy critic anything ahead of the Edinburgh fringe – live
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What, no sequinned crooners? How cruises became the home for world class theatre

silverguide.site – Forget cheesy acts, these days cruise ships boast the cutting edge tech to stage hip West End productions and Olivier award-winning musicals – and young people are loving it…
What, no sequinned crooners? How cruises became the home for world class theatre
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Now You See Me Live review – magic so bombastic it may be visible from space

silverguide.site – A quartet of conjurors, calling themselves the Horsemen, perform fine feats of escapology and mentalism that are undermined by smoke, lasers and pomposity…
Now You See Me Live review – magic so bombastic it may be visible from space
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