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So Are We: León and Lightfoot review – mesmerising moments in a Royal Ballet homecoming

silverguide.site – Prodigal son Paul Lightfoot returns with Sol León for their first performance by a British dance company. The result is impressively choreographed, if in need of more heart…
So Are We: León and Lightfoot review – mesmerising moments in a Royal Ballet homecoming
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The Long Drop review – Denise Mina’s whisky-soaked tale of triple murder is horribly gripping

silverguide.site – The novel is adapted with equal parts wit and horror to capture the depravity of a notorious crime in Glasgow…
The Long Drop review – Denise Mina’s whisky-soaked tale of triple murder is horribly gripping
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This is Rambert review – 100th birthday knees-up is a big leap forward

silverguide.site – The company’s centenary celebration isn’t about nostalgia – this occasionally thrilling triple bill of recent creations showcases some excellent dancers…
This is Rambert review – 100th birthday knees-up is a big leap forward
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‘They kissed, and the audience roared’: the new musical about gay activists and striking miners

silverguide.site – In 1984, an unlikely coalition was formed between London LGBTQ+ campaigners and Welsh miners. Now their story, as told in the 2014 film Pride, is coming to the stage. The original demonstrators share what the new production means to them…
‘They kissed, and the audience roared’: the new musical about gay activists and striking miners
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‘Audiences no longer laugh if you call their town crap’: can Phil Wang heal divided Britain?

silverguide.site – He’s the perfect comedian to cool down these incendiary times. As Philly Philly takes his Uh Oh standup show on tour, he talks about woke traps, lefty blindspots – and gen Z’s lurch to the right…
‘Audiences no longer laugh if you call their town crap’: can Phil Wang heal divided Britain?
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Radiohead revenge tragedy Hamlet Hail to the Thief sets London dates

silverguide.site – Production fusing the band’s sixth album and Shakespeare’s masterpiece will open at the Barbican later this year…
Radiohead revenge tragedy Hamlet Hail to the Thief sets London dates
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We Had a World review – a playwright torn between his warring mother and grandmother

silverguide.site – Joshua Harmon studies his family’s fraught matriarchal relations in this thoughtful drama…
We Had a World review – a playwright torn between his warring mother and grandmother
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Laurence Olivier honoured with blue plaque unveiled by Ian McKellen

silverguide.site – Ceremony takes place at actor’s former home in Pimlico, central London, where he lived from the age of five to 12…
Laurence Olivier honoured with blue plaque unveiled by Ian McKellen
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Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran

silverguide.site – Carmen Nasr’s adaptation of the film set during the Iran-Iraq war is searing enough to feel like a 2026 livestream…
Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran
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How to Make a Mess review – Nigella Lawson musical lacks a vital ingredient

silverguide.site – To help her digest the grief of her mother’s death, a woman conjures the celebrity cook in this show written by Emily Rose Simons…
How to Make a Mess review – Nigella Lawson musical lacks a vital ingredient
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Attachment review – adoption is a marathon in this sprint of a show

silverguide.site – Julia Cranney’s play illustrates complex processes as it explores one woman’s plans to start a family but it hops too quickly through her life…
Attachment review – adoption is a marathon in this sprint of a show
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Tempest in the stalls as baby disrupts Kenneth Branagh RSC performance

silverguide.site – Audience members said baby’s cooing and gurgling ruined Branagh’s return to the RSC after 30 years, with some seeking refunds…
Tempest in the stalls as baby disrupts Kenneth Branagh RSC performance
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Allegra review – Maureen Lipman cuts loose in whimsical tale of woman who can’t stop singing

silverguide.site – Society tries to quash the quirks of a spirited eccentric in Peter Quilter’s new play that fails to go beyond its lead character’s unworldliness…
Allegra review – Maureen Lipman cuts loose in whimsical tale of woman who can’t stop singing
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‘The Epstein files are about more than men and money’: All the Rage, the ‘guerrilla’ play fuelled by 80 furious women

silverguide.site – Enraged at how the victims of Jeffrey Epstein are being forgotten, more than 80 female and non-binary writers united – to create an epic drama fusing art, activism and anger. How will it work?…
‘The Epstein files are about more than men and money’: All the Rage, the ‘guerrilla’ play fuelled by 80 furious women
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Tony awards 2026: Death of a Salesman triumphs, as Lesley Manville and John Lithgow also win

silverguide.site – Joe Mantello’s stark revival of Arthur Miller’s classic drama takes home six awards, while Ragtime and Schmigadoon! pick up musical wins…
Tony awards 2026: Death of a Salesman triumphs, as Lesley Manville and John Lithgow also win
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Tony awards 2026: full list of winners

silverguide.site – This year’s Tony awards have already seen wins for musicals Schmigadoon! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball…
Tony awards 2026: full list of winners
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Why I use my phone in the theatre | Brief letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Hearing aids | Dog house | Nicola Sturgeon | Nine times table | Triggered by maths…
Why I use my phone in the theatre | Brief letters
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Atonement review – guilt and love battle for an unhappy ending

silverguide.site – This stage version of Ian McEwan’s devastating class novel shows inspiring touches and the cast play adeptly, yet the tale’s emotional sweep feels underpowered…
Atonement review – guilt and love battle for an unhappy ending
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Milo Rau turned tribunals into theatre. Now his own moral judgement is on trial

silverguide.site – The Swiss director has staged court cases against Pussy Riot, mining companies in Congo and Gisèle Pelicot’s abusers. But after his invitation to tech billionaire Peter Thiel caused a scandal in Vienna, is Rau’s method eating itself?…
Milo Rau turned tribunals into theatre. Now his own moral judgement is on trial
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When fellow theatregoers caused a ruckus | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article about unsocial behaviour in theatres, following the actor Rosamund Pike calling out an audience member for texting during her play Inter Alia…
When fellow theatregoers caused a ruckus | Letters
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