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Disruption review – anti-AI thriller boasts knockout cast but tech commentary needs an update

silverguide.site – John David Washington leads an exceptionally talented cast in a sleek off-Broadway thriller that feels a little dated…
Disruption review – anti-AI thriller boasts knockout cast but tech commentary needs an update

Tao of Glass review – stage magic as McDermott meditates on the minimalist master

silverguide.site – This multifaceted and intensely personal homage to – and collaboration with – composer Philip Glass is a transcendent tapestry suffused with joy and wonder. …
Tao of Glass review – stage magic as McDermott meditates on the minimalist master

Cleansed review – Sarah Kane’s visions of brutal torture resonate more intensely than ever

silverguide.site – Rebecca Frecknall pulls off this notoriously difficult 1998 play, in which appalling cruelty and violence is balanced against human yearning for love and beauty…
Cleansed review – Sarah Kane’s visions of brutal torture resonate more intensely than ever

Love’s Labour’s Lost review – paella, bullfighting and flamenco make Shakespeare’s farce a fiesta

silverguide.site – Choreographers Carmen Igarza and Vanessa Guevara deserve to take a bow as spectacular dance and movement add passion to the seemingly unfinished play…
Love’s Labour’s Lost review – paella, bullfighting and flamenco make Shakespeare’s farce a fiesta

Marianela: Timeless review – perfect ballerina shows off a leg-whipping, frictionless mastery

silverguide.site – In what is officially her first solo show, the star principal marshals technically peerless performances from a tremendous company in finely chosen repertoire…
Marianela: Timeless review – perfect ballerina shows off a leg-whipping, frictionless mastery

‘People say I’m pouring Coca-Cola into fine malt whisky’: why is the National Theatre shaking up Sophocles?

silverguide.site – In a bold new production starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, the NT is fusing Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman. So what can two stories written 23 centuries apart tell us about how we live today?…
‘People say I’m pouring Coca-Cola into fine malt whisky’: why is the National Theatre shaking up Sophocles?

Ronnie Le Drew obituary

silverguide.site – Puppeteer best known for manipulating Zippy on the hit ITV series Rainbow and a stalwart of the Little Angel puppet theatre in London…
Ronnie Le Drew obituary

Uncle Vanya review – celebrity casting and cringey modernisation undercuts uneven Chekov

silverguide.site – Fayssal Bazzi and Philippa Northeast steal the show, but Shaun Micallef is a disaster…
Uncle Vanya review – celebrity casting and cringey modernisation undercuts uneven Chekov

PalesTEENian review – engaging story of mixed identity is a bit of a muddle

silverguide.site – Joe Haddad’s solo show tilts between family comedy and football fandom as well as the horrors of the Gaza war but never quite finds its focus…
PalesTEENian review – engaging story of mixed identity is a bit of a muddle

Laurie Kilmartin review – Oscars gag-writer unleashes a fierce and filthy talent

silverguide.site – She has penned jokes for Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien and the Academy. Now she’s seizing the limelight with scattergun routines about everything from penises to free-bleeding…
Laurie Kilmartin review – Oscars gag-writer unleashes a fierce and filthy talent

It’s the vibe: Australian comedy classic The Castle set to become a stage play

silverguide.site – Working Dog team behind the 1997 film reuniting to write ‘new, fully updated’ version for the stage, which will premiere in Melbourne in 2027…
It’s the vibe: Australian comedy classic The Castle set to become a stage play

Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78

silverguide.site – Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’…
Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78

Oona Doherty: Leather Jacket review – dancers delight in their hard sweaty work

silverguide.site – Slaps, beats and bounces underscore the unified collective pleasure of sharing a rhythm in this world premiere of the singular choreographer’s latest piece…
Oona Doherty: Leather Jacket review – dancers delight in their hard sweaty work

Bennelong in London review – Indigenous warrior meets the actor playing him in this funny, clever play

silverguide.site – Jane Harrison’s play is alive to the challenge of telling Bennelong’s story, teasing out tensions between past and present perspectives on a contested figure…
Bennelong in London review – Indigenous warrior meets the actor playing him in this funny, clever play

Shechter II: In the Brain review – a thrilling release of rave and ritual

silverguide.site – Hofesh Shechter’s latest doesn’t break new ground, but its exceptional dancers throw themselves into a moody, pulse-quickening celebration of communal movement…
Shechter II: In the Brain review – a thrilling release of rave and ritual

Beyond the body: Wayne McGregor stretches the definition of dance at this year’s Venice Dance Biennale

silverguide.site – With the British dance legend at the helm, this year’s themes ranged from quantum gravity to slightly muted geopolitics…
Beyond the body: Wayne McGregor stretches the definition of dance at this year’s Venice Dance Biennale

Trainspotting the Musical review – forgettable songs make this a bad trip

silverguide.site – Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonThe chopped-up story means this ends up feeling like a weak impersonation of Danny Boyle’s classic film…
Trainspotting the Musical review – forgettable songs make this a bad trip

The Cherry Orchard review – RSC’s starry cast brings disappointing lack of sparkle

silverguide.site – Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-AvonTamara Harvey’s production of Chekhov’s final play can seem woolly in meaning and soft-edged tone mutes its force…
The Cherry Orchard review – RSC’s starry cast brings disappointing lack of sparkle

Midnight at the Never Get review – Ben Platt soars in honey-hearted cabaret-musical of 60s sweethearts

silverguide.site – Told through pristine songs, Platt looks back on falling for his songwriter-lover – dazzlingly played by Gregor Milne – in a show of beguiling, bittersweet nostalgia…
Midnight at the Never Get review – Ben Platt soars in honey-hearted cabaret-musical of 60s sweethearts

‘Being American feels helpless and scary’: actor Ben Platt on nerves, queer songs and why he couldn’t do it without his husband

silverguide.site – The star of Dear Evan Hansen plays a 1960s Greenwich Village crooner in hit queer musical Midnight at the Never Get. It’s the perfect outlet for his anxiety, he says…
‘Being American feels helpless and scary’: actor Ben Platt on nerves, queer songs and why he couldn’t do it without his husband
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