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Bullyache: A Good Man Is Hard to Find review – banking bros face their reckoning in grim gameshow

www.silverguide.site – Courtney Deyn and Jacob Samuel conjure a bleak world of excess, ritual and power in a visually striking but limited piece of dance-theatre…
Bullyache: A Good Man Is Hard to Find review – banking bros face their reckoning in grim gameshow
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The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher review – Hilary Mantel tale is provocative, powerful theatre

www.silverguide.site – Beginning as a culture clash comedy with cups of tea and deadly intent, this two-hander becomes boldly arresting…
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher review – Hilary Mantel tale is provocative, powerful theatre
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Waitress review – sweet but underbaked Broadway musical finally arrives in Australia

www.silverguide.site – Even among the notoriously thin plots of musicals, this one feels particularly underfed – though Natalie Bassingthwaighte does a reasonable job…
Waitress review – sweet but underbaked Broadway musical finally arrives in Australia
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Fourteen Again review – make a new musical out of Victoria Wood’s warmly witty songs? Let’s do it!

www.silverguide.site – Marking 10 years since the late comic’s death, this affectionate show blends her songs with a time-slip tale of friendship, regret and middle age…
Fourteen Again review – make a new musical out of Victoria Wood’s warmly witty songs? Let’s do it!
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Ashley Gavin review – a close look at the clitoris, gender and the ‘manly’ business of getting pregnant

www.silverguide.site – The masc lesbian comic from New York delivers a superb set with big laughs and twisty gender logic…
Ashley Gavin review – a close look at the clitoris, gender and the ‘manly’ business of getting pregnant
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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo review – slapstick ballet troupe is always on pointe

www.silverguide.site – Men in tutus and pointe shoes loving and parodying their art form never ages; it’s both simple and very sophisticated…
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo review – slapstick ballet troupe is always on pointe
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Magic review – spellbinding standoff between Houdini and Conan Doyle

www.silverguide.site – David Haig shines as writer and star of this dramatisation about the fraught friendship of two entertainment giants and their debate over what is real or simply illusion…
Magic review – spellbinding standoff between Houdini and Conan Doyle
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The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead Tony nominations with Rose Byrne and Daniel Radcliffe in the race

www.silverguide.site – Nominations also include recognitions for actors including Nathan Lane and Luke Evans while stars such as Lea Michele and Ayo Edebiri were snubbed…
The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead Tony nominations with Rose Byrne and Daniel Radcliffe in the race
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Michael Spicer: ‘Monty Python taught me that authority figures must earn our respect’

www.silverguide.site – The Room Next Door star on overnight success, ‘sneaky follows’ from politicians and how internet commenting has dragged society down…
Michael Spicer: ‘Monty Python taught me that authority figures must earn our respect’
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Tender review – modern masculinity laid bare in pumped-up strip club drama

www.silverguide.site – Directed with swagger and finesse by Matthew Xia, Dave Harris’s play explores sex, pleasure, parenthood and what makes a man…
Tender review – modern masculinity laid bare in pumped-up strip club drama
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You Are Here review: Danny Boyle’s postwar pop-culture tribute lets it all hang out

www.silverguide.site – The director’s immersive Southbank Centre takeover has vim and ardour in spades, if not complete coherence…
You Are Here review: Danny Boyle’s postwar pop-culture tribute lets it all hang out
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Kohlhaas review –Arinzé Kene thunders as a wronged resistance fighter speaking truth to power

www.silverguide.site – The timeless parable of a 16th-century horse dealer turned violent protester questions the personal cost of resistance in this awe-inspiring production from Omar Elerian…
Kohlhaas review –Arinzé Kene thunders as a wronged resistance fighter speaking truth to power
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The Glass Menagerie review – Tennessee Williams’ delicate classic is stomped on for laughs

www.silverguide.site – Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank TheatreWhile Alison Whyte is never less than compelling, director Mark Wilson encourages a buffoonery from the cast that is fatal to this play’s melancholic drift…
The Glass Menagerie review – Tennessee Williams’ delicate classic is stomped on for laughs
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Océan Brun review – Caribbean islanders’ lament ripples through Leicester Cathedral

www.silverguide.site – Part of the Let’s Dance International Frontiers festival, Compagnie Kaméléonite’s piece about the climate crisis features two transfixing performers…
Océan Brun review – Caribbean islanders’ lament ripples through Leicester Cathedral
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – hilarious and heartfelt, from top to Bottom

www.silverguide.site – A spunky Helena and an inspired Puck elicit spontaneous cheers and laughter in Emily Lim’s generous, creative and clever show…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – hilarious and heartfelt, from top to Bottom
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As a schoolboy, I was dazzled by the Festival of Britain in 1951 – but it revealed a divided nation | Michael Billington

www.silverguide.site – From the Dome of Discovery to the massive cigar-shaped Skylon, the spectacular cultural showcase was an exhilarating sight in 1951. The Tories demolished those prime exhibits yet, 75 years on, it has a significant legacy…
As a schoolboy, I was dazzled by the Festival of Britain in 1951 – but it revealed a divided nation | Michael Billington
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‘Do I put Sleeping Beauty on my CV?!’ Ballet dancers on their next steps, from midwifery to the House of Lords

www.silverguide.site – Six dancers who made bold career pivots reflect on ballet’s transferrable skills, what they miss about the stage – and what they were glad to leave behind…
‘Do I put Sleeping Beauty on my CV?!’ Ballet dancers on their next steps, from midwifery to the House of Lords
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‘Infinite pleasure’: the strip club drama that leaves you horny, vulnerable – and dialling your parents

www.silverguide.site – Tender by Dave Harris follows the male strippers at the failing Dancing Bears Club. Its playwright and stars discuss sex, power and their research trip to Magic Mike Live…
‘Infinite pleasure’: the strip club drama that leaves you horny, vulnerable – and dialling your parents
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‘My God, it’s a panic attack to watch’: Giffords Circus on its most dangerous show yet

www.silverguide.site – The Gloucestershire-based troupe, created 26 years ago by the late Nell Gifford and her husband Toti, is back with its most dangerous show yet, blending traditional skills with cutting-edge theatrics … and the dreaded Wheel of Death…
‘My God, it’s a panic attack to watch’: Giffords Circus on its most dangerous show yet
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Driftwood review – emotions dialled up to 11 in Trinidadian tale of longing

www.silverguide.site – A 1950s Port of Spain setting simmers with political change and family tension in Martina Laird’s debut play…
Driftwood review – emotions dialled up to 11 in Trinidadian tale of longing
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