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Houdini’s reappearing act: David Haig’s new play lays bare the magician’s dispute with Conan Doyle

www.silverguide.site – An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them into conflict…
Houdini’s reappearing act: David Haig’s new play lays bare the magician’s dispute with Conan Doyle

Do You Come from Gomorrah? review – Frank McGuinness’s blistering portrait of abuse and prejudice

www.silverguide.site – An unnamed narrator recollects a 1970s childhood of institutional brutality and sectarianism in this allusive memory play…
Do You Come from Gomorrah? review – Frank McGuinness’s blistering portrait of abuse and prejudice

‘She’d been drinking with Julie Walters. I heard a crash’: Victoria Wood’s genius – by her friends, fans and actors

www.silverguide.site – Dazzling performer, brilliant writer, maddening perfectionist, Easter Egg hunt maestro … on the 10th anniversary of Wood’s death, those who knew her best celebrate the shy introvert who redefined comedy…
‘She’d been drinking with Julie Walters. I heard a crash’: Victoria Wood’s genius – by her friends, fans and actors

The Center Will Not Hold review – a compelling conversation between US dance styles

www.silverguide.site – Tap, waacking, jookin’, footwork and jit are among the street and club styles that come together as Michelle Dorrance showcases a startling array of forms and talent…
The Center Will Not Hold review – a compelling conversation between US dance styles

Ronin review – Yukiko Masui’s swordplay choreography is exhilarating in its cut and thrust

www.silverguide.site – This audiovisually immersive, anime-inspired dance piece is full of stylishly fluid movement and thrilling fights and face-offs…
Ronin review – Yukiko Masui’s swordplay choreography is exhilarating in its cut and thrust

Cassie Workman: You Are Here review – a remarkable standup on a crumbling world

www.silverguide.site – Melbourne international comedy festivalThis show is an extended metaphor about modern capitalism told through a young boy’s battle with a sentient shopping mall. If that sounds weird, that’s because it is…
Cassie Workman: You Are Here review – a remarkable standup on a crumbling world

An Iliad review – David Wenham is a great match for contemporary twist on Homer’s epic

www.silverguide.site – Sydney Theatre CompanyStarring Wenham and triple-threat Helen Svoboda, this take on The Iliad captures the dark magic of masterful oral storytelling…
An Iliad review – David Wenham is a great match for contemporary twist on Homer’s epic

Huw Fyw review – take a sentimental journey around a war veteran’s living room

www.silverguide.site – Tudur Owen’s Welsh-language play about a second world war veteran is unashamedly heartfelt and anchored by very fine performances…
Huw Fyw review – take a sentimental journey around a war veteran’s living room

Give theatre choreographers and movement directors their own awards, says union group

www.silverguide.site – ‘If we celebrate the impact of physical storytelling, we must acknowledge the artists behind it,’ says Equity body, calling out the lack of movement categories in major awards…
Give theatre choreographers and movement directors their own awards, says union group

Proof review – Ayo Edebiri struggles but Kara Young soars in Broadway revival

www.silverguide.site – The Bear star and Don Cheadle are lost in a new take on David Auburn’s family drama but a standout performance from the two-time Tony winner does some heavy lifting…
Proof review – Ayo Edebiri struggles but Kara Young soars in Broadway revival

Phil Ellis: Bath Mat review – Taskmaster goof celebrates his midlife failures

www.silverguide.site – The northerner finds the funny in banalities with this raucous compendium of all-in-it-together bants…
Phil Ellis: Bath Mat review – Taskmaster goof celebrates his midlife failures

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review – Aaron Pierre makes a mesmerising McMurphy

www.silverguide.site – Director Clint Dyer brings a fresh political focus to Ken Kesey’s story of disempowerment but the relentless misogyny of the text feels retrograde…
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review – Aaron Pierre makes a mesmerising McMurphy

The Fear of 13 review – Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson lead sturdy, safe Broadway transfer

www.silverguide.site – There’s a strong emotional pull to this fact-based story of injustice, but on stage it’s all a little too polite to truly soar…
The Fear of 13 review – Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson lead sturdy, safe Broadway transfer

Naked puppets! Having sex! Lusty, foul-mouthed musical Avenue Q is back

www.silverguide.site – The taboo-busting, Tony-award-winning show has returned. But how will its 00s attitudes land today? And will they still sing Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist and If You Were Gay?…
Naked puppets! Having sex! Lusty, foul-mouthed musical Avenue Q is back

Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous review – a candid return to her most revealing celebrity interviews

www.silverguide.site – Archive footage and fresh commentary shed light on the craft and chaos of interrogating big names such as OJ Simpson and Donald Trump…
Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous review – a candid return to her most revealing celebrity interviews

Sistren review – a profound love story between two best friends (told with memes, lip-syncs and confetti)

www.silverguide.site – Belvoir Downstairs Theatre, SydneyIolanthe’s debut play, about two best friends who are being split up at school, was a cult hit last year – and now it’s back at Griffin Theatre Co for a victory lap…
Sistren review – a profound love story between two best friends (told with memes, lip-syncs and confetti)

Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside review – a gobsmacking comedy about fertility

www.silverguide.site – The unassuming US comedian and musician turns her journey to motherhood into a witty, bittersweet and beautifully judged show…
Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside review – a gobsmacking comedy about fertility

‘So beautiful’: Rachel Zegler hails accessibility of Evita’s free balcony scene

www.silverguide.site – Zegler won the Olivier award for best actress in a musical for her role in Jamie Lloyd’s ‘genius’ production…
‘So beautiful’: Rachel Zegler hails accessibility of Evita’s free balcony scene

‘I want to thank my amazing husband, who doesn’t exist!’ – Olivier awards’ best quotes

www.silverguide.site – Spouses real and imaginary, parents and passersby were thanked in the acceptance speeches – while host Nick Mohammed joked about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ride home…
‘I want to thank my amazing husband, who doesn’t exist!’ – Olivier awards’ best quotes

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead review – the radical, angry heart of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel is missing

www.silverguide.site – Belvoir St Theatre, SydneyPamela Rabe is brilliant in this adaptation of the Nobel laureate’s novel, but its deeply felt sense of horror and grief is gone…
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead review – the radical, angry heart of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel is missing
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