Guardian Life & Style (US) • Jan. 21, 2026, 1:13 p.m.

Malmaison hotel, London Theatregoers move from room to room as emotional messiness is laid bare with spirited bridesmaids, painful encounters and ‘call it all off’ nerves When isn’t there big family drama in the buildup to a wedding? The nerves, the tantrums – sometimes even charges of “inappropriate” first dances .

Isn’t it all part and parcel of the apparently perfect day? That emotional messiness is laid bare in Dante or Die ’s utterly gorgeous site-specific show, first performed in 2013, now reprised at a number of Malmaison hotels, including this one in London as part of the Barbican’s Scene Change season.

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