WHEN?: Saturday 14 February 2026 WHERE TO WATCH? SVT 7pm UK time
WHERE?: Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
FELICIA triumphed in last week’s Heat 2 as we predicted but even we were surprised by how banging it was and the equally enthusiastic response to it.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Monday 9 February, opens 17 February and runs through 30 May 2026 RUNTIME: 130 minutes (no interval)
Erivo (film Wicked) delivers an extraordinarily committed performance in this 20,000-word monologue of a 1-woman Dracula.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
WHEN?: Saturday 7 February, opens 17 February and runs through 11 April 2026 RUNTIME: 195 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Respect is due to Black Panther star and Oscar-nominated actor Chadwick Boseman who also wrote this play about US police brutality in 2005 years before his film career took off.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
The arrival of Jack O’Connell (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Apollo Theatre) as a Jimmy Savile-inspired cult leader at the end of last year’s 28 Years Later and the departure of director Danny Boyle left us concerned about the content of this film.
WHEN? Saturday 7 February 2026 WHERE TO WATCH? SVT
WHERE?: Scandinavium, Gothenburg
We predicted last weekend’s Heat 1 100 per cent correctly but think Heat 2 covers such a vast array of different musical styles it’s far less easy to call.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN? Saturday 31 January 2026, runs through 1 February 2026 Transfers off Broadway 15 April through 27 June 2026 (Ticket link below) RUNTIME: 125 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
It’s the extraordinary performance by Jack Holden (Cruise) playing multiple roles which is the best reason to see this true crime retelling of the death of town bully Ken McElroy in Skidmore, Missouri in 1981.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK? *****
I was 14 when Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV 1st aired in 1985 and suddenly I had comedy sketches so funny I could delightedly recite with my friends at school.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN?: Saturday 31 January (matinee), opens 12 February and runs through 9 May 2026
Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister was a BBC political satirical comedy starring Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne lifting the lid on the relationship between politicians and Government that was hugely popular in the 80s.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN? Friday 30 January, opens 10 February and runs through 18 April 2026 RUNTIME: 150 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
There’s a kindness and generosity of spirit about this new musical which reminds of the Olivier Award-winning The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and a final reveal so devastating we spend much of the 2nd act shedding silent tears.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
Secret gay ice hockey romance Heated Rivalry is so groundbreaking because it uses sex as character development in worlds where homosexual relationships are taboo.
