WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
OUT: 1/1/16
British director Tom Hooper’s last two films – The King’s Speech and Les Miserables – won seven Oscars between them and so hopes are high for this, the story of one of the first recipients of sex reassignment surgery.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Harold Pinter Theatre
WHEN: 26/12, booking to 16/4/16
We weren’t counting but there seemed to be at least 30 Kinks’ songs featured in this jukebox musical including the title track, Waterloo Sunset, Days, You Really Got Me, Lola and All Day and All Of The Night.
WORTH A LOOK: ***
WHERE: Blackheath Halls
WHEN: 19/12, tour runs until 21/2/16
‘Is anyone here from Blackheath?’ asks Devon comedian Josh Widdicombe. If there is, no-one’s owning up to it.
WORTH A LOOK: ***
WHERE: Almeida Theatre
WHEN: 22/12, runs to 9/1/16
Henrik Ibsen’s Little Eyolf is exactly the sort of play one wouldn’t expect to be on at Christmas. But that’s no reason to dismiss this defiantly downbeat tale produced brilliantly here.
The premiere of Suede’s new album and film at Camden’s Roundhouse in November made our gig of the year shortlist (winners announced 3/1/16) and on 22/1/16 the band releases ambitious seventh album Night Thoughts. Like Kids is a beautiful (ones), in-the-face reminder for those who’ve not been keeping up.
It’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2015? Over the last fortnight we’ve shortlisted five nominees in each of seven categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2015. Read on for the final nominees for our four theatre of the year monstas. Read More
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE: Savoy Theatre
WHEN: 20/12 runs to 12/3/16
Casting has been announced for next year’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and its hero is Jamie Parker, who is currently starring in Guys and Dolls in the West End.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
WHERE: Old Vic
WHEN: 17/12 runs to 16/1
We’ve been quite critical of Matthew Warchus’ tenure as Old Vic artistic director but this is his debut season’s first real success and it draws on much of which made his Matilda such a must-see.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Donmar
WHEN: 19/12 runs to 13/2, NT Live showing 28/1
This production sold out months before it opened but £10 front row tickets go on sale a fortnight in advance (details below).
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
WHERE: Wyndham’s Theatre
WHEN: 15/12, runs to 5/3/16
What did hangmen do after the abolition of capital punishment in England in 1964? That’s the brilliant idea at the heart of Martin McDonagh’s new play although its, ahem, execution could be more compelling.
