AWARDS SHORTLIST: TV & film of the year

It’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2015? Over the next fortnight we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 11 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2015. Read on for the nominees for our four TV & film monstas of the year.

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AWARDS SHORTLIST: Single of the year

It’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2015? Over the next fortnight we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 11 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2015. Read on for the nominees for the monsta for single of the year.

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LIVE REVIEW: Brian & Robin’s Christmas Compendium of Reason

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith

WHEN: 10/12, also 11/12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLTGs4fqxBk

Bored of the Royal Variety Performance? Feel the true message of Christmas is somehow lost in the tinsel, religion and Kylie of the season?

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AWARDS SHORTLIST: Album of the year

It’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2015? Over the next fortnight we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 11 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2015. Read on for the nominees for the monsta for album of the year.

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LIVE REVIEW: Marina & The Diamonds

WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHERE: Palladium

WHEN? 6/12, tour returns to London in February, ticket details below

SETLIST: Mowgli’s Road; I Am Not A Robot; Oh No; Obsessions; Hollywood; Bubblegum Bitch; Teen Idle; How To Be A Heartbreaker; Primadonna; Lies; Froot; Savages; Can’t Pin Me Down; Gold; Forget; I’m Immortal; Happy; Blue

The queue to enter this venue snakes across the road from the theatre to Oxford Circus Tube station as the doors open at 7pm.

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THEATRE REVIEW: Barbarians

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHERE: Young Vic

WHEN: 5/12 (matinee), runs to 19/12

‘If you treat people like animals, they’ll behave like them.’ It’s an observation by protagonist Paul (rising star Brian Vernel, menacing and brilliant here) referring to football clubs’ treatment of their fans as he waits ticketless outside the only game he’ll miss this season, the 1976 FA Cup final, but it references much else here. Read More