
SINGLE OF THE MONTH: Lush Life by Zara Larsson
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT: UK iTunes 15/1/16
You might remember this 18-year-old Swede as MNEK’s duet partner on the anthemic top 5 hit Never Forget You from late last year.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT: UK iTunes 15/1/16
You might remember this 18-year-old Swede as MNEK’s duet partner on the anthemic top 5 hit Never Forget You from late last year.
WHERE: BFI
WHEN: 22/9
Director Julien Temple has just seen his film Absolute Beginners (1986) on the big screen at the BFI and he is complaining it was shown out of focus and is an ‘abomination’.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Noel Coward Theatre
WHEN: 11/1, runs to 30/1
So why should you venture out to the theatre in January to see this when Christmas may feel packed away with your decorations in a cupboard?
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE: Gielgud Theatre
WHEN: 1/1, runs to 18/6
This production opened in the round at the National three years ago, transferred to the West End, won seven Oliviers and five Tonys and survived a roof collapse before moving to its current home. Has its power diminished?
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN: Out in the UK 8/1/16
When a prisoner played by Jennifer Jason Leigh is punched in the face by her captor (Kurt Russell) early on here it seems to confirm the worst fears about director Quentin Tarantino: his films are too violent and potentially misogynistic.
2015’s best gig:
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