We awarded 14 monstas for the best pop, theatre, TV and film of 2019 in December – and here we look at the cream of 2020 so far and what’s to come. Temple, Oddshaped Balls, The Ferryman, The Inheritance and Appropriate are previous winners in this category.

• Read on for our top 3 best new plays of 2020 so far and our hopes for the next three months

1. Death of England at the National’s Dorfman Theatre Review

2. Shoe Lady at the Royal Court Review

3. The Welkin at the National’s Olivier Theatre Review

On our radar for the next three months are Heart at the Kiln Theatre (Tickets), Force Majeure at the Donmar (Tickets), Hexborn’s School Of Sorcery at the Vaults (Tickets), We Started To Sing at the Arcola Theatre (Tickets) and La Belle Sauvage at the Bridge (Tickets).

• Picture via Facebook by Helen Murray courtesy National Theatre
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