1. James Graham’s Punch at the Young Vic

Author Graham (Boys From The Blackstuff, National Theatre) is enjoying a prolific run of theatre and TV writing including Brian And Maggie most recently on Channel 4. This transfers from Nottingham Playhouse and is based on a book by Jacob Dunne about an impulsive punch that leads to fatal consequences at the Young Vic. Runs 1 March through 26 April 2025. Tickets Cast includes Coronation Street‘s Julie Hesmondhalgh. Our review

• Read on for reasons including Lady Gaga and Welly albums and double Eurovision winner Loreen live

2. Lady Gaga’s Mayhem album

The 2 singles so far from this collection – Disease and Abracadabra – appear to be an attempt to remind of her imperial phase around Bad Romance ahead of an anticipated world tour, greatest hits album and then break from music. Mayhem is Gaga’s 7th album proper and is released 7 March. Mother Monster’s not been this musically thrilling for years. Abracadabra will be our song of the month for March. Tickets Our review

3. Loreen live in Barcelona and London

Loreen is the only woman to have won Eurovision twice – most recently with Tattoo in Liverpool in 2023 – and we see her twice this month on a European tour that includes a London gig at the prestigious Eventim Apollo Hammersmith. Tickets We’re hoping for news of a new and 3rd album following the release of the last 1, Ride, as far back as 2017. Our Barcelona review

4. Welly’s Big In The Suburbs debut

Welly won our Best Gig monsta last year for their biggest London show thus far at The MOTH Club and on 21 March 2025 the Southampton/Brighton 5-piece release their debut album named after a recent single which was a song of the week for us. They play a Rough Trade East show in London on 23 March and for other details go here Tickets A Humdrum Mum reviewed them for us in Southampton in February. Our review

5. Charlie Stemp in Dracula, A Comedy Of Terrors

Bram Stoker’s horror classic is given a comic makeover in this gender-bending reimagining that features a Gen Z pansexual Count Dracula in the midst of an existential crisis. Promises to embody the spirit of RuPaul, Mel Brooks and Monty Python starring Charlie Stemp who won our Best Theatre Actor monsta for Crazy For You (Gillian Lynne Theatre). Runs 10 March through 3 May 25 at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Tickets

6. Why Am I So Single? cast recording released with Patti LuPone

Single? won our Best New Musical and Best Performance Of A Song monstas in 2024 during its 5-month run at London’s Garrick Theatre during which we saw it 4 times. Cast recording is released 14 March 2025 and includes a surprise appearance by musical theatre legend Patti LuPone on track Meet Market. Our review

7. Melodifestivalen winners Marcus and Martinus live

Norwegian twins M&M won MF last year and finished 9th for Sweden in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. They also released their 4th album with the same title as the MF winner – Unforgettable – and tour Europe this spring and summer including a sold out gig at London’s 02 Academy Islington. Tickets 2025’s Melodifestivalen final takes place 8 March. Preview Our review

8. Musical Cry-Baby at the Arcola

Based on the 1990 John Waters (BFI Q&A) film starring Johnny Depp. It’s 1954. Everyone likes Ike, nobody likes communism and Wade ‘Cry-Baby’ Walker is the coolest boy in Baltimore. He’s a bad boy with a good cause – truth, justice and the pursuit of rock and roll. Runs 6 March through 12 April at the Arcola Theatre. Tickets

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