By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
Perhaps the most extraordinary thing about this story of a love (match) triangle with a tennis backdrop is that its screenplay was written by Justin Kuritzkes whose wife Celine Song was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Past Lives, our film of 2023.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
TRACKLIST: End Of An Era; Houdini; Training Season; These Walls; Watcha Doing; French Exit; Illusion; Falling Forever; Anything For Love; Maria; Happy For You
Next month Dua Lipa headlines the Friday night on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival and this album appears very much to have been written with that career-defining moment in mind.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHEN?: Saturday 4 May, opens 15 May and runs through 28 September 2024 RUNTIME: 110 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
In an era where box sets are king and series with multiple episodes are the norm it seems scarcely believable that beloved 70s, Torquay-set sitcom Fawlty Towers mustered just 12 episodes.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
We only saw Amy Winehouse live once at what is now the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, in late 2007 where she arrived late, slurred throughout and didn’t get a great reception from a disappointed crowd.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
Can this song live up to its title?
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Saturday 27 April 2024, runs through 18 May 2024 RUNTIME: 120 minutes (no interval)
A revival of playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ 2014 play Appropriate starring Sarah Paulson is tipped to earn multiple Tony nominations tomorrow (Tuesday 30 April 2024).
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: **
WHEN?: Saturday 27 April 2024 and runs through 11 May 2024 RUNTIME: 120 minutes (without interval)
The tech breaks down after 40 minutes, the spell is broken, the show is paused and we leave never to return.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
TRACKLIST: Loneliness; Feel; Why Am I Dancing?; New London Boy; Dancing Star; A New Bohemia; The Schlager Hit Parade; The Secret Of Happiness; Bullet For Narcissus; Love Is The Law
Written in lockdown, this 15th Pet Shop Boys studio album bursts with reflection, introspection and liberation in equal measure.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
WHEN?: Saturday 20 April (matinee) and runs through 20 April 2024
What would you do if you found a painting apparently by Hitler in the attic of your dead father-in-law’s home while clearing it?
By Neil Durham
WHEN?: 8pm (UK time) 11 May 2024
WHERE?: Malmo Arena, Sweden
HOW DO I WATCH?: BBC1 in the UK SVT Also eurovision.tv
The UK hosted Eurovision memorably last year in Liverpool and in 2024 former Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander competes to win the 68th edition in Sweden with his pop banger Dizzy.
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