WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE? Adelphi Theatre RUNTIME: 2 hours and 30 minutes (including 20-minute interval)
WHEN? 26/6/19 (matinee), booking until 7/12/19
This Tony-nominated musical opened in the West End in February, recently refreshed 2 of its 3 leads and so we decided to check whether it was to our taste.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
RUNTIME: 105 minutes
OUT: 24/5/2019 (UK certificate 15)
Actress Beanie Feldstein (pictured right above) is actor Jonah Hill’s sister and stars next in the film adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s fine semi-autobiographical novel How To Build A Girl.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT: 14/6/19
TRACKLIST: Medellin; Dark Ballet; God Control; Future; Batuka; Killers Who Are Partying; Crave; Crazy; Come Alive; Faz Gostoso; Bitch I’m Loca; I Don’t Search I Find; I Rise
It’s been a good month for albums and The Divine Comedy and Mark Ronson were both vying for this month’s best LP but in the end we awarded the accolade to the Queen of Pop who plays 15 London Palladium shows early next year.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE?: Old Vic RUNTIME: 2 hours 20 minutes (with a 20-minute interval)
WHEN?: 22/6, opens 25/6, runs to 10/8/2019
Noel Coward died in 1973 and would surely have approved of this queering of his play to emphasise the bisexuality of its lead.
Olivier winners D. Clarke and Clive Rowe take part in this compilation of 26 hot and torchy blues numbers that frame the lives and loves of four residents of a downtown hotel. Runs 18/7 to 7/9/19 at the Kiln Theatre. Tickets
We awarded 14 monstas for the best pop, theatre, TV and film of 2018 in December – and here we look at the cream of 2019 so far and what’s to come. The Bridge, Stranger Things, Queers and Killing Eve are previous winners in this category.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE? Southwark Playhouse RUNTIME: 90 minutes
WHEN? 8/6 (matinee), opened 11/6, runs to 20/7/2019
Married couple Josh and Alex have invited Darius into the bed at their present-day New York apartment and we join them during their noisy naked threesome as the play opens.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE?: Bridge Theatre RUNTIME: 2 hours and 40 minutes (with a 20-minute interval)
WHEN?: 7/6, opens 11/6 and runs to 31/8/19 (To be broadcast by National Theatre Live 17/10/19)
The last time we saw an immersive Midsummer it was called The Donkey Show, it was set in a 70s New York nightclub and boasted a soundtrack of disco classics.
We awarded 14 monstas for the best pop, theatre, TV and film of 2018 in December – and here we look at the cream of 2019 so far and what’s to come. Company, Follies and Shakespeare Trilogy are previous winners in this category.
OUT: now
Looking for an affectionate song about the peculiarly British awkwardness about sex in relationships that is as good as the best of Victoria Wood but here sounds like it’s sung by Jarvis Cocker?
