WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Young Vic
WHEN: 16/2, runs to 1/4
Q: Who has the toughest job in London’s Theatreland? A: The wardrobe department at the Young Vic working on this production set in a mudbath that would put last year’s Glastonbury Festival to shame.
Välkomna to our review of Melodifestivalen heat 3 and our own exclusive Mello afterparty curated especially for you, dear reader.
What did you think of tonight’s third show?
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 18/2 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)
WHERE: Vida Arena, Växjö
We think there could be a few shocks in this heat with some surprise contenders outperforming themselves.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHEN: 15/2 (matinee), runs to 25/2
WHERE: Sheffield Crucible Theatre
UPDATE 21/6: JAMIE TRANSFERS TO THE APOLLO IN LONDON’S WEST END IN NOVEMBER: Tickets
We’re big fans of band The Feeling and frontman Dan Gillespie Sells has written the score for this new pop musical which we predict will transfer easily into London’s competitive West End.
WHERE: BFI
WHEN: 15/2
On 29/3 in 1993 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles Jaye Davidson (pictured above) sat with fellow nominees including Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino to see who had won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
OUT IN THE UK: 17/2
The audience at the BFI preview screening we’re in bursts into a spontaneous round of applause at the end of this film but we were left wondering whether Moonlight is as good as the plaudits it has received.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Vaudeville Theatre
WHEN: 9/2 (matinee), runs to 18/2
We first saw this production last October at the Park Theatre and it was shortlisted for our monsta for Best Revival in 2016.
Välkomna to our review of Melodifestivalen heat 2 and our own exclusive Mello afterparty curated especially for you, dear reader.
What did you think of tonight’s second show?
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 11/2 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)
WHERE: Malmö, Malmö Arena
Friday night’s Melodifestivalen audience poll put Mariette and Benjamin Ingrosso in the final with Lisa Ajax and Dismissed in Andra Chansen.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE Garrick Theatre
WHEN: 8/2 (matinee), runs to 25/2
The curtain is about to go up on this story of British government in the 70s when the woman next door leans over to our ear and whispers: ‘I had an affair with one of these MPs.’
