PREVIEW: Eurovision: You Decide
WHEN: 26/2 7.30pm BBC4
WHERE: O2 Forum Kentish Town
It feels like a rare privilege to be choosing both the UK entrant for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on Friday – and their song.
Author: mrmonstagigz
THEATRE REVIEW: Hand To God starring Janie Dee
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Vaudeville Theatre
WHEN: 19/2, runs to 11/6
Puppet sex? Hand To God’s generated mixed reviews and for us the way it is being sold as a cross between Avenue Q and Book Of Mormon didn’t quite ring true.
REVIEW: Melodifestivalen heat 3: afterparty
Välkomna to our review of Melodifestivalen heat 3 and our own exclusive Mello afterparty curated especially for you, dear reader. Crossdressing and coming out optional. Did your favourites get through? Let us know in the comments below.
- Read on for our thoughts on Saturday night’s Norrköping show, the results and some best of Melodifestivalen clips
PREVIEW: 9 reasons why we can’t wait for March
- Adele tours the UK for the first time since 2011
We’ve never seen Adele live. We’re going to Glasto and are still hoping she’s headlining Saturday. Her 22-date UK tour begins in Belfast 29/2 and we’ll be reporting from her eight-night run at The 02 in March. Picture via Facebook courtesy Adele.
- Read on for reasons including If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Little Mix and a-Ha
PREVIEW: Melodifestivalen heat 3
WHEN?: 7pm Saturday 20 February on SVT (link at the bottom of the page)
Last week we correctly predicted the top 5 in heat 2 but had Wiktoria (a finalist) in 5th and Isa in the final rather than Andra Chansen.
- Read on for our predictions for this week’s seven entries
LIVE REVIEW: Hurts
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: 02 Brixton Academy
WHEN: 13/2, European tour runs to 16/3
SETLIST: Surrender; Some Kind of Heaven; Miracle; Why; Somebody To Die For; Weight of the World, Blood, Tears and Gold; Evelyn; Illuminated; Affair; Rolling Stone; Lights; Sunday; Sandman; Wonderful Life; Better Than Love; Wings; Nothing Will Be Bigger Than Us; Stay.
The last time we saw Hurts at this venue five years ago there was a real sense of triumph in the air not least because Kylie Minogue dropped by to duet on two songs.
REVIEW: Melodifestivalen heat 2: afterparty
Welcome to our review of Melodifestivalen heat 2 and our own exclusive Mello afterparty curated especially for you, dear reader. Thanks to everyone who joined us last week, we were bowled over by your enthusiasm. It was our most popular content of 2016. Did your favourites get through? Let us know in the comments below.
- Read on for our thoughts on Saturday night’s Malmö show, the results and some best of Melodifestivalen clips
PREVIEW: Melodifestivalen heat 2
WHEN? 7pm Saturday 13/2 on SVT (link at the bottom of the preview)
Last week we predicted the top 4 finishers in heat 1 but had Samir & Viktor in the final instead of Robin Bengtsson. This week’s heat 2 from Malmö is far closer to call – but call it we shall.
- Read on for our predictions for this week’s seven entries
THEATRE REVIEW: Mrs Henderson Presents starring Tracie Bennett
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
WHERE: Noel Coward Theatre
WHEN: 9/2, runs to 18/6
We last saw Tracie Bennett in Judy Garland biopic End of the Rainbow at the Trafalgar Studios for which she was nominated for a Tony.
THEATRE REVIEW: wonder.land featuring music by Damon Albarn
WORTH A LOOK?: **1/2
WHERE: National Theatre
WHEN: 30/1, running to 30/4
A teenage audience member’s face turns sour as she is covered in liquid by a baby doll which appears to be throwing up over the front row at this musical co-written by Blur’s Damon Albarn.
