Author: mrmonstagigz

LIVE REVIEW: Ella Henderson

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

WHEN: 9/11, tour runs to 10/11

SETLIST: Glow; Pieces; Mirror Man; Empire; 1996; Hard Work; Giants; Missed; Here For You; Give Your Heart Away; Yours; The First Time; Rockets (Jackson 5 mash-up including I Want You Back & ABC); Billie Holiday; Glitterball; Five Tattoos; Believe; Ghost.

Ella Henderson (pictured above) is just 19. She was 18 when her debut album Chapter One topped the UK charts and just 16 when she finished 6th in The X Factor.

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THEATRE REVIEW: Kinky Boots starring Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry

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WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHERE: Adelphi Theatre

WHEN: 4/11 (matinee), running to 28/5/16

We saw the first Kinky Boots London preview in August, it opened in September to near universal 4* reviews and we decided to return on a matinee in November to give it our full critical appreciation.

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LIVE REVIEW: Giorgio Moroder

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WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHERE: KOKO

WHEN: 6/11

SETLIST: Love To Love You Baby; From Here To Eternity; Take My Breath Away; Hot Stuff; Deja Vu; What A Feeling; Chase; On The Radio; Never Ending Story; She’s On Fire; Better Off Alone; I Love It; Bad Girls; 74 Is The New 24; I Feel Love; Un’estate italiana; Giorgio by Moroder; Wildstar; Last Dance; Call Me; Hot Stuff; Tom’s Diner

How to review a 75-year-old who appears to be doing little other than fiddling with a laptop, occasionally singing and punching the air as remixed songs and visuals he has had a hand in delights this intimate venue?

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ALBUM REVIEW: Get Weird by Little Mix

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

OUT: 6/11

TRACKLIST: Black Magic/Love Me Like You/Weird People/Secret Love Song (featuring Jason Derulo)/Hair/Grown/I Love You/OMG/Lightning/A.D.I.D.A.S/Love Me Or Leave Me/The End/ (deluxe only) I Won’t/Secret Love Song (part 2)/Clued Up/The Beginning.

A year ago Little Mix had scrapped an entire album and missed the lucrative quarter four album release slot they’d surfed in 2012 and 2013.

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PREVIEW: X Factor fireworks to expect this weekend

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  1. Seann Miley Moore switches it up

Stairs, flares, nails, an outlandish hat and a shaved head reveal – Seann Miley Moore continues to give us more – in spades. Life On Mars was an incredible song choice for a This Is Me themed week but we’re looking for him to switch it up with something more modern and dance floor 7/11.

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THEATRE REVIEW: Mr Foote’s Other Leg starring Simon Russell Beale & Dervla Kirwan

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: Theatre Royal Haymarket

WHEN: 31/10 (matinee), runs to 23/1/16

Samuel Foote was an 18th century theatre manager/actor who may have won royal status for the venue in which this play is being staged yet also lost a leg in an accident but continued to tread the boards.

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LAST NIGHT: Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

WHERE: The Barbican

WHEN: 31/10

It’s the end of the last night of 100 or so performances and Benedict Cumberbatch is onstage and on the verge of tears – thanking the audiences across the 12-week run at The Barbican for donating more than £100,000 to Save The Children for Syrian refugees.

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5 reasons to watch Strictly this Halloween weekend

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  1. Highlight of the series

Strictly always does theme weeks brilliantly (think also Movie Week) and the make-up, costumes, music and mood will undoubtedly be monstered-up to the max. The fact that it’s actually shot live on actual Halloween this year will certainly add to the frisson.

  • Read on for who we’re campaigning to save and who we think will be this week’s dark horses

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PREVIEW: 10 reasons to be excited about November

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  1. Funny Girl previews starring Sheridan Smith

Arguably Britain’s favourite actress has sold out the entire run of this musical classic at the Menier Chocolate Factory. It’s Ms Smith’s first musical since her award-winning turn in the fantastic Legally Blonde and we’ll be reporting from the previews this month.

  • Carry on reading for reasons 2-10 including Suede’s new film, Doctor Foster‘s Bertie Carvel and Kim Cattrall’s Linda.

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