9 reasons why we can’t wait for July starring La Cage Aux Folles at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- La Cage Aux Folles at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
PREVIEW
9 reasons why we can’t wait for June 2023 starring A Strange Loop
- A Strange Loop at the Barbican
The winner of 2 2022 Tonys is written by Michael R. Jackson and is the story of Usher, a black queer man writing a musical about a black queer man writing a musical. Starring Kyle Ramar Freeman and Jason Pennycooke (Hamilton, Victoria Palace) it runs at the Barbican 17 June through 9 September 2023. Tickets Review
- Read on for reasons including Rebecca Frecknall’s Romeo and Juliet, James Graham’s Dear England and Glastonbury Festival
9 reasons why we can’t wait for May 2023 starring Eurovision in Liverpool
- Eurovision Song Contest 2023 from Liverpool
We have our tickets and UK Eurovision entry I Wrote A Song by Mae Muller was April’s song of the month for us and is the country’s best effort since the almighty (Ooh Aah) Just A Little Bit by Gina G. Our favourite however is Tattoo by Loreen (pictured) for Sweden. Check out our Semi 1, Semi 2 and Final predictions for the 1st Eurovision in the UK since Dana International won in Birmingham 25 years ago. Tickets Rehearsals start on 30 April and we’ll be refining our predictions as we see footage. Final predictions
- Read on for reasons including Brokeback Mountain, Groundhog Day returns, Alison Goldfrapp LP and Eddie Izzard’s Great Expectations
PREVIEW/PREDICTIONS: Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2 starring Joker Out, Voyager, Alika & Reiley
By Neil Durham
WHEN?: 8pm Thursday 11 May 2023
WHERE?: Liverpool Arena
HOW DO I WATCH?: BBC
The big favourites are in Semi 1 which makes Semi 2 far tougher to call with many live performances of these songs still to be seen.
- Read on for reasons including our favourites Joker Out, Voyager, Alika and Reiley
9 reasons why we can’t wait for April 2023 starring Derry Girls Dancing At Lughnasa
- Derry Girls cast Dancing at Lughnasa at the National
Siobhan McSweeney (The Alchemist, Barbican Theatre) and Louisa Harland (Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp, Royal Court) may be best known as Sister Michael and Orla McCool from Channel 4’s Derry Girls but here they reunite onstage with fellow cast member Ardal O’Hanlon in Brian Friel’s (Translations, National Theatre) 1936-set County Donegal tale of the Mundy sisters battling poverty to raise seven-year-old Michael and care for their uncle Jack. Runs 6 April through 27 May 2023. Tickets Review
- Read on for reasons including The Motive And The Cue, A Little Life and A Play For The Living In A Time Of Extinction
PREVIEW/PREDICTIONS: Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 1 starring Loreen, Käärijä, Mimicat & Luke Black
By Neil Durham
WHEN?: 8pm 9 May 2023
WHERE?: Liverpool Arena
HOW DO I WATCH?: BBC
‘Irregular voting paterns’ in 6 jury votes last year means this year’s semi finals will be televote only with this being the toughest semi and tasked with finding 10 finalists from a field of 15.
- Read on for reasons including 2012 Eurovision winner Loreen and why this is 2023’s toughest semi
PREVIEW/PREDICTIONS: Eurovision Song Contest Final starring Mae Muller, La Zarra & Blanca Paloma
By Neil Durham
WHEN?: Saturday 13 May 2023 8pm (GMT)
WHERE?: Liverpool Arena
HOW DO I WATCH?: BBC1
We’ve now heard all the songs by the 6 countries pre-qualified for May’s Eurovision Song Contest final and below we predict where we think they will finish there.
- Read on for reasons including how we think the entries from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Ukraine would fare at Eurovision this year
PREDICTIONS: Melodifestivalen andra chansen starring Theoz, Tennessee Tears, Mariette & Melanie Wehbe
By Aline Mahrud
WHEN? 7pm UK time Saturday 4 March 2023
WHERE? Hägglunds Arena, Örnsköldsvik
WHERE DO I WATCH? SVT Play
We’ve now seen the performances, all the songs are available and below we predict how each of the songs in Saturday’s semi final – or andra chansen as we prefer to call it – would fare in May in Liverpool at the Eurovision Song Contest itself.
- Read on for reasons including our thoughts on acts including Theoz, Tennessee Tears, Mariette and Melanie Wehbe
9 reasons why we can’t wait for March 2023 starring Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre
- Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre
This venue’s promenade performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar have been amongst some of the best theatre we’ve ever immersed ourselves in and so this similar new production of a musical which is 1 of our favourites offers a great deal to look forward to. Not least with a cast including Marisha Wallace (Oklahoma!, Young Vic) and Daniel Mays (The Caretaker, Old Vic). Runs 3 March, opens 14 March through 2 September 2023. Tickets Review
- Read on for reasons including Self Esteem, Cian Ducrot and the return of Eugenius
PREDICTIONS: Melodifestivalen 2023 Heat 4 starring Loreen
By Aline Mahrud
WHEN? 7pm UK time Saturday 25 February 2023
WHERE? Malmö, Malmö Arena
WHERE DO I WATCH? SVT Play
Each act performing last in this season of Melodifestivalen has won their heat or progressed to Andra Chansen and we think 2012 Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen is likely to be in the euphoric former camp.
- Read on for reasons including finalen and Andra Chansen predictions
