WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 22/2/20
WHERE?: Malmö Arena, Malmö
Whisper it but we think a woman might win Melodifestivalen this year for the first time since Sanna Nielsen sang Undo in 2014.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE? Bridge Theatre RUNTIME: 60 minutes (no interval)
WHEN? 14/2, press night 19/2 runs to 14/3/20
Colin Morgan plays three very different characters in this Caryl Churchill revival, two of whom are clones of the other.
By Carron Stacey
WHERE? Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
WHEN? 13/2/20
This seemingly crazed swarm of football strip-attired Bosnian bees pumped out a stunning set of rap, rock, ska and funk, pollenating the slightly small (but perfectly formed) audience with their nectar of positivity in a hive of energy.
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 15/2/20
WHERE?: Coop Norbotten Arena, Luleå
Just when you thought Melodifestivalen was becoming super predictable and this hugely diverse selection can’t help but shake things up.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE? Other Palace RUNTIME: 135 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
WHEN? 12/2, press night 18/2 runs to 3/5/20 UPDATE: This production opens at Shaftesbury Theatre for 10 weeks from 30 June 2021 Tickets
Would you pop a pill to Be More Chill?
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT: now
TRACKLIST: Will-o-the-Wisp; You Are The One; Happy People; Dreamland; Hoping For A Miracle; I Don’t Wanna; Monkey Business; Only The Dark; Burning The Heather; Wedding In Berlin
It seems a very Pet Shop Boys moment that, as the UK leaves the EU, the duo’s ‘Berlin album’ enters this country’s chart at number three.
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 8/2/20
WHERE?: Linköping Saab Arena
Last week’s big shock was hot favourite Felix Sandman only making Andra Chansen and, if anything, this 2nd heat feels even more wide open than that one.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE? Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre RUNTIME: 100 minutes (no interval)
WHEN? 1/2, press night 6/2 runs to 7/3/20
‘I fell off the stage for the first time – this is really difficult,’ reflects Spall during his standing ovation at the climax of this 2nd preview of an eventful and demanding 100-minute monologue.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE? Old Vic RUNTIME: 130 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
WHEN? 28/1/20, press night 5/2, runs to 28/3/20
Samuel Beckett’s bleak Endgame is preceded here by the author’s lighter short Rough For Theatre II in an attempt to sugar the pill for fans of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe (pictured above right) who appears here.
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 1/2/20
WHERE?: Linköping Saab Arena
Only a fool would predict the outcome of Saturday’s #GreatestShowOnEarth Melodifestivalen Heat 1 on the basis of the snippets available (see below) – but we’re going to have a go.
