WHERE? BFI IMAX RUNTIME: 60 minutes (episode 1 to air on BBC1 3/11 and HBO 4/11/19)
WHEN? 15/10
Piers Wenger is BBC’s controller of drama and describes this eight-part first season of Sir Philip Pullman’s renowned literature trilogy as ‘the most ambitious drama the BBC has ever made’.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE? Old Vic RUNTIME: 90 minutes (no interval)
WHEN? 14/10, opens 19/10, runs to 9/11/19
STOP PRESS: The Old Vic is staging socially distanced performances of Lungs from 26/6/20 tickets
Lungs is a two-hander with barely any scenery by People, Places and Things author Duncan Macmillan about a couple considering starting a family and asking themselves questions including whether it would be an environmentally-friendly decision.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE? New Diorama Theatre RUNTIME: 75 minutes (no interval)
WHEN? 12/10 (matinee), closes 12/10/19
Word reached us from this summer’s Edinburgh Festival that this new musical by Burnt Lemon Theatre was the show to catch.
We awarded 14 monstas for the best pop, theatre, TV and film of 2018 in December – and here we look at the cream of 2019 so far and what’s to come. Amy, The Pass, God’s Own Country and The Happy Prince are previous winners in this category.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE? Royal Court RUNTIME: 140 minutes (including 20-minute interval)
WHEN? 4/10, closes 12/10/19
This venue thrives on its reputation as ‘the writers’ theatre’ and the author of these four short plays with single-word titles is 81-year-old Caryl Churchill.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE? Dominion Theatre RUNTIME: 160 minutes (including 20-minute interval)
WHEN? 2/10, closes 2/11/19
Fans of TV’s Strictly Come Dancing are especially well served here by a former winner of the Saturday night ratings hit as the leading man and a finalist as his leading lady.
We awarded 14 monstas for the best pop, theatre, TV and film of 2018 in December – and here we look at the cream of 2019 so far and what’s to come. Florence and The Machine’s How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Lady Gaga’s Joanne, Lorde’s Melodrama and Saara Aalto’s Wild, Wild Wonderland are previous winners in this category.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE? Greenwich Theatre RUNTIME: 130 minutes (including 20-minute interval)
WHEN? press night 30/9, closes 19/10/19 (press ticket)
‘When you change someone’s life, you change your own’, is the sentiment of this European premiere of a show which breaks your heart before helping you to piece it back together again, beautifully.
This unlikely reunion may have been over a quarter of a century in the making but Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit have released three excellent, different yet complementary singles this year already, winning both our Song and Albums of the month. The 14-date UK reunion tour kicks off rather appropriately on Halloween and we join the band at the Palladium on Bonfire Night. Tickets
We’ve been visiting Barcelona regularly since the turn of the century, have owned a flat off Las Ramblas in Raval for the last 15 years and here is our guide to the top 5 must-visit restaurants and bars in this city we love.
