LIVE REVIEW: Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl
In case you missed it here’s Lady Gaga’s half time performance at last night’s Super Bowl.
- Read on for reasons including the latest on Lady Gaga’s Joanne world tour
REVIEW: Melodifestivalen 2017: Heat 1 afterparty
Välkomna to our review of Melodifestivalen heat 1 and our own exclusive Mello afterparty curated especially for you, dear reader.
What did you think of tonight’s opening show?
- Read on for our thoughts on tonight’s Gothenburg show, the results and a preview of next week’s heat
PREVIEW: Melodifestivalen 2017: Heat 1
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 4/2 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)
WHERE: Scandinavium, Gothenburg
It’s not unusual for heat 1 of Melodifestivalen to spring a song to beat and we definitely think there’s one here – and it may not be the one you were expecting.
- Read on for reasons including our Saturday night predictions for each of the songs
THEATRE REVIEW: The Girls starring Michele Dotrice
WORTH A LOOK?: **
WHERE: Phoenix Theatre
WHEN: 31/1, runs to 22/4
When we ask at the bar why this new musical’s soundtrack is not available to buy in the foyer we’re told it has something to do with the charity it is fundraising for. Which seems unlikely.
- Read on for reasons including why Michele Dotrice is the best reason to see this
Q&A: Mark Gatiss on The Boys In The Band
WHERE?: BFI
WHEN: 23/1
Last year’s production of The Boys In The Band (Park Theatre) was one of our top five theatre revivals of 2016, earning itself a monsta nomination.
- Read on for reasons including how The Boys In The Band is the first true depiction of gay men
FILM REVIEW: T2 Trainspotting starring Ewan McGregor
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
UK RELEASE: 27/1
One can’t help but feel for actor Ewen Bremner who played the lead in the stage version of the original Trainspotting but was replaced by Ewan McGregor for the film.
- Read on for reasons including whether the original cast were right to reunite for this
THEATRE REVIEW: The Glass Menagerie starring Cherry Jones, Michael Esper, Kate O’Flynn & Brian J. Smith
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Duke Of York’s Theatre
WHEN: 28/1 runs to 29/4
We’re sat in the dark at the end of the third row in the second half of this Broadway transfer and suddenly become aware that audience members around us are crying.
- Read on for reasons including how breathtakingly effortless Cherry Jones makes her West End debut appear
FILM REVIEW: Hidden Figures
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT IN THE UK: 17/2
When NASA chief Kevin Costner takes a baseball bat to a sign saying ‘Colored washroom’ at its US headquarters it’s a giddy, shooting-to-the-stars moment for the audience.
- Read on for reasons including why this film is so timely right now
SINGLE REVIEW: Anymore by Goldfrapp
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
OUT: 27/1
Long-standing fans of this band have been aware for a while about how easily their more folk musings sit alongside the electro anthems that have propelled them to their most popular periods.
- Read on for reasons including what to expect from next album Silver Eye
Q&A: John Hurt on Quentin Crisp and The Naked Civil Servant
WHERE?: BFI
WHEN: 25/7
‘It was the best piece of writing I’d ever read,’ remembers Sir John Hurt reflecting on TV’s The Naked Civil Servant (pictured above) after a showing at the BFI.
- Read on for how Danny La Rue almost played ‘stately homo’ Quentin Crisp
