WORTH A LOOK?: ****
Shears has a new solo album Last Man Dancing released 2 June and this is the 2nd single from it and it’s uptempo and lots of fun.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHEN?: 11 February, opens 13 February and runs through 25 March 2023 RUNTIME: 170 minutes (including a 20-minute interval) UPDATE: Standing won 2 Olivier Awards and transfers to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End in February 2024
It’s not very often at the theatre that we cry so uncontrollably that we worry we might embarass ourselves.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
Victorious has announced its second wave of acts for Britain’s sunniest August bank holiday festival on the south coast in Portsmouth (25-27 August 2023).
By Aline Mahrud
WHEN? 7pm UK time Saturday 11 February 2023
WHERE? Saab Arena, Linköping
WHERE DO I WATCH? SVT Play
We were surprised by the 1st qualifier in last week’s opening heat and think the quality, and therefore the competition, is much tougher here.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
A year ago Impossible by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp featuring Alison Goldfrapp was a song of the month for us and now she features on an intriguing club collaboration before embarking on her 1st solo music.
By Neil Durham
WHEN?: Saturday 25 February 2023
HOW DO I WATCH?: YLE
Finland’s Eurovision selection show UMK continues to be 1 of the season’s highlights and there’s a lot of quality here in the race to succeed internationally-renowned rock band The Rasmus who represented the country last year, finishing 21st.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
Think Maniac by Michael Sembello from 80s film Flashdance and you’re halfway there for a song which reminds of what the Swedish pop star can do at her frenetic dancefloor best.
By Aline Mahrud
WHEN? 7pm UK time Saturday 4 February 2023
WHERE? Scandinavium, Gothenburg
WHERE DO I WATCH? SVT Play
We suspect that the winner of this year’s Melodifestivalen isn’t within the 7 acts featured here not least because there are so many familiar faces here it feels more of a warm hug of a return than anything especially challenging – but there’s 3 more weeks to come for that.
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN?: 30 January, opens 2 February and runs through 1 April 2023 RUNTIME: 160 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
‘The Old Vic’s Artistic Director Matthew Warchus said to me in 2018: ‘Musicals aren’t written, they’re re-written’, says Sylvia director Kate Prince in the programme.
By Aline Mahrud
WHEN?: 7pm UK time Saturday 4 February 2023
WHERE?: Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim HOW DO I WATCH?: NRK
Drag in Eurovision rarely pops in the way it does on RuPaul’s Drag Race but that’s all changed thanks to this performance by Skrellex.
