THEATRE REVIEW: 1536 starring Tanya Reynolds, Siena Kelly & Liv Hill at Ambassadors Theatre

By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHEN?: Monday 4 May, opens 12 May and runs through 1 August 2026 RUNTIME: 110 minutes (no interval)

You join us in an Essex woodland meeting place in the titular 1536 where 3 young women meet regularly to discuss the news from London about the fall of Queen Anne Boleyn alongside local gossip.

  • Read on for reasons including how 1536 flags its author as 1 of this country’s most exciting new writers
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AWARDS SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best Theatre Supporting Actress of 2025

It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2025? Over the next week we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2025.

  • Read on for the nominees for the monsta for the Best Theatre Supporting Actress 2025 Previous winners 2024 Lorraine AshbourneTill The Stars Come Down, National; Katy SecombeGuys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
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AWARDS: MONSTAS: Our Best TV/Film actress of 2020 so far

We awarded 14 monstas for the best pop, theatre, TV and film of 2019 in December – and here we look at the cream of 2020 so far and what’s to come. Glenda Jackson, Lady Gaga, Elisabeth Moss, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Charlotte Rampling are previous winners in this category.

  • Read on for our top 6 best TV/film actresses of 2020 so far and our hopes for the next three months

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