MONSTAS SHORTLIST: Best TV of the year: 2018

It’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2018? Over the next month we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 14 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2018.

  • Read on for nominees for the monsta for Best TV of the year. 2017 winner: Queers (BBC4)

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TOP 5: Best read monstagigz content of 2016

  1. When Sir Ian McKellen shared our Q&A with him on his Facebook page

Sir Ian has long been one of our favourite actors and when he shared our BFI Shakespeare Q&A with him on his Facebook page in April our traffic went into meltdown. Pictorial evidence above.

  • Read on for the preview when Kit Harington got naked and Sheridan Smith Twitter banter

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THEATRE REVIEW: The Bodyguard starring Carole Stennett

WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHERE: Dominion Theatre

WHEN: 18/7, press night 21/7 runs to 7/1/17

We first saw this Whitney Houston jukebox musical starring X Factor winner Alexandra Burke in 2014 at the Adelphi Theatre.

  • Read on for details of understudy Carole Stennett’s performance deputising for Beverley Knight

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