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THEATRE REVIEW: El Dia De La Marmota (Groundhog Day in Catalan) at Teatre Coliseum, Barcelona

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Friday 10 January, running through 22 March 2025 RUNTIME: 150 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

We’ve been regularly visiting Barcelona for the last 25 years and only ever seen the musicals we love in Spanish, English or a mixture and so this is our 1st in the native Catalan.

  • Read on for reasons including how this joyous production stays true to the life-affirming charms of the London original
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SONG OF THE WEEK: Big In The Suburbs by Welly (week beginning Saturday 16 November 2024)

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

‘Don’t spend a lifetime looking for heaven when you can find it on the A27.’ Five-piece band Welly should know because they’re from Southampton and Brighton which are linked by that major road.

  • Read on for reasons including where to see Welly on tour in 2024 and 2025
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AWARDS SHORTLIST: Best Album Of 2024

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It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next 2 months we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our Oscars, or 10th annual monstas if you will, of 2024.

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AWARDS SHORTLIST: MONSTAS: Best TV of 2024

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It’s been quite the year, it’s almost Christmas and what would the festive season be without some recognition of the best of 2024? Over the next 3 months we’ll shortlist five nominees in each of 17 categories for our Oscars, or monstas if you will, of 2024.

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