Bush theatre, London Waleed Akhtar speeds through a 20-year alliance between two British Pakistanis rather too quickly to unfold its rich implications Waleed Akhtar's last, Olivier-winning p…
Garrick theatre, LondonToby Marlow and Lucy Moss have created powerhouse tunes about friendship, family and heartache but this story's romantic woes are often routine Two writers of musical …
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonRachel O'Riordan directs a new version of the play about the rehabilitative force of theatre in colonial Sydney The curtain is a union jack, opening on to uncultivat…
New exhibition, named after 'theatrical encyclopedia' Gabrielle Enthoven, showcases British stage history from the Restoration to Fleabag She was an avid collector of playbills, programmes a…
Arcola theatre, LondonA trio of friends reconvene in their home town to play together for the first time in two decades Band reunions seem to be in the air, or one band's, at least. Here is …
The Yard, LondonWhile its subject matter is powerful, the story of three split selves is too disconnected to follow, with one scene jumping to another and not joining up to form a whole The …
Old Vic, LondonPassion and art are dissected in tricksy style in a production that manages to wrongfoot the audience There are several circularities drawn around what is real and what is par…
Royal Court Upstairs, LondonInspired by urban legends and Afro-surrealism, Tife Kusoro's spooky tale of three schoolchildren pursued by unknown forces is an audacious original A hand curls u…
@sohoplace, LondonThe final part of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' trilogy is a bold, brash reflection on racism and working-class identity but the tone is too screamy for the tension to build…
The Studio, EdinburghFiction and reality blur in this unruly but utterly engrossing show, which blends documentary and theatre " and will stay with you long after you have left There seems t…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghActor-playwright Libby Rodliffe plays plate-spinning Bea, desperately working several jobs, in a monologue co-written with Isley Lynn Jobsworth is billed as a r…
Lyceum, Edinburgh In David Ireland's complex two-hander, co-starring Sean Gilder, a troubled youth is persuaded to join the 12-step programme by a former addict There are few certainties in …
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh A polemical show blends powerful audio recordings of those at the sharp end of the austerity economy with distracting stage business This drama's title alludes…
Assembly George Square, Edinburgh Maddie Lynes' play subtly tracks a sibling relationship across the decades, sliding between flashbacks and the present day Three Sisters Productions is a th…
Underbelly, Bristo Square, Edinburgh Emma Taylor gives magnetic life to a spectrum of mansplaining and rage but these scenes don't quite build towards a bigger vision A fast sequence of scen…
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Joe Sellman-Leava's dramatised lecture, with droll asides from Dylan Howells, could hit harder at a greater length The title is a phrase coined by a strategist for …
Assembly George Square, EdinburghGlasgow-based Singaporean d/Deaf writer and actor Ramesh Meyyappan is Harry, who is trying to piece together his life story like an existential detective Thi…
The Studio, EdinburghÉmilie Monnet of the Anishinaabe of the Canadian Great Lakes and Waira Nina of the Inga of the Colombian Amazon immerse the audience in a ritual of light, sound and …
The Lyceum, EdinburghPart of the Edinburgh international festival, the eight-strong cast of this Peruvian production, who all have Down's, deliver charisma and fiery energy Anyone attempting…
Almeida theatre, LondonEline Arbo's profound but playful adaptation celebrates the multitudes contained within a single life, as big history is embodied by womanhood " including Romola Garai…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonThe hardship in Steinbeck's classic Depression-era novel is well captured in Frank Galati's atmospheric adaptation, but you long for more tension, more to happen A s…
King's Head theatre, LondonHannah Kumari's monologue about family angst and teenage isolation has potential, but despite a squealingly spirited performance by Nikhita Lesler, it doesn't quit…
@sohoplace, LondonMichael ★★ ★ ☆ ☆ / Delroy ★★★★☆Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' riotous plays are a little unwieldy in this revival …
Minerva theatre, Chichester Paul Unwin reconstructs the first days of Clement Attlee's government in 1945 and moves through momentous history without finding a real focus The economy is in t…
Gulbenkian Arts Centre, CanterburyTheatre company 1927 pull off a high-wire act of graphic novel visuals, song, dance, comedy and psychedelic make-believe in this madcap odyssey This "twiste…