Park theatre, London A mother's fierce love lies at the heart of Tuyen Do's nuanced portrait of a family forging a new life in the UK A light Vietnamese dish served at a family's restaurant?…
Arcola, LondonAl Smith's searching, sad play is revived to mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing Here's a play to enjoy with your eyes closed. It's not that Radio isn't lovely …
Yard theatre, LondonMichelle Fox is electric as a kidnapping survivor glued to the news in a twisted production with hints of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Fifteen years ago, Sam was abduc…
Three shows in Ipswich reflect on childhood and innocence lost " including a tribute to the 90s TV star that recalls a vanished era of light entertainment Jade Byrne gives us glasses that wi…
Little Angel theatre, LondonA hard-to-stomach character with a horrible voice and a nasty catchphrase leaves little for kids to latch on to in this loud, brash production There's a buzz in t…
A new Horrible Histories show celebrates the achievements of deaf figures, while Mathilda and the Orange Balloon also makes creative use of British Sign Language Inspiration hit while theatr…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonA couple confront impending death with bawdy humour and burgeoning sadness in Ridiculusmus's unsettling two-hander Let's call this endurance clowning. Like all o…
Camden People's theatre, London The community railroaded by Britain's high-speed transport project turn their ire into a sparky protest show Sixty-three thousand. That's how many bodies are …
Orange Tree, RichmondThe nature of identity is explored with compassion in Cooper's play which features brilliant performances Whatever it is that distinguishes rare writing talent, Zoe Coop…
Theatre 503, LondonThe peaceful behind-the-counter romance of two young women is disturbed by the arrival of an outsider The shelves are crammed with wine bottles, colourful tins, cereal box…
Bush theatre, LondonThis gently uplifting play about child migration " performed in English and beautifully signed " delights in language Child migration might sound like a difficult subject…
Hampstead Downstairs, LondonThe crumbling set mirrors the failed relationship of a couple in Kellie Smith's heavy-going drama Dilapidated walls fill the stage, with great big holes puncturi…
The Yard, LondonJay Miller's reworking of Arthur Miller's classic delivers tender chemistry, clever characters and a female John Proctor, but its quest for novelty loses focus Arthur Miller'…
Four Women and Frankenstein are among the mindblowing highlights of Homegrown festival's four-week creative carnival There's always a festival vibe at BAC; a sense that young talent is nestl…
Old Fire Station, OxfordNear catastrophe in a back garden sparks up this heartfelt if over-signposted play strongly influenced by children's theatre A black hole is engulfing Claire and her …
With their coke-fuelled visions and weaponised guitars, these productions put a new spin on Shakespeare's tragedy Two new versions of Macbeth march to a very different beat but music pulses …
Southwark Playhouse, LondonGood puppetry lends rich humanity to the central character of this subtle if controversial production about a boy set to leave home for a residential schoolPlenty …
Bristol Old Vic As the British civil rights movement gathers momentum, racial tensions threaten a family in 1960s Bristol in this locally-gestated new playAn angry mob surges forward, banner…
Ross, who has died aged 40, left two new plays " The Shy Manifesto and The Good Landlord " which are full of compassion and dark comedyThe news last month that the playwright Michael Ross ha…
Arcola, LondonGabriel Gbadamosi's oblique new play follows three encounters, but too many layers of intrigue throw it off courseThe title is misleading: this isn't really a play about police…
Oxford PlayhouseSparky performances and multisensory skits make Oily Cart's singing, dancing and rhyming show feel cheekyOily Cart barely miss a beat in Hippity Hop, a sensory theatrical par…
Curve, LeicesterStorytelling is secondary to spectacle in this chaotic retelling that features cakes, wigs and a fraught balancing actBefore Dr Seuss's infamous Cat has made his entrance, th…
Derby theatreThe classic tale plays out on a lusciously crafted eco-friendly set by a company gently pushing the boundaries of kids' theatreWe're deep in the woods and inside the three bears…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonChildren are given access all areas to explore the old town hall building in this story about Britain's first female civil servant'Why does it say 'caution, caut…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonJocelyn Jee Esien and Pauline McLynn are on glorious form and bring out the glee in Marlowe's macabre classicWhen asked why she decided to make Doctor Faustus …