Bush theatre, LondonA woman comes adrift from reality in babirye bukilwa's chilling character study We are at sea at the start of babirye bukilwa's visceral play about one Black queer woman'…
Chickenshed, LondonWith a huge cast, a somersaulting Peter and pirates crawling menacingly into the audience, Chickenshed's reworking of JM Barrie's Christmas staple is sheer magic JM Barrie…
Soho theatre, LondonEmer Dineen's semi-autobiographical show blurs the lines between raucous cabaret and memoir as her alter ego struggles with an existential crisis Is this club? A fever dr…
Dorfman theatre, London In Tanika Gupta's play, Meera Syal is a steely south Asian matriarch whose Lear-like decline into dementia upends her family There are quibbles with Tanika Gupta'spla…
Belgrade theatre, CoventryContested heritage, inequity and the criminal justice system are explored in poet Casey Bailey's one-man play 'Please do not touch" reads a sign in front of a stole…
Park theatre, LondonCarey Crim asks a series of moral questions in her play about a woman facing the aftermath of her teacher husband's conviction for sexual misconduct Tom, a beloved drama …
Debuts rich in neurodiversity and self-analysis jostle for attention at this year's festival with a beloved grandma, the Russian elite and a misguided attempt at an apology We've reached the…
What is it like to be the solo audience member at a fringe performance? I found out at a range of shows designed to give the viewer exactly this experience I'm standing on an Edinburgh stree…
Traverse, EdinburghThe real story of food writer Atoosa Sepehr, who fled her abusive husband in Iran, is retold with the warm familiarity of a friend " while cooking up a fragrant dish live …
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh A fallen queen bee turns to a social media pyramid scheme in a technological whirlwind of a production, grounded by Emma-Louise Howell's darkly comic, rhythmic scri…
Their on, then off, then on-again relationship has given the standup couple plenty of material. They discuss oversharing on stage, comedy after cancellation, and explaining monogamy to their…
Fangirl celebrates the obsessive followers of a band closely resembling One Direction. 'It really does question where the boundaries are,' says its creator It's March 2015 and a bombshell ha…
Bush theatre, LondonAfter her father's death, Peace unexpectedly discovers the existence of a half-brother in Nigeria. Who is he? And why did her father never mention him? On the surface, Fa…
Watford Palace theatrePhilip J Morris's stage adaptation of the Bafta-winning film tells it straight as Anthony Bryan's life is ripped apart The voice of Theresa May opens this stage version…
Arcola theatre, LondonSet in a chronically understaffed treatment centre, Laura Waldren's searing play homes in on the hellish cycles and contradictions caused by the condition For anyone wh…
Belgrade theatre, CoventrySiana Bangura's play follows three west African women in Coventry who are cajoled into the water " and find themselves surfacing from grief They say water has the p…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London Nkenna Akunna's monologue follows a young woman as she crashes her oldest friend's 25th birthday party At its core, Nkenna Akunna's monologue is a breaku…
Hampstead theatre, LondonRichard's Nelson's elegiac monologue feels like Paul Jesson is live-reading a novel and results in a sense of stagnation Richard's Nelson's monologue, written for Pa…
Omnibus theatre, LondonAnastasia Osei-Kuffour's stylish debut gives an honest appraisal of the tricky world of apps and expectations, yet offers a note of hope for those on the long road to …
Prince Edward theatre, LondonThe jukebox musical has gravity defying dancing and all the megahits, but it's hard to ignore the glaringly unpleasant biographical absence 'I want to keep this…
The writer has gone from creating viral comedy to a play about football and friendship between a group of teens amid the gentrification of south London. 'I'm never as nervous as when I playe…
Hampstead theatre, LondonNeil D'Souza's sharp script is packed with regret and affection as old bandmates get together to relive the glory days on holiday Grab the beer and sunglasses and ge…
Yard theatre, LondonA Ghanaian tour guide struggles to maintain his composure in the face of historical ignorance and requests for selfies, in Rhianna Ilube's poignant critique of colonialis…
It took her eight years to write Intelligence, an era-hopping epic about the pioneer's battle for recognition. Now that it's won the Women's prize for playwriting, will Grochala stop telling…
New Diorama theatre, LondonAma wants a baby before her 30th birthday in this unstructured play from Jessica Hagan that doesn't know if it is serious or trying to make us laugh I'm all up for…