Adaptation of The Merchant of Venice at the Rosemary Branch theatre explores the complexity and humanity behind one of Shakespeare’s most controversial characters
The true story of a painful separation that led to media claims of kidnapping and religious fundamentalism is the subject of Sudha Buchar’s play My Name Is… at the Arcola
Samuel Beckett’s best known play comes to the Arcola this month with comedy duo Totally Tom in the starring roles
Brit School graduates play teenage cancer sufferers in impressively staged production at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick
A trio of innovative productions exploring the vulnerability of the human condition are being staged at Hackney Downs Studios
A cast of care leavers star in a tale of growing up in social services by Big House theatre company
Strong performances and clever staging bring to life Cathy and Heathcliff’s turbulent love in this faithful adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights
Shoreditch Town Hall hosts Philip Pullman’s adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s classic fables
Arcola theatre hosts play about a homeless man who is evicted from his temporary shelter after a Banksy daub makes it a work of art
How would a Western power deal with being on the receiving end of war asks Eldorado by Marius von Mayenburg
Ambitious play highlights the propensity of ‘paupers’ funerals’ in London and the anonymity of those left to die alone
Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights has been adapted for stage and is showing at the Rosemary Branch