Brenda, which kicks off the Yard’s autumn season, is an experimental play that questions the very nature of selfhood
Hackney Wick theatre comes in second behind National Theatre in poll
Benedict Cumberbatch delights as the indecisive Prince of Denmark, but a stunning set is the real star of the Barbican’s production
Ben Whishaw impresses as a Greek god in Anne Carson’s slick adaptation of The Bacchae by Euripides
Julia Pascal’s play focuses on two families living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada
Cian Binchy questions disability’s place in society through the exploration of an autistic mind
Confusion as National Youth Theatre play Homegrown which focuses on lure of Islamic State pulled at the last minute
Homegrown is a site-specific play looking at community responses to extremism, with a focus on the three teenagers from Bethnal Green who left their homes to join Isis this year
Playwright Julia Pascal hid her Jewish identity and ventured into the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem to find out what life is really like there
Clap Hands is a play about domestic imprisonment yet counts amongst its influences TV detective Columbo
Playwright Brian Rotman wrote play as an angry response to events in Gaza, basing it on historical archives
With three generations of women centre stage, Rose Lewenstein’s new play examines the nebulous concept of ‘home’
