Girls’ school pulls plug on touring play citing explicit references to child abuse
Immersive play at Shoreditch Town Hall about the enigmatic Duchess of Argyll proves compellingly ambiguous
Poetry hotshots spit out their rhymes in a battle for poetry supremacy in Octagon at the Arcola
The Yard’s run of demanding and socially perceptive plays continues with Brenda
Star’s strict religious upbringing on an East London estate proved the catalyst for her new TV comedy in which nothing is off limits
Surreal cabaret Rockston Stories reveals true stories about drug addiction and features characters from history of Hoxton
Jazz and juleps the perfect combination at Broadway Market’s new basement bar Kansas Smitty’s
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
