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’
Jonathan Maitland is convinced his play An Audience with Jimmy Savile is not ‘too soon’ and that bringing the serial abuser back to life is a public service
A gay rugby player and attempted suicide victim face strong opponents in Robin Soans’ Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage
Trinity Laban’s Musical Theatre stars of tomorrow play out real life rags to riches stories in two new shows coming up at Stratford Circus Arts Centre
Gareth Thomas’s battle for acceptance after coming out is the subject of Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage, opening next week at the Arcola
Developed by The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, Beyond Caring, about zero-hours contract cleaners in a meat factory, has now transferred to the National
