Cruise – a hymn to the illicit pleasures and dangers of 1980s Soho
Jack Holden’s one-man play is a mixture of eulogy and fantasia, and though its spirit verges on over-indulgent, it’ll still sweep you along
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Burn, King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, review: Alan Cumming sears in a Burns Night to remember
The actor's beguiling one-man dance show rehabilitates the saintly Scottish poet as a counter-cultural daredevil
All of Us, National Theatre, review: an enlightening, infuriating plea for acceptance
Comedian Francesca Martinez's play about the effect of austerity on the disabled is witty and moving – but then comes the diatribe
Hamlet, review: Ian McKellen is poorly served by a baffling ballet
The 83 year-old is still a force to be reckoned with but there are too many missteps in this facile production at Edinburgh’s Ashton Hall
The Tempest, The Globe, review: Three Lions, blow-up lobsters and Prospero in a pair of budgie smugglers
Sean Holmes's modish adaptation has gimmicks aplenty, but somehow works
Whistle Down the Wind, Watermill Theatre: fine singing, but this Jesus Christ is no superstar
The Watermill's revival is well-cast and finely acted – but uneven storytelling means this is minor-key Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: British theatrical verve at full pelt
First seen in 2017, Sally Cookson’s marvellous stage adaptation – now at the Gillian Lynne Theatre – combines profundity and playfulness
Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads: a heart-in-your-mouth modern classic of the British stage
Roy Williams's interrogation of race, football and latent prejudice is just as powerful 22 years on in this explosive Chichester staging
Little Women, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, review: an atmospheric return to an American classic
This version of Alcott's evergreen family tale holds its own through inventive staging, fine acting and subtle compassion
Sister Act The Musical, review: Jennifer Saunders is panto casting, but the joy is second to nun
Beverley Knight inherits Whoopi Goldberg's habit in this peppy stage version of the hit movie
Bad Jews, review: a blistering black comedy that hits where it hurts
This revival of Joshua Harmon’s 2012 play about a squabbling family wittily explores modern Jewishness with livewire charge
Chasing Hares, Young Vic, review: family duty and political zeal clash in this enlightening new play
In Sonali Bhattacharyya's award-winning piece, a factory worker in Noughties India uses stories to champion workers' rights
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Billy Elliot, Curve Leicester, review: this feel-good tale of a boy who loves ballet still has legs
With strikes in the headlines, the Curve's remounting of Elton John and Lee Hall's musical feels freshly relevant
Closer, review: a fussy revival of Patrick Marber's masterpiece
This superbly acted Lyric Hammersmith production gets bogged down due to some unwieldy directorial flourishes
Crazy for You, Chichester Festival Theatre, review: a magnificent revival with songs that knock you for six
Charlie Stemp affirms his status as a 24-carat stage star in this classic Gershwin musical
Much Ado About Nothing, National Theatre, review: Blissful revival of a conveyor-belt classic
Katherine Parkinson stars in a sunny production at the National’s Lyttelton Theatre
Underwood Lane, review: John Byrne's perfectly-pitched musical is a love song to 1960s Paisley
The Tutti Frutti writer's tribute to Gerry Rafferty is as bold and colourful as the youth culture it portrays
Bugsy Malone, Theatre Royal Bath, review: criminally good fun
Sean Holmes's stage-version of the much-loved children's film is a comic delight
Jack Absolute Flies Again, review: Light-hearted levity, rather than world-conquering phenomenon
National Theatre show is from author Richard Bean, the mastermind comedy creator of One Man, Two Guvnors
Anything Goes, review: Still an incandescent revival, though the new leads aren't quite as shipshape
Kerry Ellis, Denis Lawson and Bonnie Langford now feature in Cole Porter's jaunty ocean-liner musical, first seen at the Barbican in 2021