Oresteia, Almeida Theatre, London
Oresteia, Almeida Theatre, London

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The Invisible, Bush Theatre, London

Topical new play from Rebecca Lenkiewicz looking at the impact of recent cuts to legal aid on both victims and lawyers.

bushtheatre.co.uk, 020 8743 5050, runs to August 15

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Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs, Southwark Playhouse, London

Revival of David Halliwell’s biting comedy about a young man who, enraged by society, aims to start a revolution from his bedroom in Huddersfield and proclaim himself leader of the world.

southwarkplayhouse.co.uk, 020 7407 0234, July 8-August 1

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The Mentalists, Wyndham’s Theatre, London

Stephen Merchant and Steffan Rhodri star in Abby Wright’s revival of Richard Bean’s dark comic two-hander about a pair of friends holed up in a hotel room.

thementaliststheplay.com, 0844 482 5120, runs to September 26

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A Number, Young Vic, London

Father and son John and Lex Shrapnel play the father and cloned sons in Caryl Churchill’s brilliantly layered short play about identity.

youngvic.org, 020 7922 2922, runs to August 15

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She Stoops to Conquer, Theatre Royal, Bath

Anita Dobson and Michael Pennington star in Lindsay Posner’s revival of Oliver Goldsmith’s exuberant 18th century comedy of manners.

theatreroyal.org.uk, runs to July 18

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1984, Playhouse Theatre, London

Another deserved run for Headlong’s brilliant adaptation, which doesn’t just transpose George Orwell’s chilling novel to stage but creates a dynamic contemporary response.

playhousetheatrelondon.com, 0844 871 7631, runs to September 5

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Bend It Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre, London

Joyous and vibrant new musical based on the hit film about young British Asian girl Jess, who longs to play football but has to tackle many cultural obstacles.

benditlikebeckhamthemusical.co.uk, 0843 316 1082, booking to October 24

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Oresteia, Almeida Theatre, London

Revelatory new version of the great Aeschylus cycle of tragedies about the doomed House of Atreus. Robert Icke’s adaptation grapples with big questions about justice, justification and storytelling and features a searing Klytemnestra from Lia Williams.

almeida.co.uk, 020 7359 4404, runs to July 18

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The Railway Children, King’s Cross Theatre, London

Damian Cruden’s touching production of the E Nesbit children’s novel is staged in a custom-built theatre behind King’s Cross station complete with railway track, platforms and a vintage 19th-century steam locomotive.

railwaychildrenlondon.com, 0844 871 7604, booking to September 6

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To Kill a Mockingbird, Barbican Centre, London

Timothy Sheader’s warm and sympathetic production of Harper Lee’s great novel transfers indoors from its initial open air home in Regent’s Park.

barbican.org.uk, 020 7638 8891, runs to July 25

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The Trial, Young Vic, London

Rory Kinnear is superb in this striking staging of Franz Kafka’s disturbing story about Josef K’s nightmare experience with a sinister and terrifying bureaucracy.

youngvic.org, 020 7922 2922, runs to August 22

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