RSC production flips the genders of characters to create a world with its own rules and inconsistencies

The performances at London’s National Theatre are largely flawless, though the play has its problems

Headlong production fails to light up £18.8m restored space

At London’s Trafalgar Studio 1, Joshua Harmon’s play sets out to examine of the difficulties of liberalism

Bouncy tunes and a strong narrative propel this musical set in a diner

This pioneering production is performed entirely by women of colour

Dominic Cooke’s production combines rousing musical numbers with an expertly conjured atmosphere

Blanche McIntyre’s production is a radical departure from the play we thought we knew

Stephen Adly Guirgis’s drama of crime and redemption is revived in a powerful production

The TV sitcom adaptation at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket is a polite nostalgia-fest, but not for the era it depicts

An adaptation of Peter Strickland’s movie about a sound-effects artist opens in London

An unusual staging of the playwright’s 1980 meditation on the Great Depression has lessons for today

Anderson plays the star usurped by Lily James’s Eve in Ivo van Hove’s video-heavy production

Matt Jones’s play differs from countless others only in that its principal protagonists are gay

Playwright Martin Crimp reworks a 1740 novel into a complex and sometimes opaque drama

At London’s Park Theatre, a debut play tackles the Holocaust and Islamophobia with an exceptionally assured touch

Ishy Din’s new play revolves around a medium-sized taxi firm run by Pakistani immigrants

Jonathan O’Boyle’s production never quite overcomes the musical’s lack of focus

Joe Hill-Gibbins sets Shakespeare’s Tragedy of King Richard the Second in a dimly lit metal box

Sharon D. Clarke is magnificent in the title role of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s musical

Kathryn Hunter stars in a strong production of Shakespeare’s bleak, underrated drama at the Swan Theatre

Snowflake, Old Fire Station; The Messiah, The Other Palace; and Aladdin, Hackney Empire

Anthony Neilson’s new seasonal show is inspired by Poe’s tale

Terry Johnson has written a fine new Chekhov adaptation — but the staging is problematic

The Game of Thrones star is well matched with Johnny Flynn in Sam Shepard’s classic play