Clive Davis

This debut play about Frankie Lucas, winner of a gold medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, has a strong cast but underdelivers at the Park Theatre in London

As the director and choreographer brings his reworked Oliver! to the West End and remounts his all-male Swan Lake, he talks about the battle to keep theatre affordable

From a sparkling new Nutcracker to Julian Clary’s Robin Hood; from Oliver! to Bill Bailey, our critics choose the finest festive tickets

This offering from Sam Ward’s experimental company YESYESNONO at New Diorama trundles along like some endless nursery Nativity play

Rajiv Joseph’s pensive but often funny two-hander at Hampstead Downstairs is a study of male friendship, punctuated by rap and R&B

Jasper Britton is superb as an ageing musical theatre fan who loathes rap in this American play at the Kiln Theatre in London

Emteaz Hussain’s thought-provoking if overly dense drama at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court in London benefits from sharp performances

Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa channels Liberace in this high-camp revival at the Lyttelton, National Theatre. It works — most of the time

Audiences at the Dominion Theatre in London will find that this retread of the 2006 movie, with songs by Elton John, is efficient, well-groomed and, at times, a tiny bit dull

Kendall Feaver’s bold adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s 1930s children’s novel at the Olivier, National Theatre, is ideal material for a holiday outing