Dave Fargnoli

Intensely relevant political theatre from YESYESNONO and co-commissioned by New Diorama Theatre explores the violent, idealistic roots of revolution

Vivid visuals and macabre humour animate this modern reworking of Hans Christian Andersen’s grisly fairytale

Nostalgic boxing biography lacks punch

Fierce, compelling performances bring heart to this stylised story of crime, cruelty and redemption

Warm performances smooth over the knotty moral debates in this revival of Rajiv Joseph’s bloody two-hander

Steve Coogan shines as an array of brilliantly absurd comic characters in this faithful stage transposition of Kubrick’s anti-war masterpiece

Journalist Jonathan Maitland explores his fractious relationship with his mother in this unpolished, tonally jarring autobiographical drama

Strong performances hold together this uneven and unwieldy eulogy for the Hull fishing industry

Cold but compelling Norwegian-language production of Ibsen’s symbolic family drama

Stylish aesthetics overwhelm this insubstantial, emotionally reserved take on Shakespeare’s study of spite and malice