Theatre

Suite in Three Keys: This remarkable Noël Coward triptych is exactly what the National ought to be doing

The staying-power of the principals in this triple-bill at the Orange Tree should win awards – Tara Fitzgerald has never been better

A View from the Bridge: Dominic West is a revelation in this good old-fashioned production

This is a gripping revival of a Miller masterpiece – and West can take his place alongside the great past interpreters of the central role

Viola’s Room, One Cartridge Place: Helena Bonham Carter leads you into a moonlit world you won’t want to leave

Punchdrunk, pioneers in immersive theatre, veer off in a new direction with a refreshing production that casts a simple, singular spell

Coram Boy: a spellbinding, ambitious drama that grips you from start to finish

This stage adaptation of the award-winning children’s book about 18th-century foundlings is knotty but potent

Hamlet, Riverside Studios, review: A rather average Eddie Izzard fits-all performance

Besides cheering on the admired trans pioneer in a daunting test of stamina, textual focus and gender-flipping, the dividends are minimal

Jerry’s Girls, Menier Chocolate Factory, review: fans will relish this rousing celebration

Julie Yammanee, Jessica Martin and Cassidy Janson belt out more than 30 of the late, great Jerry Herman’s roof-raising showstoppers

The radical theatre that could have prevented Donald Trump’s rise

In The Playbook, James Shapiro argues that the Federal Theatre Project nearly made America ‘more equitable’. He isn’t wholly convincing

Bluets, Royal Court: Ben Whishaw whips up a sense of occasion in this colourful emotional journey

The first main-stage offering in David Byrne’s inaugural season – an adaptation of Maggie Nelson’s Bluets – is a solid start to a new era