If you fancy a night of entertainment at the Theatre but aren't quite sure which plays or musicals you should plump for, worry not. Our critics have already checked them out for you and here they recommend their 'must see' top five.
Our selection of the top shows on now...
Mourning Becomes Electra
Helen Mirren is superb as Christine in Eugene O'Neill's brooding family drama.
The Pillowman
Bold and grisly new farce from schlock-horror merchant Martin McDonagh, starring Adam Godley and David Tennant.
Loyal Women
Ulster Unionism from a female perspective in Belfast playwright Gary Mitchell's latest play.
Happy Days
Two legends of the stage meet as Felicity Kendal gets stuck into Beckett's masterpiece.
Jerry Springer - The Opera Hilarious white-trash arias, but at these ticket prices, no white-trash audience members.
Coming In...
Kismet
Celebrated 1950s drama mixing eastern exoticism with shadow puppets, dance and high-spirited adventure.
Skellig
Trevor Nunn directs David Almond's haunting Whitbread-winning children's fable.
Going Out...
Cake
Inventive take on the domestic trials of women, using cake-making as an inspired metaphor.
Penetrator
Stitching playwright Anthony Neilson's visceral exploration of male friendship.
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