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Flipping the Bird's striking take on a classic is an eerie, surreal production, swinging effectively from snuffed-up and abstract to the palpably mundane. Jekyll and Hyde will run at the Southwark Playhouse until October 19 2013.

Permanently Bard have here created a raucous, delightfully silly and beautifully pitched production of one of Shakespeare's more ridiculous works. Twelfth Night tells of ship-wrecks, romance, cross-dressing, mistaken identities & absolutely wonderful hosiery - everything you could want of a classical comedy. And this version even ends with a jig.

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Nick Payne's new play, The Same Deep Water As Me, is highly relevant, dealing with unpleasant contemporary realities - yet leaves you with an overwhelming sense of hilarity. Beautifully performed and directed throughout, this is a wonderful production. The Same Deep Water As Me will run at the Donmar Warehouse until September 28

The much anticipated Fences opened at the Duchess Theatre last night, starring Lenny Henry as the exceptionally unlikeable protagonist.

Conor McPherson's scintillating new drama, The Night Alive, is by turns surprising, abhorrent and profound. An uncommonly tangible play, this is a must-see for anyone who wants to be up to date with contemporary theatre. The Night Alive runs at the Donmar Warehouse until 27 July 2013 and is unsuitable for young audiences.

This ensemble cast makes The Cripple of Inishmaan a surprising - and funny - theatrical experience. And that includes Mr Radcliffe, of course. Running at The Noel Coward Theatre until 31 August 2013.

Patti LuPone singing, Seth Rudetsky hosting and on piano - a gloriously haphazard evening at the Leicester Square Theatre.

Once London shook convention up by encouraging an audience not to turn off their phones during a special performance and Q and A.

The quintessential "roaring twenties" story - the heightened style of musical theatre actually really suits the exaggerated characters and their lavish lifestyle. The Great Gatsby runs at the Riverside Studios until June 8.

Despite a clunky start Nothing is the End of the World (Except the End of the World) ultimately proved to be a thought-provoking piece of theatre.

Following a highly praised run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Maria Friedman's directorial debut of Merrily We Roll Along transferred beautifully to a larger space, enjoying a strictly limited run at the Harold Pinter Theatre until June 1.

The Union Theatre has proved once again how excellent fringe theatre can be, with this superb presentation of a challenging musical. bare: the rock musical runs at the Union Theatre until 25 May 2013.

Director Marianne Elliott seems to have effortlessly translated the Cottesloe's "in the oblong" production into the Apollo Theatre's space, perhaps sealing the deal for this original script's enduring success.

Here is a play that understands how best to quietly create the very raw, believable and incredibly human. The Weir runs at the Donmar Warehouse until 8 June.

The Black Coffee Theatre Company asks you to leave your preconceptions at the door as they place one of Chekhov's most known dramas in the roaring twenties.

Having initially been performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, this production is the first London airing of Janice Okoh's Three Birds. All in all, this is a great production of a vibrant new work. Three Birds runs at the Bush Theatre until April 20 2013 and is unsuitable for a young audience.

The Book of Mormon is the most potentially offensive show I have ever seen - but it really is wonderful. Running at the Prince of Wales Theatre, accepting bookings until January 2014.

David Auburn's Pulitzer-winning drama, Proof,takes place on a decrepit back porch in Chicago and tells the story of Catherine, the perhaps exceptionally talented and perhaps unbalanced daughter of a similarly exceptional mathematician. Proof runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory until April 27 2013.

Flamboyant from the off, Burn the Floor is a hugely dynamic, fast-paced Latin and ballroom dance show. Choreography by Jason Gilkison is incredibly slickly performed by renowned couples from around the world. Burn the floor runs at the Shaftesbury Theatre until September 1 2013.