In My Name

The widespread faithlessness of British society is set against the burning certainties of religious fundamentalism

David Copperfield - the Sunday Times review

Giles Havergal’s is a rather likeable adaptation of Dickens’s novel

Mandy Patinkin in Concert at the Duke of York's

Two hours with the extraordinary manic talent of Mandy Patinkin can seem as gruelling as a route march across the Catskills

MacBecks, the stage story of the Beckhams

Dublin writers Gary Cooke and Malachy McKenna tell the tale of celebrity romance in jokes, song and words of few syllables

Hit Me — The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury

Running at two hours, and including eight songs, this is a high-end tribute show rather than a fully-fledged play

F***ing Men

Joe DiPietro’s play lacks the stealth of great writing, but it’s seductive yet brisk, snappy, full of ideas and never boring

Three Women at Jermyn St Theatre, London

The actresses could perhaps act more, but thanks to Sylvia Plath's extraordinary talent, that's enough to capture the moods

Dick Turpin

Kaler and Leonard know that this is a wagon-load of nonsense but make us delight in their manner of steering it on its way

Quidam, Cirque du Soleil

Not its most elaborately spectacular show but performers create a strange and singular world of graceful gymnastic ballet

Sleeping Beauty

While Rosy Fordham's adaptation bursts with ideas, it's a draft or two away from making them coherent

Why the Whales Came

A well cast adaption of Michael Morpurgo's book shows reverence for nature's wonders with mystery, excitement and passion

Hans Christian Andersen's Magical Tales

A few weak songs do not diminish the pleasure to be had from a robust interpretation of Andersen's rich source material

Boys of the Empire

Whacko, chaps! A topping boys'own yarn that is clever and fun - and has been given an oddly topical twist

The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me

The hand-made wooden puppet creatures and the dexterity of their human operatives will enthrall parents and children alike

Mary Goes First at the Orange Tree, Richmond

It could be sharper but Smith’s production is entertainingly acted and has the side-effect of making one glad not to have lived in 1913

David Tennant back as Hamlet

The Doctor Who actor has returned to the role of Hamlet at London's Novello Theatre after undergoing back surgery

Hansel & Gretel

Hope Massiah uses the fairytale of the abandoned siblings to contrast different attitudes to children and poverty

The Jungle Book

More spice needed: this show needed to explore more of the culture and aesthetic of the India that inspired Kipling

An impact with the devil

Among the treats at this month's London Mime Festival are those goofy heroes of the Russian counter-culture, Akhe

Cinderella

Nobody should expect seamless narrative from a modern panto. It’s enough to enjoy the colour, the awful jokes — and Biggins