The central conceit is brilliant but the ideas deserve more space, writes KATHERINE M GRAHAM

Jumbo’s Hamlet is magnetic – a complicated combination of vulnerability, intelligence, and deep damage by grief, writes KATHERINE M GRAHAM

Compelling account of a woman on the verge of breakdown

Boxing as a powerful metaphor for deep-rooted racism in the US

KATHERINE M GRAHAM sees a play which draws illuminating parallels between the troubled lives of two black women living in the mid-19th century and today

Wonderful meditation on the beauty and complexity of female friendship

The insights into women and power in a new play on Elizabeth I resonate uncomfortably as an arch-misogynist returns to Downing Street, says KATHERINE M GRAHAM

Feminist intent to the fore in striking interpretation of dark drama

Racism under scrutiny in potent mix of politics, poetry and theatre

Queer sci-fi extravaganza is a hugely entertaining Christmas show

Ingenious updating of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece is a technological triumph

Authentic insights into the Rwandan genocide

Myth and reality powerfully intertwine in an evocative story set on remote Scottish island

KATHERINE M GRAHAM sees a dizzyingly brilliant quartet of plays which ask disconcerting questions about the stories we create and give credence to

The darker elements of Yoruba and Greek mythology underpin a powerful inquisition of male violence against women

Gripping version of a Chekhov classic

Unique blend of poetry and politics a challenge to gender regulation

KATHERINE M GRAHAM sees a powerful show on the conflicted life of a young online sex worker

A play's scattergun attempt to address significant political issues leaves KATHERINE M GRAHAM unconvinced

KATHERINE M GRAHAM sees a unique collision of cosmology and sexual politics at the Royal Court