‘A glimpse of what the world could look like if everything were simpler and the people were kinder’: Emily Davis wells up at Hackney Empire’s Windrush-inspired pantomime.

‘A stumble off the path, into a crack in the ground’: Emily Davis writes on a new adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s book and the politics of the decision to programme it.

Imagining a future: Maddy Costa writes on Danish theatre company Fix & Foxy’s ‘materially sparse, philosophically expansive’ show.

A rallying cry for freedom of the press: Brendan MacDonald writes on the stage adaptation of journalist Can Dündar’s account of his imprisonment.

‘a steady throb like the sound of your heart beat in the bath’: Lily Levinson writes on Ava Wong Davies’ lyrical exploration of a relationship between a daughter and her estranged mother.

Not-so-seriously spooky: Amy Borsuk writes on a witty, magic-trick filled take on Oscar Wilde’s ghost story.

‘It looks like mending, in a way’: Lily Levinson writes on Abigail Boucher and Carolyn Defrin’s dance theatre performance exploring intimacy and activism.

Bear with me: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Eleanor Tindall’s fur-suited monologue about queer sexuality.

Caught in the web: Simon Gwynn writes on John Webber’s new play exploring male violence.

Wild waters: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Daniel Bailey’s production of Chinonyerem Odimba’s play exploring friendship, motherhood and recovering from trauma.

“Time goes really weird”: Eve Allin and Ava Wong Davies conduct a voice notes dialogue on the mess, mayhem and impenetrable moments of Figs in Wigs’ new show.

Teetering around the edges: Emily Davis writes on Rachel Mars and Greg Wohead’s exploration of plot holes and holes in the walls.

‘Political theatre at its finest’: JN Benjamin writes on Samuel Bailey’s exploration of empathy, set in a young offenders’ institution.

Toxic legacies: Verity Healey writes on cycles of gendered violence in Anupama Chandrasekhar’s reimagining of Ibsen’s Ghosts.

Pass it on: Lily Levinson writes on Natalie Mitchell’s kind-hearted play about OCD and teen relationships.