Tiny gods for a moment… and the source of highly acidic shit: William Drew reviews lots and lots of pigeons.

Ebullient vitality and energy: J.N. Benjamin reviews Mufaro Makubika’s Nottingham-set play.

‘Here I am, and they’re eating me’: Ka Bradley reviews a dance work that makes use of virtual reality technology.

‘Margot didn’t lend Elle her lucky scrunchie to be almost entirely written out of the narrative’: Francesca Peschier reviews the stage version of the classic (CLASSIC) film.

‘Headlong, hormonal passion’: Anna Winter reviews Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet at Sadler’s Wells.

Messy, flawed, slippery: Rosemary Waugh on an intriguing revival of Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 play.

‘Like any fairground ride, Phobiarama is not subtle’: Alice Saville rides Dries Verhoeven’s ghost train at LIFT 2018.

‘Comforting and clinical textures’: Josephine Balfour-Oatts reviews Anthony Neilson’s production of two plays by Lars Norén.

The Strong Female Character and unicorns: Hailey Bachrach reviews an adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s iconic novel.

Emotional Labour: Sally Hales reviews Emily Schwend’s play about an overstretched Texan mother.

Playing for England: Sabrina Mahfouz and Hollie McNish’s story of women and the beautiful game is touring football clubs and theatres nationwide.