The myth of Faust, a brilliant man who sells his soul to the devil in return for a life unconstrained by any moral laws, fascinated the 19th century.
Ben wants to be a victor, but being a self centred dickhead does prove a problem. Narcissistic, neurotic Ben is the agonising protagonist of Jessie Eisenberg’s The Spoils.
Pomona is a play about the commodification of the body, especially the bodies of women. More shockingly, it presents this anatomical monetising presided over and propagated by women.
David Suchet's charm, modesty and gentle charisma come together to generate an unexpectedly commanding stage presence, whether simply in the mode of a delightful raconteur or in his brief moments of full-on character performance.
In Family Values, David Williamson softens us up with a string of rib tickling zingers, the dialogue dancing like a butterfly, before the zingers become stingers, a swarm of recriminations and rebukes, fanning out from the familial and into the wider world.
Finely observed and rich with truth, it also has a score full of killer songs and knockout performances by its small but powerhouse cast.
Corpsing threatens to pile as high as the corpses on the Newcastle bound train in this production of the The Ladykillers.
Shrek the Musical has it all really and just as the closing song by The Monkeys says, I am a believer.