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The Northern Stage co-production runs at the Dorfman until 25 May

The play is entertaining, informative and, going by some of the conversations I heard as I was leaving, definitely starts a discussion that can go on long into the night.

Sylvester McCoy talks about the first ever Doctor Who broadcast ahead of his role in BBC One's Father Brown.

Find out what’s in store for Mark Williams and the team as the ever-popular daytime crime drama, made by BBC Studios Drama Production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, returns.

Find out what’s in store for Mark Williams and the team as the ever-popular daytime crime drama, made by BBC Studios Drama Production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, returns.

Frenetic take on Brecht's tale of doing good in a bad world loses focus. Theatre review by Gary Naylor

What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.

Anthony Lau's revival runs until 1 April, before transferring to the Lyric Hammersmith from 15 April to 13 May

The characters are too broadly drawn in this 80th-anniversary staging of Brecht's cost-of-living drama – but boy, does it make the eyes pop

Art and race intersect to provocative effect. Theatre review by Gary Naylor