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As You Like It, Shakespeare's Globe, London

Michelle Terry plays one of Shakespeare's loveliest roles, Rosalind, in this joyous cross-dressing comedy, which is directed here by Blanche McIntyre.

shakespearesglobe.com, 020 7401 9919, previews from May 15, runs to September 5

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Bend it Like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre, London

New musical based on the hit film about Jess, the daughter of a Punjabi Sikh household in London, whose goal is to play football, but who must sidestep a host of obstacles.

phoenixtheatrelondon.co.uk, 0843 316 1082, previews from May 15, booking to October 24

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Communicating Doors, Menier Chocolate Factory, London

Imogen Stubbs and David Bamber get all tangled up in the mayhem in Alan Ayckbourn's comedy thriller about a dominatrix who steps through a door and ends up 20 years in the past.

menierchocolatefactory.com, 020 7378 1713, to June 27

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The Father, Tricycle Theatre, London

Transfer to London of a play hugely praised in Bath: the British premiere of Florian Zeller's disturbing but compassionate drama about the impact of dementia, starring Kenneth Cranham.

tricycle.co.uk, 020 7328 1000, now previewing, runs to June 13

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The Funfair, Home, Manchester

This major brand-new venue is launched with a new version by Simon Stephens of a 20th-century classic by Odon von Horvath, about a couple dealing with the strains of recession. This contemporary version will immerse audiences in a fairground atmosphere.

homemcr.org, 0161 200 1500, previews from May 14 to June 1

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The Merchant of Venice, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

While Jonathan Pryce plays Shylock at Shakespeare's Globe, Makram J Khoury, one of the most celebrated actors in Israel, takes on the same role for the RSC in Polly Findlay's new staging of this tricky play.

rsc.org.uk, 0844 800 1110, previews from May 14, runs to September 2

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Recommended

Beyond Caring, National Theatre, London

What is it like to live with the reality of low-wage, zero-hours contracts? Alexander Zeldin's quiet, devastating play gives you a taste, following the experiences of cleaners in a meat factory.

nationaltheatre.org.uk, 020 7452 3000, to May 23

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Bugsy Malone, Lyric Hammersmith, London

The refurbished theatre opens with a bang - or rather, a splat - with this enjoyable production of the kids-as-gangsters musical.

lyric.co.uk, 020 8741 6850, to August 1

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Antony Sher and Harriet Walter are both terrific as Willy Loman and his wife Linda in Gregory Doran's devastating RSC production of Arthur Miller's classic.

rsc.org.uk, 0844 800 1110, booking to July 18

Death of a Salesman, Noel Coward Theatre, London

New artistic director Rufus Norris opens his account with an urgent new version of the medieval play, which becomes a challenge about moral responsibility. Chiwetel Ejiofor is magnificent in the lead role.

nationaltheatre.org.uk, 020 7452 3000, to Aug 30

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Sweeney Todd, Harrington's Pie and Mash Shop, London

Tooting Arts Club offer a closer shave than most with this thrilling production of Sondheim's chilling musical.

delfontmackintosh.co.uk, 0844 482 5137, booking to June 5

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