PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
IF YOU'RE not a fan of traditional pantomime and fancy a portion of malevolent turkey with your festive theatre, get down to the Pleasance Theatre and tuck into Escape From Planet Trash.
A bonkers, energetic and highly entertaining space opera from Sink the Pink, it features intergalactic drag, a touching inter-species love story and the always fabulous Lavinia Coop as a talking turd.
Set in the not-too-distant future, in which Earth is now a planet covered in garbage, it has Ginger and Sonny eking out a life among the trash. When Captain Houston and Private PP turn up, a possibly brighter future emerges. But the planet's turkeys have a different plan — revenge.
KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession
PAUL FOLEY revels in the coolest, most joyful piece of theatre you’ll get this summer
PETER MASON applauds a stage version of Le Carre’s novel that questions what ordinary people have to gain from high-level governmental spying
DAVID NICHOLSON recommends a dazzling production of Bernstein’s opera set in a world where chaos and violence are greeted by equanimity



