EastEnders star Max Bowden is to lead the cast of a musical version of Midnight Cowboy

Aldershot raises the bar with a jaunty take on Aladdin

Joyful panto featuring local favourites

Sensitive two-hander exploring the pain of fertility issues and the power of sisterhood

Unconvincing 1990s-themed, site-specific production of Shakespeare’s comedy from Iris Theatre

Adam Nichols and Matt Strachan revamp Oscar Wilde’s comedy with excellent performances and art-deco design

Fascinating if at times uncomfortable one-woman show rooted in real-life experience

Searingly honest new theatre challenging perceptions about disability and shattering taboos

Jack Condon’s energetic debut play with new theatre company Jawbones Theatre draws on men’s mental health and life in coastal England

Paul Murphy’s new play at the Old Red Lion Theatre follows two couples at war in their relationships

Lucy Kirkwood writes about competing scientific theories, misinformation and complex family dynamics in an accomplished revival of her play at the Maltings Theatre, St Albans

Crystal Skillman’s coming-of-age play at Jermyn Street Theatre about teenagers saving the world from climate change is well-acted and cleverly designed

Phoebe Frances Brown’s one-woman show is a compelling and intimate demonstration of a theatremaker pushing boundaries

Andrew Pollard’s Peaky Blinders-inspired pantomime for the Watford Palace Theatre features a hard-working cast and a charmingly illustrated set

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s early high school cheerleading musical is enlivened by some superb choreography