Moira Buffini, Roy Williams and Suhayla El-Bushra deliver a trio of powerful immigrant stories set in the London borough

Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes unearth an Anglo-Saxon burial ship, but leave their emotions interred, in this robustly English drama

With modern-day parallels and an excellent ensemble, this play about two powerful women tests the limits of intolerance and compassion

The National Youth Theatre’s urgent, gender-fluid production bubbles with intimacy, brutality and fear

It is the hit that transformed British theatre. As Jez Butterworth’s epochal drama returns, our critic chooses the 25 best plays since Jerusalem – from exploited boxers to warring kings

This year’s Manchester international festival sees the premiere of wonder.land, a new musical that aims to update Lewis Carroll’s classic tale for the digital age. Directed by Rufus Norris with music by Damon Albarn, it is written by dramatist Moira Buffini, who here explains Alice’s enduring appeal• The Guardian is the festival’s media partner