ALMEIDA THEATRE, Almeida St, N1, 020 7359 4404. Children’s Children, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, £8-£32. Until June 30. A tale of friendship unravelling before success, money and children.

ARCOLA THEATRE, Ashwin St, E8, 020 7503 1646. Release, 7.45pm, £14 (concs £10). Until June 20. The lives of three prisoners in their first months after release.

HAMPSTEAD DOWNSTAIRS, Eton Ave, NW3, 020 7722 9301. The Complaint, Mon-Sat 7.45pm (Sat matinee 3.15pm), £7.50-£15. Until June 16. Afra makes a complaint and finds a Kafkaesque world. Chariots of Fire, Mon-Sat, 7.30pm, £29-£15. Until June 16. Stage adaptation of the Olympics-themed film.

KING’S HEAD THEATRE, 115 Upper St, N1, 020 7478 0160. Denial, Mon-Sun (various) 7.15pm, £19.50-£25 (£15-£16.50 concs). Until June 9. Provocative drama exploring false memory syndrome.

LION AND UNICORN THEATRE, 42-44 Gaisford Street, NW5, 0844 477 1000. The Hard Boiled Egg and the Wasp, Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sun 3.30pm. £15 (£12 concs). Until June 10. New comedy musical about a man in a lunatic asylum.

OLD RED LION THEATRE, 418 St John St, EC1, 020 7833 3053. Infinite Riches, Tues-Sat 7.30pm, Sat 3pm. £15. (£12 concs). Until June 9. Dark comedy, cautionary tale told by a loveable nan.

PENTAMETERS THEATRE, 28 Heath St, NW3, 020 7435 3648. Pythagoras (Smith), Tue-Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm. £12 (£10 concs). Until June 17. Prize-winning play by renowned poet Dannie Abse.

UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE, Goodnight Mrs Calabash, Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sun 4pm. £14-16 (£10-14 concs). Until June 24. Musical inspired by the life and times of Jimmy ‘Schnozzola’ Durante.