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Six theatre shows to see in London

‘Shifters’ makes romance new again; love, heartache and mischief in ‘Why Am I So Single?’; Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good is revived for the 21st century; ‘The Real Ones’ is a touching exploration of platonic friendship; Stoppard’s ‘The Real Thing’ revived; ‘Death of England: Closing Time’ concludes a powerful trilogy

Heather Agyepong as Des, left, and Tosin Cole as Dre in ‘Shifters’ © Marc Brenner

Shifters, Duke of York’s Theatre review — touching two-hander redefines the romcom
Benedict Lombe’s play about an on-again, off-again relationship is beautifully realised
Why Am I So Single?, Garrick Theatre review — dazzling new musical from the creators of ‘Six’
There’s love and heartache amid the metatheatrical mischief
Our Country’s Good, Lyric Hammersmith review — plays and punishment in a penal colony
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s drama has had an update for the 21st century
The Real Ones, Bush Theatre review — soulmates make for frank emotional drama
Waleed Akhtar’s new play looks at the relationship between a queer man and a straight woman across two decades
The Real Thing, Old Vic Theatre review — Tom Stoppard’s dazzling comedy of love and language
James McArdle is brilliant as a self-absorbed playwright trying to depict matters of the heart
Death of England: Closing Time, Soho Place theatre review — warp-speed conclusion to trilogy on race in the UK
Erin Doherty and Sharon Duncan-Brewster are compelling as women in an awkward family relationship