APRIL THEATRE

6 - 24 Apr Riff Raff

It’s Halloween, and half-brothers Mike “20-20” and Billy “Torch” are holed up in an abandoned crack den on the Lower East Side. They’ve got three kilos of smack, blood on their hands and New York’s biggest drug lord on their tail.With nowhere to turn, Mike calls an old friend from Brooklyn to sort out the mess. When he arrives and the night draws in, stories are swapped, loyalties are tested and the bleakness of their criminal lives threatens to envelop them forever.

Arcola Theatre 020 7503 1646 8.15pm. £14 (£10 concessions)

9 Apr Step Up

Featuring film, poetry, drama and dance, Dream Arts presents five dynamic new creative works by talented young artists. Follow the hilarious adventures of Skits, Boom, Detox and Nunya,four hard knock boys from the Endz who are gangsters, players and rappers (or they think they are...) With a fun filled female cast, the irony will have you in stitches as this piece dares to go where almost no comediennes have gone before.... to rob the local sweet shop.

Cochrane Theatre, 020 7269 1606 7.30pm. £5 (£2 con)

15 Apr - 5 Jun Ruined

A small mining town deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Mama Nadi’s bar her rules apply. No arguments, no politics, no guns. When two new girls tainted with the stigma of their recent past arrive, Mama is forced to reassess her business priorities and personal loyalties. As tales of local atrocities spread and tensions between rebels and government militia rise, the realities of life in civil war provide the ultimate test of the human spirit. 

Almeida Theatre 020 7359 4404 April. £8 - £32

29 Apr - 5 Jun Eurydice

European premiere - created by the team behind the multi-award-winning The Brothers Size. Eurydice loves Orpheus. Her dead father's letters of advice for her wedding aren't reaching the land of the living. She crashes down a flight of stairs and wakes up in the underworld, her memory wiped. How will she ever get home...?Alice in Wonderland meets Greek mythology in this playful and heartbreaking take on a timeless tale of grief and redemption.

Young Vic 020 7922 2922 2.45pm & 7.45pm. £17.50

APRIL COMEDY

4 Apr Quincy’s Comedy Lounge

Stratford Circus and Quincy’s Comedy Lounge present a rapturous live stand-up show with hilarious comedy from the best talent on the circuit, special performances and a Caribbean menu to fill your appetite. All brought to you by East London’s Cockney Prince, Quincy.

Stratford Cicus Theatre, 0844 357 2625

8pm £10 - £12.50 (Three course meal and show ticket £27 )

11 Apr Lets Talk About Sex

A top evening of stand-up featuring Felicity Ethnic, Rudi Lickwood, Tony Hendriks and Compere Teddy Bear.

Broadway Theatre, The 020 8690 0002 8pm. Call for prices.

23 Apr The Ramblers Tales

The Ramblers Tales, an evening of Caribbean Standup Comedy meets Extempo with Calypso and a little R&B to enrich the flavor. The performers will be from the Caribbean, US and UK. The Core of the show is centered on using Extempo-Calypso to bridge the stand up comedy performances. The show was a huge success in the US; this new approach to delivering comedy was well received, leaving the audience wanting more. We are now bringing the show to London expecting the same level noise and appreciation. The aim is to deliver humor in a manner that a UK audience can find funny enough to laugh to.

Broadway Theatre, The 020 8690 0002 8pm. Call for prices.