Follow the Signs is at the Soho Theatre

THE Dastardly Murder of the Chocolate Soufflé is at the Rosemary Branch Theatre until August 27. In a 1950s English countryside home, Walter, Lucy and Desiree rehash the night of their father’s funeral as they puzzle over the shocking disappearance and suspected murder of their mother. As they delve into wildly different memories, secrets are revealed. camden.ssboxoffice.com

• At the Hen and Chickens, Umbra Incarnate merges Greek mythology with shadow theatre and puppetry in a play that explores the fate of survivors of sexual assault and the rediscovery of their voice. It follows the decisions Jamie has to make regarding love, strength, and forgiveness. 4.30pm, August 26-28. Wonder in Aliceland is a semi-autobiographical piece about two close female friends navigating life through their late 20s to early 40s. It touches upon the #MeToo movement as the friends discuss life and dating, the boundaries of consensual sex and rape. 7.30pm, August 26-28. www.unrestrictedview.co.uk

• The Street’s on Fire presents contemporary artwork from Myanmar at the Camden Open Air Gallery until August 28. It features live performance, experimental music, poetry and a guest appearance from Rap Against Junta. Photographs, video installations and street art highlight the creative action of a new generation of young people who stand firm in the face of brutal suppression. A unique opportunity to view work that is otherwise prohibited inside Myanmar, jointly curated by Burmese photographer Mayco Naing, artist Isabelle Ha Eav and A New Burma. camdenopenairgallery.com

• Chris is deaf in a hearing world. Chris is black on a racist island. This is a story of hope, about owning your identity. Once upon a time a two-year-old boy contracted meningitis. Little did he know his hearing was to leave him and change his world. Follow the Signs is a new piece of fully BSL-integrated hip-hop gig theatre. Performances will be in BSL, spoken English, Rap and English captions. Soho Theatre until August 27. sohotheatre.com

• Judith stands on the threshold of Bluebeard’s Castle. Needing to know what secrets lie beyond seven locked doors and within the man she loves, she steps into the darkness. Part of Grimeborn Opera Festival at Arcola Theatre, Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle (directed by Eleanor Burke with musical direction by JP Jennings and arrangement by Thomas Ang) explores the obsessive desire of an artist-muse relationship and how women interact with male fantasies projected onto them. August 31-September 3. arcolatheatre.com

• In this centenary year, the poet Philip Larkin divides opinion more than ever. Ben Brown’s award-winning play Larkin with Women, at the Old Red Lion Theatre, explores the last 30 years of Larkin’s life dominated by his relationships, and often simultaneous affairs, with a trio of different women. Despite his cynicism, selfishness and drink-sodden depression, all three stayed loyal until the bitter end. August 31-September 17. oldredliontheatre.co.uk