Fridge is at the Hope Theatre

EMMA Zadow’s Fridge is at the Hope Theatre from March 15 to April 2. It’s about familial ties and the importance of giving support to those we love against the backdrop of the mental health crisis in the UK, particularly in rural communities. Alice hasn’t been home for a while. But when her little sister Lo attempts to take her own life, the journey from London to Norfolk proves to be more than just a simple change of pace. The shared memories of two estranged sisters fill the family home. Now Alice must confront what she left behind, and what brought her back. This show contains magical realism, poetry and folkloric writing. thehopetheatre.com

• I Hate it Here is an interactive devised piece about zero-hours contracts and instability. It centres on Plang, an elderly care worker who loves a boogie, Tara, a nurse with a penchant for Anne Robinson, and Spud, a teenage fast-food worker who would love a date with fit Clare. You will be asked to participate in game shows, sign up for shifts and have the power to change the play’s outcome. There’ll be bingo and a glittery curtain. Part of the Sprint festival at Camden People’s Theatre, 7.15pm, March 11. Jacob Roberts-Mensah’s DRUM is a fictional retelling of two Ghanaian creatives meeting in 1960s London and explores themes of immigration, identity and home. The play weaves together music, movement, and storytelling. DRUM is currently a work in progress and will be performed script-in-hand. 7.15pm, March 12. cptheatre.co.uk

• Tempest is playing at the Pleasance’s Main House Cabaret from March 11 to April 3. Banished to a mystical island, Prospero waits in isolation for 12 long years. Consumed by a desire for revenge, forging a new life with daughter Miranda, slave Caliban and servant-spirit Ariel, Prospero conducts a terrible storm to shipwreck their enemies, stranding them on the island. Divided, lost and confused, the group find themselves at the mercy of twisted vengeance. But will Prospero’s bitterness destroy them, or will humanity prevail? Underscored by live music with a detailed sound design that immerses the audience, this adrenaline-fuelled reimagining brings a fresh perspective to a timeless classic. pleasance.co.uk

• The Almeida Theatre in partnership with All Change, Clean Break and Graeae present The Key Workers Cycle performed by a company of professional actors, local community participants and key workers. A chorus of delivery drivers singing through the night, a support worker haunted by visions of the women who depend on her, a funeral director showing off his dab hand with a pair of clippers. In an echo of the Medieval Mystery Plays – which brought together communities of craftsmen and merchants to act out the stories of famous miracles – these nine short plays, running over three nights, celebrate the humour, the hope and the stories of those who keep our daily lives running. Until March 12. almeida.co.uk