Live to Tell: (A Proposal For) the Madonna Jukebox is at the Camden People’s Theatre

A HOT ticket at Sadler’s Wells, Akram Khan’s dance-theatre production of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book is set in a deserted city that has been reclaimed by nature. Khan and his team reinvent the journey of Mowgli through the eyes of a climate refugee. Featuring an original score by Jocelyn Pook, 10 international dancers and state-of-the-art visuals by YeastCulture, Jungle Book reimagined tells a story about our intrinsic need to bond with others, placing respect for our natural world at its heart. To April 15. sadlerswells.com/

• Inspired by true events, Joanne Lau’s Worth takes a darkly comic look at family loss and sibling rivalry. Hours before their mother’s funeral, the Yeung siblings gather in the family home for the first time in years, only to discover their inheritance is missing. Tensions escalate as they race to find it, uncovering ugly truths and shocking family secrets along the way. Arcola Theatre, April 7-29. arcolatheatre.com/

Before I Go

• The spring season at Camden People’s Theatre includes Brian Mullin’s Live to Tell: (A Proposal For) the Madonna Jukebox, a searing commentary on the realities of day-to-day living with HIV disguised as a proposal for a jukebox musical delivered to the Queen of Pop herself. Until April 15. Sian Docksey is a British-Belgian alternative stand-up comedian and pole-dance artist. Just In Case, God Forbid… from ClusterFlux examines our fascination with productivity through magic, dance and physical performance. April 11-12. Tobi King Bakare’s Before I Go is a contemporary tale of limbo told through poetry, movement and song which brings Black lived experience to the fore. April 20-22. cptheatre.co.uk/

• Katie Mitchell’s acclaimed production, little scratch, comes to New Diorama Theatre for a strictly limited run. Adapted by Miriam Battye from Rebecca Watson’s debut novel, we follow the life of a young woman in a single day. April 12-May 13. newdiorama.com/

• Rogers and Hart’s celebrated musical Pal Joey focuses on the fortunes of nightclub host Joey and includes standards such as Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered and I Could Write a Book. The Tower Theatre’s production will be cabaret-style with live band. April 19-29. towertheatre.org.uk/

• Elizabeth Huskisson’s Toska is based on the true story of the Khachaturyan sisters who murdered their father; a case that provoked public outrage in Russia. Despite suffering prolonged abuse, the sisters now await trial. The Hope Theatre, April 19-29. thehopetheatre.com/

• Jan Woolf began her play Blood Gold and Oil during an archaeological dig in Jordan. From the Arab revolt of the First World War, a modern hero is constructed: the complex, flawed figure of Lawrence of Arabia. His legacy is as conflicted as his psyche. Set in the present day, an archaeologist summons his ghost. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, April 25-30. upstairsatthegatehouse.com