SUS is at Park 90

MIRANDA Pitcher’s Miniature Travelling Circus is at Little Angel studios from Sept 16-Nov 13 and features beautiful puppets and nostalgic magic tricks. Ages 3-6 years. The King of Nothing, Ben Glasstone’s re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes is at Little Angel Theatre from Sept 24-Nov 20. King Reginald is a ruler who likes to keep in style. But fashions change so fast, he can’t keep up. Hearing of the king’s predicament, two fast-talking “weavers” head to the palace with their “smart” fabric that will never go of fashion. Reginald can’t wait to wear his new suit to the Big Parade. Songs, puppetry, slapstick and more. Ages 5-11. littleangeltheatre.com

• Jonathan Freedland uses verbatim interviews to expose the roots and damning legacy of antisemitism in Britain – found in places where you’d least expect it. Jews. In Their Own Words is a theatrical inquiry conducted through words, song at the Royal Court. Sept 19-Oct 22, royalcourttheatre.com

• Set on the eve of Thatcher’s landslide victory in 1979, Barrie Keeffe’s play, SUS, is a shocking depiction of institutional racism through the eyes of a young black man brutalised by the police for a crime he did not commit. Delroy is detained in a south London police station under SUS – suspect under suspicion – the law now known as Stop and Search. Park 90, Sept 21-Oct 15. https://parktheatre.co.uk

• Michael Longhurst directs the European premiere of The Band’s Visit, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Book by Itamar Moses at the Donmar Warehouse from Sept 24-Dec 3. A band of musicians are lost in a quiet desert town off the beaten path. As they wait for the next bus out, they bring the town to life in surprising ways, proving that even the briefest visit can stay with you forever. donmarwarehouse.com

• Vinay Patel gives a futuristic spin to Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. An old starship travels through space, searching for a home billions of miles from earth. Like their ancestors, the crew were born on this ship, this voyage is all they’ve ever known. Then a planet is spotted in a habitable zone. Will they leap into the future, or remain on this journey forever? The Yard Theatre, until Oct 22. theyardtheatre.co.uk

• A head’s up for Finding My Voice at Kings Place, which interweaves storytelling and music. The programme of solos and ensemble pieces from NW Live Arts’ world-renowned musicians include influences from the West African Griot tradition, Indian Punjabi music, Western European classical and folk music from Europe and the Middle East. Writers from Freedom from Torture’s Write to Life group share their journeys from an unspeakable past to new lives in Britain. 8pm, Sept 30. kingsplace.co.uk