Kit Harington stars in Henry V at the Donmar

BREN Gosling’s drama, Proud, sheds light on the traumatic impact of racism, homophobia and displacement. After his Pentecostal mother dies, Roland is liberated to live openly as a gay man. He relocates from Brixton to E17, where he unexpectedly falls for Amir, a much younger refugee with a war-torn past. Their magnetic connection is tested by Amir’s PTSD, his inability to identify as gay, and Roland’s strained relationship with his teenage son, Gary. What binds these characters together is the desire to know and understand one another as they struggle to come to terms with their own identities. King’s Head Theatre until March 12. kingsheadtheatre.com

• Kit Harington leads the cast in the Donmar’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry V. Directed by Max Webster and billed as a study of nationalism, war and the psychology of power, this modern retelling explores what it means to be English and our relationship to Europe and asks: do we ever get the leaders we deserve? Until April 9. donmarwarehouse.com

• Wayward Productions present live poem Soundwood and improvised musical The Fable of Able Stain for one night only at Union Chapel, 7.30pm March 1. Award-winning author Max Porter is joined by guests Anthony Anaxagorou, Nina Conti and Inua Ellams with music from rushes/esp. A response to the country’s social, political, environmental, cultural, and emotional state, this is an ensemble piece fused with image, text, improvised sound and storytelling. unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on, 020 7226 1686

• Described as a dark comedy, Boot by Eliza Williams, is at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre from March 1-5. Emma is 40, has a husband, two kids, a semi with a conservatory and a pug. Karen is also 40 with a reluctant fiancé of 20 years who refuses to commit, a hunger for the truth, a half-baked plan and a Vauxhall Zafira. One of them thinks she’s at a school reunion. The other knows she’s not. thelionandunicorntheatre.com

• Lal by Alice Henley is about the East End girls who kept Britain going while the boys were away fighting the Second World War. Lal is struggling with domestic abuse and striving to hold her world together while the country is facing its greatest ever threat. Hen and Chickens Theatre from March 1-5. unrestrictedview.co.uk

• Jacksons Lane’s Nordic festival features the very best in circus, theatre and family shows for £10 and under. Artists will be welcomed from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and The Faroe Islands to share their work from March 5 to May 1. From spellbinding magic shows to a virtual reality experience, the shows transcend language and geography –providing an insight into Nordic humour, sensibilities and views of the world. Topics range from toxic masculinity to couples counselling and the adrenaline of performing high above a stage. The family shows include acrobatics, visual storytelling, and a trip to Moominvalley. jacksonslane.org.uk