ADHD The Musical is at the Camden People’s Theatre [AB PHOTOGRAPHY]

KATH Haling’s The Least We Could Do shines a spotlight on the unravelling of individuals caught in the public eye and explores the dark side of fame and the consequences of our collective actions. Until Oct 28. www.thehopetheatre.com/

• In Matt Parvin’s Gentlemen, Greg is summoned to a mediation session with Kasper and the college welfare officer to discuss an accusation of plagiarism. When the allegations become more damaging, how long can he remain untouchable? Until Oct 28. arcolatheatre.com/

• Lauren Lewis’s The Lodger follows a family facing financial hardship amid the cost-of-living crisis. After they take in a lodger to help keep them afloat, the situation takes an unanticipated turn. Relationships are tested and chaos unfolds. Oct 17-21. thelionandunicorntheatre.com/

• In Joakim Daun’s The Boy, an unlikely friendship forms between a young unaccompanied migrant boy and an older man; both escaping their past. Their lives become intertwined with a young woman over a shared sense of loss. Can they find connection and community again? Oct 17-Nov 4. sohotheatre.com/

• Playing alternate nights, Joe Wiltshire Smith’s Just Barking is a one-woman black comedy that investigates the strain on healthcare, hustle culture, and the rediscovery of the self. Ben Hannigan’s That Day follows a muddled introvert struggling to find his muse while writing a new song. Oct 18-21; Bess – The Other Houdini is the true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown following his death. It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini has been dead for two years, his widow Bess, in debt and struggling with addiction, battles her demons and stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life. Oct 24-Nov 12. upstairsatthegatehouse.com

• Two shows at Camden People’s Theatre to look out for: Antisemitism is the story of an Israeli Jew’s first 24 hours on British soil. Arriving in pursuit of a calm life, our unsuspecting hero is thrown into a wild journey full of absurd characters – his bickering aunts in Finchley, a drunken lord and a couple of kidnappers who think they’ve captured Uri Geller for ransom. Antisemitism tackles the toxic subject through song and dance. 7pm, Oct 17-28; ADHD The Musical: Can I have Your Attention Please explores the feelings of shame and blame, the highs and lows of being neurodivergent in a world designed for the neurotypical brain. 9pm, Oct 17-28. cptheatre.co.uk/

• In John McKay’s Dead Dad Dog, 1980s Edinburgh lad Eck is raring to go, eagerly awaiting the job interview that will change his life, when the ghost of his long-dead father materialises before his eyes. What follows is a blackly comic nightmare as Eck navigates his big day with his phantom father in tow. To Oct 28. finboroughtheatre.co.uk/