Fringe benefit: Passport Face is part of the Camden Fringe

TO Have or Not to Have combines the Wild West with the Middle Ages, a shot of Shakespeare and a generous dose of humour. A crossover between visual art and theatre that features old rusty metal and weather-beaten wooden objects as its main characters. TAMTAM objektentheater invite you to explore your own imagination with this piece about greed, jealousy, egotism, and other human flaws. Ages 7+, Little Angel Theatre, Aug 18-20. littleangeltheatre.com/

• The Camden Fringe continues: Juliet Meyers’ Passport Face offers stand-up about identity, immigration, culture shock and feminism. Aces and Eights, 6pm, to Aug 19; Horrigan & Howell’s comedy sketch show Two’s A Crowd is at Hope Theatre, 7pm to Aug 19; Shaira Berg’s Gaslight delves into the devastating psychological impact of sexual assault. Scarlet, a university student in a seemingly loving relationship, is plagued by a mysterious expanding physical wound that nobody takes seriously. Etcetera Theatre, 3pm, to Aug 20; in|Secure from Ukrainian writer-performer Valery Reva, uses audience participation, music and comedy to ask questions about the war. Does a refugee working to feed her child have less right to share her story than a soldier on the front lines? When people are dying are you allowed to miss posting selfies to Instagram or a cup of takeaway coffee? Lion and Unicorn, 7pm, Aug 19-20; Tickets: camdenfringe.com/

• Will is a Northern guy who’s been single for too long, living at home, getting plastered every weekend, and stuck in his dead-end job. That is until he sees Candy. The only problem is: she’s his best mate in drag. Tim Fraser’s debut play, Candy, swings between comedy and pathos in a solo show performed by Michael Waller. Park90, Aug 22-Sept 9. parktheatre.co.uk

• At the Arcola, a radical reinterpretation of Puccini’s Turandot tackles orientalist tropes and reflects on the new role the Far East plays as a modern, technological superpower. Ingrid Hu’s scenography and Erin Guan’s video design plunge us into a digital dystopia. This reimagining explores the toxicity of online obsession in the face of human tragedy and aims to challenge racist stereotypes as well as the historic and contemporary use of Yellowface in theatre, opera, and on-screen. August 23-26. arcolatheatre.com/

• Greenwich+Docklands International Festival runs from Aug 25-Sept 10 and showcases theatre, art installations, spectacle and dance in locations across Greenwich and East London. More than 35 events are inspired by the theme Acts of Hope. French high-wire walker Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga’s show Open Lines involves a tight-rope walk above Woolwich; Resurgam is a vertical dance show on the facade of St Paul’s Cathedral; Woman, Life, Freedom! is street theatre in support of Iranian women in Stratford Park and Sliding Slope is a dance-response to climate change and rising water levels at Royal Victoria Dock. Full details at festival.org/gdif/