Writer and performer Nathan Queeley-Dennis in Bullring Techno Makeup Jamz [Mihaela Bodlovic]

WHO Killed My Father, based on Édouard Louis’s book, adapted and directed by Nora Wardell, is at Camden People’s Theatre. Growing up gay in a small French town, Édouard endured the violence and homophobia of his alcoholic, right-wing father, a factory worker. When his father suffers a work accident, leaving him bed-bound and on morphine, Édouard finally confronts him and uncovers a startling connection between political decisions and his father’s broken body. 7pm, to Dec 2. cptheatre.co.uk/

• Intermission Youth Theatre’s EXCLUDED! at Arcola reimagines the world of Shakespeare while exploring issues facing young people in education. A secondary school teacher is trying to get her Year 11 students to focus on their upcoming GCSEs but Hamlet is grieving her father, Othello has been accused of something he hasn’t done and Isabel is forced to confront her fate. As tensions rise, Miss Portia attempts to steer them away from rash decisions which could change their lives forever. 7.30pm Weds-Sat, to Dec 16. Taming Who? a fast-paced remix of Taming of the Shrew interweaves 400-year-old verse with new dialogue and finds fresh relevance. This adaptation challenges gender stereotypes and explores identity and coming of age through the lens of youth culture in London today. 7.30pm various dates, Mon-Sat, to Dec 14. arcolatheatre.com/

• Nathaniel sees love as a fine art. He’s looking for the Mona Lisa to his da Vinci. Nathan Queeley-Dennis’ play, Bullring Techno Makeup Jamz, is a love letter to Birmingham, exploring Black masculinity through Beyonce lyrics, techno raves and the intimate relationship between a man and his barber. Royal Court Upstairs, various times, to Dec 20. royalcourttheatre.com/

• Spy movie: The Play! by Matthew Howell and Jack Michael Stacey is described as a love letter to spy films, the movie business and fringe theatre, brimming with laughs, thrills, and poorly executed commando rolls. Hope Theatre, 7.45pm, Dec 5-23. thehopetheatre.com/

• Armando Iannucci’s Pandemonium, directed by Patrick Marber, explores how our great leaders grappled first with the pandemic and then with each other. The Johnson-Truss-Sunak years are told at a furious pace in all their horrible glory. Relive the horror! The murk! The lying about the lies. Jingle while you mingle with Bully Raab and Super Suella. It’s one big dodgy party. Bring a suitcase. Soho Theatre, 7.15pm, to Jan 13. sohotheatre.com/

• In Jonathan Spector’s This Much I Know, Lukesh, a professor of psychology, enjoys a life as organised and logical as his mind. But then his wife vanishes, sending only a text message, leaving him to re-evaluate their relationship. She has embarked on an odyssey across Russia on a quest to unravel a family mystery. A love story and a kaleidoscopic primer in psychology, history, and the abuse of power. Hampstead Downstairs. 7.45pm, Dec 13-Jan 27. hampsteadtheatre.com/