Theatre review: Kill Me Now

A disarmingly funny look at disability and the lives built around it at the Park Theatre, in a production that's been much-trumpeted for seeing Greg Wise return to the stage for the first time in 17 years. Coincidentally, that's the same amount of time his character in Kill Me Now has dedicated his life to a single purpose: Widower Jake published one successful novel, but has since been making ends meet teaching creative writing courses, putting most of his energies into caring for severely disabled son Joey (Oliver Gomm.) He's had a small amount of help from social services, and once a week his sister Twyla (Charlotte Harwood) takes over so he can have a night off, but he can see himself as his son's primary carer for some time to come. A spinal disease sees him prematurely aged though, and suddenly contemplating an uncertain future for both of them.

Theatre review: Loserville

It's all looking very retro at the Garrick at the moment, as it may be playing host to a new musical, but Elliot Davis and James Bourne's Loserville is set in 1971, while there's something of the Starlight Express to Francis O'Connor's neon microchip of a set. Though a British musical, this is very much the classic American high school story, as Michael Dork (they... they know what that word actually means, right?) and his Star Trek-loving friends spend their time in the school's computer room, steering clear of the popular kids. When a similarly geeky girl, Holly, arrives at the school, Michael not only gets a romantic interest on his wavelength, but also an ally who can help with his attempt to make computers send messages to each other: He essentially wants to invent email, and get there before the big computer corporation up the road does.