Ambika Mod and Lizzy Connolly in Porn Play [Helen Murray]

SET in 2034, David Sear’s Continuity is about humanity’s yearning for immortality. A group of billionaires believe they have discovered an invention which could change what it means to be human. They need patient 7…  2.30pm & 7.30pm Nov 19-22, thecockpit.org.uk/

• In My Mate Dave, David Ellis takes a good look at himself and the company he keeps. Friends have always been important in his life but as you get older and circumstances change maybe some friendships just aren’t made to last. 7pm, Nov 20-21.  Co-created by performers Isaac Morris and Maddie Maycock, Tanked explores love and fear within a relationship using an anthropomorphic approach and clowning style captured through a live feed camera. Age 18+ 7pm, Nov 25-20. thehopetheatre.com/

• Bea is looking after luxury flats and dog sitting the world’s ugliest pooch. It’s only a matter of time until someone finds out she’s breaking her contracts. Can Bea get herself out of the red and into the black? Or will the plates she’s been spinning come crashing down around her and her dysfunctional family. Jobsworth is billed as a comedy about snakes and surviving capitalism. 7pm, Until Dec 6, Park90. parktheatre.co.uk/

• Rachel Verinder inherits a beautiful diamond called the Moonstone which her late uncle obtained in India in dubious circumstances. During the night of her 18th birthday party, the diamond disappears. Has it been lost or stolen? In Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone, adapted by John Colmans, celebrated detective Sergeant Cuff thinks he has the answers. 7.30pm,
Nov 27-30, upstairsatthgatehouse.com/

• Jess Edwards’ debut play Private View is an unsettling exploration of queer love, coercive control, and the physics of connection. Two women collide and become so entangled it’s hard to tell where one starts and the other begins. It’s messy, magnetic, and disturbingly familiar. Age 16+ 6.45pm, Nov 27-Dec 20. Soho Upstairs, sohotheatre.com/

• In Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s Porn Play, starring Ambika Mod, Ani is a young academic with a secret addiction to violent pornography. In between receiving awards and delivering lectures on Paradise Lost, her career and relationships begin to unravel as she struggles to confront her uncontrollable desires. Suitable for age 18 + Until December 13. Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, royalcourttheatre.com/

• Kate Hamill reimagines Holmes and Watson as a dysfunctional duo navigating post-pandemic London with sharp wits and banter. Packed with hijinks, clever sleuthing and a feminist twist, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B dives headlong into the chaos of contemporary Baker Street. Described as dark farce, Berlin punk and queer romance. 7.30pm, Nov 28-Dec 20. arcolatheatre.com/