Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape at Little Angel Studios [Ellie Kurttz]

AT Little Angel Theatre, The Flying Bath, based on Julia Donaldson and David Roberts’ book, offers catchy songs, quirky bath toys and everyday heroes. When the house is empty, the toys take off in their magical flying bath, rinsing a muddy piglet and putting out a fire for a frightened baboon. Ages 2-5, various times, till July 12.
At Little Angel Studios, Toto the cat combines ninja skills, a big heart, and a nose for adventure. By day, she naps; at night, she joins her cheeky brother Silver in Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape, inspired by Dermot O’Leary’s and Nick East’s book. Their first mission is to stop a deadly King Cobra loose on the streets of London. Age 5 + various times, May 17-July 19. littleangeltheatre.com/

• Set in 1970s Britain amid Tory cuts, high unemployment and rising inequality, James Graham’s The Angry Brigade at The Cockpit follows a special police squad hunting an anarchist group. The play explores political engagement, rebellion, and the human cost of pursuing a radical vision for a fairer world. 7.30pm, to May 16. A marriage destroyed by grief. A former couple reunite to protect the memory of their lost child. Lot Vekemans’s Poison, translated by Rina Vergamo, asks a simple question: is it possible to move on? 7.30pm, May 20-23. thecockpit.org.uk/

• In Sophie Pell’s comedy-drama Nonsense and Sensibility, a pair of feuding actors are forced to stage Sense and Sensibility. With shenanigans, petty arguments, a healthy dose of Austen-style dialogue, and plenty of heart, Samantha and Bartholomew stumble through the beloved classic. Etcetera Theatre, 7pm, 4pm, May 15-17 & 20-22. www.etceteratheatrecamden.com

• At the Old Red Lion Theatre, Sam Sherman’s Kaddish (how to be a sanctuary) pits a Jewish grandson heading to Palestine for solidarity work against the voice of his long dead grandfather who fought the Nazis in the Second World War. Drawing on Saul N Sherman’s journals, the show interweaves resistance, memory and Yiddish folklore. 7pm, May 19-23. weareoldred.co.uk/

• In Ally Manson’s play The Inheritors at The Hope Theatre, three siblings gather at the family Mökki to divide their father’s estate, only for long-buried tensions to resurface. The play probes familial legacy, guilt, and the burdens we inherit. Age 18 + 7pm, May 19-23. thehopetheatre.com/

• At Camden People’s Theatre, Holding Ground is a multilingual performance that blends story-theatre, song and poetry to explore home, memory, and connection across distance. Rooted in writer-performer Nomakhwezi Becker’s South African-German heritage, it reflects on life between languages, homelands and generations through quilt-making and beadwork. At its core is a patchwork of modern “love letters” – WhatsApp messages, voice notes, screenshots, and music links – transformed into quilted squares. The evolving quilt holds what is often fleeting or intangible. 7pm, May 20-23. cptheatre.co.uk/