Review: Word-Play, at Royal Court Upstairs

Michael White’s classical news: Dialogues of the Carmelites; Grace Williams; Grimeborn

Rock star

Review: Grenfell, at the Dorfman, National Theatre

Save the Etcetera! Fringe theatre appeals for donations

Cutting comment

Play dough

Review: The Smeds and the Smoos, at the Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue

Grooves: Henry Rollins; Bernard Butler; Ysy A; Lady Blackbird; Herbie Hancock

Lucy Popescu’s theatre news: Invasion! An Alien Musical; La Cenerentola; Faustine; The Vagina Monologues

Michael White’s classical news: Prokofiev; William Walton; Concerto for Orchestra; Romeo and Juliet

Image consultants

Kids Summer Holiday Activities

Carrie’s war

$10,000 Blood Money is a wonderfully dated Western

Why a meal at uncompromising Kaki is a memorable experience

Park life

Review: Disruption, at Park Theatre

Review: Dr Semmelweis, at Harold Pinter Theatre

Michael White’s classical news: Grimeborn; Itch; Proms; Hampstead Garden Opera