Lucy Popescu’s theatre news: Container; Chasing Hares; Death on the Throne; The Importance of Being Oscar

Glad all over: the PM ‘who could persuade himself of anything’

‘Take your foot off the throttle – Morocco doesn’t move at a fast pace’

Review: Love in a Foreign Land, at Playground Theatre

Dean Friedman is coming to London

Darkness lurks everywhere in chilling Misericordia

Review: Moderation, at Hope Theatre

Review: Cry-Baby: The Musical, at Arcola Theatre

Michael White’s classical news: Pierre Boulez; Jennifer Vyvyan; Requiem for Water; Joyce DiDonato

The Constitution: ‘It’s been an iconic venue – since forever’

London’s ‘best-kept secret’ band – and its growing cult following

The DLR, the ‘Camden clique’, and Keir Starmer’s bumpy road to Downing Street

Rauff justice: unearthing Pinochet’s link to one of Nazi Germany’s most wanted

Fictionalised story of the American Mafia is hit and miss

Review: Farewell Mister Haffmann, at Park200

Review: Weather Girl, at Soho Theatre

Michael White’s classical news: A Kind of Haunting; De Profundis; Michael Tippett; JACK Quartet

Grooves: BST Festival; Fearless Vampire Killers; Oracle Sisters; Skunk Anansie; Soundtrack Festival

Shelf esteem: the remarkable life of Jessica Huntley

Why frontman is singing the praises of ‘genius’ David Evans