Die My Love review - good lovin' gone bad

A magnetic Jennifer Lawrence dominates Lynne Ramsay's dark psychological drama

Directed by Lynne Ramsay and based on the book by Ariana Harwicz, Die My Love is an unsettling dive into the disturbed psyche of Grace, played with mercurial brilliance by Jennifer Lawrence. Grace is a new mother still struggling to get accustomed to the demands of her baby, and with her husband Jackson (Robert Pattinson), she has moved into the house that belonged to Jackson’s dead uncle, out in the remote backwoods of Montana.

Hedda, Orange Tree Theatre review - a monument reimagined, perhaps even improved

 HEDDA, ORANGE TREE THEATRE Plenty of liberties taken, but it sure pays off

Scandinavian masterpiece transplanted into a London reeling from the ravages of war

Hedda Gabler is a Hollywood star of The Golden Age – or rather, she was. She walked off the set of two movies into a five-film deal and didn’t come back. Millions watched her, but only a very select few saw her, and that paradox became insupportable.

Those in the know were privy to a secret that would, in 1948 under the USA's racist Hays Code and its British mimicking, ruin her, professionally and personally. She knows that her Sword of Damocles swung closer every day, even behind drawn curtains.

Little Brother, Soho Theatre review - light, bright but emotionally true

This Verity Bargate Award-winning dramedy is entertaining as well as thought provoking

Niall is unwell. Very unwell. Very, very. There’s a lot going on in his head. He can’t really hold things together. Evidence? Well, he’s lost his job and his girlfriend Natalie has left him. So, as desperation increases, he decides to phone his big sister Brigid – the trouble is, it’s 3 o’clock in the morning.

Nick Helm, Touring review - brash comic shows his vulnerable side

Matters of the heart and heavy metal

Comedy is strange old thing; it’s supposed to be funny ha-ha, but the laughs can often come from a dark place, as evidenced by Nick Helm’s latest show (which I saw at the Arts Depot in London). His mental health has been a backdrop to previous show, but No One Gets Out Alive is his most personal yet as he references the end of an important relationship some years ago, and charts how his television breakthrough proved to be a false dawn in his career.

The Billionaire Inside Your Head, Hampstead Theatre review - a map of a man with OCD

★★★ THE BILLIONAIRE INSIDE YOUR HEAD, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE A map of a man with OCD

Will Lord's promising debut burdens a fine cast with too much dialogue

What would it be like to be driven by OCD urges into idolising Elon Musk and aspiring to be one of his tribe of tech bros? In his debut play, Will Lord, who has been diagnosed with OCD himself, has attempted to spell this out, with mixed results.

Steve review - educator in crisis

Cillian Murphy excels as a troubled headmaster working with delinquent boys

What's going wrong with teenage boys and young men? Like the lauded Netflix series Adolescence, Steve – the second film collaboration between star-producer Cillian Murphy and director Tim Mielants – takes a bold and intriguing approach in its search for answers.

Girl From The North Country, Old Vic review - Dylan's songs fail to lift the mood

★ GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, OLD VIC Conor McPherson's hit is looking dated already

Fragmented, cliched story rescued by tremendous acting, singing and music

Well, I wasn’t expecting a Dylanesque take on "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" as an opening number and I was right. But The Zim, Nobel Prize ‘n all, has always favoured The Grim American Songbook over The Great American Songbook and writer/director Conor McPherson’s hit "play with music" leans into the poet of protest’s unique canon with his international smash hit, now back where it all began eight years ago.

Insomnia, Channel 5 review - a chronicle of deaths foretold

★★★★ INSOMNIA, CHANNEL 5 A chronicle of deaths foretold

Sarah Pinborough's psychological thriller is cluttered but compelling

A mixture of legal drama, medical mystery and psychological thriller with creepy supernatural overtones, Insomnia sometimes seems to be trying to cram too much in, but it’s well worth sticking with it to the end to reap the full benefits. Not the least of its strengths are its classy production values and an excellent all-round cast, with Vicky McClure in the lead role of high-flying City lawyer Emma Averill, Leanne Best as her sister Phoebe, and Lyndsey Marshal throwing any number of flies into the ointment as Caroline Mitchell.

4.48 Psychosis, Royal Court review - powerful but déjà vu

★★★★ 4:48 PSYCHOSIS, ROYAL COURT Powerful but déjà vu

Sarah Kane’s groundbreaking play gets a nostalgic anniversary reboot

Sarah Kane is the most celebrated new writer of the 1990s. Her work is provocative and innovative. So it seems oddly unimaginative to mark the 25th anniversary of her final play, 4.48 Psychosis, by simply recreating the original production, with the original actors and the original production team in a joint Royal Court and Royal Shakespeare Company venture.