1. Have we got Shrews for you...

If Shakespeare lived in Arizona, rode a horse and drank whisky, would he have been one of the greatest playwrights of all time?

2. See Sunset at Watermill

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Sunset Boulevard opens for a summer season at The Watermill Newbury on Wednesday.

3. Rehash of comedy feels a little forced

The comedy Love’s A Luxury has already been staged once at The Mill at Sonning and hardly seems to deserve a revival.

4. Soap star on stage while Agatha thrills

Agatha Christie’s thriller And Then There Were None runs at Oxford Playhouse until Saturday.

5. Disney musical hits right notes

The Disney Movie hit High School Musical is given the theatrical treatment and takes to the stage at The Hexagon from Wednesday to Friday.

6. Less is more in new role for TV legend Prunella

Veteran actress Prunella Scales stars in only one segment of this week’s show at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre – but that doesn’t make her role any less vital.

7. Sweet talking

8. We’re all in this together

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one of the most romantic and tragic love stories of all time. But sometimes I can’t help but think: “Wouldn’t it be better if there were a few songs in it?”

9. Musical theatre and old classics

The Rat Pack is in town. Frank, Sammy and Dean (or facsimiles thereof) entertain at The Hexagon from Thursday to Saturday.

10. Titanic The Musical

Initially this may seem an odd topic for musical theatre to attempt, but in fact it fits neatly into the series of works Stephen Sondheim created.