A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky
Lyric, Hammersmith, until 5 June
Counting the Ways
Oval House
The Lyric theatre in Hammersmith has an eccentric approach to the dearth of writing talent. Unable to find a good playwright, it has commissioned three bad ones to showcase their talentlessness in a single work.

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