Space, the final frontier, is worth braving with the charming and funny Rowena Hutson as Buzz, a lonely astronaut with a broken heart. Directed by Joseph O'Farrell, A Four- Eyed Guide to the Galaxy sees Buzz and her sausage-dog Sputnik alone on earth after a mass exodus of the human race to Mars. Reviewed by Sahara Wilson.

Four Letter Word Theatre present a darkly funny and often disturbing look into a totalitarian state in a beautiful production of Martin McDonagh's 'The Pillowman'. Reviewed by Matthew Sims.

Speech act, music, dance and Doc Martens meet for the Dove's Annihilation, a venue confronting the audience with the dark and eerie poetry of Sylvia Plath. Reviewed by Charlotte Bourgeade.

Bear Attack managed to be masterfully witty whilst simultaneously avoiding all the traps of tepid improvisation. It was grrrrrippping. Reviewing by Verity Johnson.

The Bookbinder is a one-man show created and performed by Ralph McCubbin Howell from Trick of Light Theatre. He uses pop up books, paper people, shadow puppets and ink to draw the audience into a dark fairytale. Reviewed by Jessica Dickers.