The Week on Stage: From Sound of the Underground to Alex Edelman’s Just For Us

A guide to the week’s theatre

Clockwise from top left: ‘On the Ropes’, ‘Acosta Danza: Spectrum’, ‘Sound of the Underground’, ‘Alex Edelman: Just For Us’

(Steve Gregson/Polina Koroleva/Helen Murray/Alastair Muir)

This week, Travis Alabanza’s “punk as hell” new play opens at the Royal Court, stand-up Alex Edelman tells a gripping story at the Menier Chocolate Factory, a new musical at the Park Theatre tells an untold story, and Carlos Acosta’s dance company showcase their skills.

Sound of the Underground – Royal Court ★★★★★