Simon Russell Beale renders Liberace’s gaudy hypocrisy irresistible in Martin Sherman’s Pitlochry premiere, sparring with Fra Fee in an astute study of shame.

Siobhan Redmond brings formidable defiance to Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, paired with Forbes Masson in a vibrant production.

In red Y-fronts and a string vest, a mesmerising Tilda Swinton commands Man to Man, turning Manfred Karge’s survival tale into a chilling study of endurance.

At Marylebone Theatre, a vibrant, verse-bound Tartuffe trips over clunky rhymes and an overdone Mark Rylance, making for a well-meaning but uneven remix.

At Shakespeare’s Globe, Chelsea Walker dresses “Much Ado About Nothing” in Versace and swagger, letting Pippa Nixon and Ken Nwosu turn farce into fine sport.