The House Party is a birthday bash with a long hangover

The Seagull: Cate Blanchett is breathtaking in Chekhov’s great tragicomedy

Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane: the right side of camp-joyous fun

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo: immersive and spectacular

Bill Bailey and Chris McCausland: Strictly bankrolling subversive stand-up?

The Importance of Being Earnest, at The National Theatre until 25 January

Stars align for London theatre but trouble waits in the wings

Joy and filth in The Buddha of Suburbia

The Apprentice, in cinemas today

The Lehman Trilogy: power runs out in this epic play

Planes stuck in Moscow trigger battle in London

UK regional theatres say they need cash to keep communities ticking

What was radical at the National is becoming normal

Mnemonic, National Theatre, until 10 August