Sometimes a show comes along that seems to capture the mood of the moment. Perhaps less often, that show makes an uncanny personal connection, as I must reveal is the case with Benjamin Scheuer’s The Lion. Billed as "a one-man folk musical telling a true story of survival", the show…

The family in Alexis Zegerman’s drama revolves around a brilliant veteran scientist, a pioneer in IVF, for which he is about to receive a prestigious award. However, Professor Richard Myers suffers from advanced Parkinson’s, so the satisfaction of this lifetime achievement is tempered…