Top 10 plays of the week Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1 (0844 871 7622), until July 21 This trilogy of short plays by Robert Holman about the effects of war on ordinary lives is subtle, haunting, sometimes comic and at others sharply upsetting. Peter Gill's fine production captures the subtlety and the tenderness of this undervalued writer's work. Donmar Warehouse, London WC2 (O844 871 7624), until May 26 Cillian Murphy delivers a thrilling tour de force in Enda Walsh's unsettling one-man play about a religious crank in a small Irish town, holed up with his memories and tape recordings. Brilliantly designed by Jamie Vartan, the piece haunts like a bad dream. National's Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1 (020 7452 3000), until May 28 John Hodge's darkly comic drama about Stalin's cat-and-mouse games with the writer Mikhail Bulgakov recently won the Olivier award for best play. It has now transferred from the intimate Cottesloe to the NT's epic Olivier auditorium, with Alex Jennings and Simon Russell Beale continuing their thrilling high-definition double act. National Theatre, London SE1 (020 7452 3000), June 23 The blood-spattered masterpiece by Sondheim receives an often-exhilarating production with sensational performances from Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton. You will laugh, gasp and shiver. Adelphi Theatre, London WC2 (0844 412 4651), until Sept 22 Delightful selection of Coward's songs and some entertaining anecdotes about him from this hugely engaging performer who met the great man as a child when his mother, Kay Hammond, starred opposite the Master in Blithe Spirit. May 16-18, The Pheasantry Pizza Express, London SW3 (08456 027 017) Eve Best gives a thrilling, sexy and often deeply moving performance as the Duchess in Jamie Lloyd's gripping, atmospheric production of Webster's Jacobean shocker. Soutra Gilmour's stunning design conjures up a dark Renaissance palace and the famous horrors, ranging from a severed hand to a poisoned Bible, are staged with ghoulish aplomb. Old Vic, London SE1 (0844 871 7628), until June 9 Anthony Page directs a shatteringly powerful production of Eugene O'Neill's harrowing masterpiece about his dysfunctional and addictive family. There are tremendous performances from David Suchet as the father, an actor who has sold out his great talent for commercial success and Laurie Metcalfe as his wife in the grip of a chronic morphine habit. Sterling support too from Kyle Soller as the boozy, vulnerable young playwright and Trevor White as his self-loathing brother. This isn't an easy play to sit through but the dramatic rewards are enormous. Apollo Theatre (0844 4212 4658), until Aug 18 The RSC pushes the boat out with an epic trilogy of Shakespeare's "shipwreck" plays offering inventive productions of The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night and The Tempest all featuring the same fine acting ensemble. The company's rising star Jonathan Slinger shines particularly brightly as a hilarious Malvolio and a troubled, angry and at times movingly tender Prospero. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon Avon (0844 800 1110) Buy tickets to a range of theatrical events at Telegraph Box Office