The boy lives in Ilford, of course he's depressed. Mixed-race teenager Ted Martin is growing up in 90s East London in a house full of chaos, laughter and tough love. One day Patrick arrives, shaking the foundations of Ted's life with his sense of style, humour and love of show tunes. Another way to live explodes into view. One filled with art, possibility and people who see him clearly for the first time.

Dog Mom follows Sarita, an Indian American woman in her 50s rebuilding her life after divorce. Determined to embrace independence and start again on her own terms, her plans are disrupted when she reluctantly takes in an older stray dog. What follows is a funny, moving and unconventional story about unexpected companionship, community and the strange ways we find connection when we least expect it.

Excellent work, the emperor's happy. That makes me happy. But Press Secretary Iris is falling for a reporter. Will everyone stay happy? For one week only, Triumph is a new short play by Caryl Churchill (Fen; Cloud 9) - with help from Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars.