1. I’m dumb lucky, says star

Daniel Radcliffe isn’t likely to get too big for his boots – in fact, the Harry Potter actor thanks his lucky stars he is where he is today.

2. Simon peaks in a bittersweet tale

Peak Practice star Simon Shepherd performs at Oxford Playhouse this week in what he describes as “the very good part of a suave chap who is also a bully”.

3. Dahl story is just the tonic

Neil Simon’s comedy Plaza Suite, with three stories taking place in the same New York hotel suite, continues at The Mill at Sonning.

4. Winning formula to feed

Here’s a Formula 1 conundrum to beat even the magnificent Lewis Hamilton.

5. Classic farce to Wiz music

Neil Simon’s comedy Plaza Suite opens for a season at The Mill at Sonning on Wednesday.

6. Catch Shrew in open air

7. Fighting sunset of a film star’s career

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s interpretation of movie classic Sunset Boulevard has been bringing a touch of old Hollywood to The Watermill in Newbury.

8. Musical theatre and old classics

The Rat Pack is in town. Frank, Sammy and Dean (or facsimiles thereof) entertain at The Hexagon from Thursday to Saturday.

9. Titanic The Musical

Initially this may seem an odd topic for musical theatre to attempt, but in fact it fits neatly into the series of works Stephen Sondheim created.

10. Less is more in new role for TV legend Prunella

Veteran actress Prunella Scales stars in only one segment of this week’s show at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre – but that doesn’t make her role any less vital.