• Blind Hamlet

Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, Saturday, September 13, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01273 709709

Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour creates an interactive take on Shakespeare's most famous play as a writer reading Hamlet for the first time realises he is losing his eyesight.

  • Me And My Cat Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, Sunday, September 14, 11.30am and 2.30pm, £7/£5, 01273 709709

A thousand cranes asks young audiences to help them get to the bottom of a mystery as a boy's body is switched with the titular feline.

  • Sweeney Todd

St John sub Castro Church, Abinger Place, Lewes, Sunday, September 14, 4pm, £14, www.kantanti.com

Stephen Sondheim's musical is something of a departure for the Kantanti Ensemble, best known for their classical concerts.

Taking the lead is Stephen Kennedy.

  • The Man Jesus

Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, Tuesday, September 16, 7.45pm, £24.40, 08448 717650

Simon Callow provides a fresh take on key moments in Christ's life – from the wedding in Cana to the raising of Lazarus – as told through the people who knew him.

  • Jackson Live In Concert

Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, Wednesday, September 17, 7.30pm, £22.40, 08448 717650

Ben Bowman recreates a classic Michael Jackson concert, five years on from the King Of Pop's untimely death.

  • The Gift Of The Gab

Emporium, London Road, Brighton, Wednesday, September 17, 6.30pm, £5, emporiumbrighton.com

A rehearsed reading of a new play set in the Brighton of the 1970s, directed by Matt Lipsey of Psychoville and Little Britain fame, ahead of a full run next February.

The Gift Of The Gab was inspired by Moulsecoomb-based writer Simon David Eden's memories of growing up in the city and follows a group of knocker boys looking to get one last score.

  • Fiddler On The Roof

Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing, Thursday, September 18, to Saturday, September 20, 7.30pm, 2.30pm matinees Thurs and Sat, from £10, 01903 206206

Worthing Musical Theatre Company retells the story of a Russian village struggling to keep hold of its traditions in the decade before the revolution.