The Week’s guide to what’s worth seeing and reading

Showing now Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle

at Wyndham’s, London WC2 (0844-482 5120). Anne-marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham excel in Simon Stephens’s superb two-hander (Guardian). Marianne Elliott directs. Ends 6 January 2018.

The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre, London W1 (0844-482 5130). Sam Mendes’ production of Jez Butterworth’s “thrilling” play, set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, has extended its run for a second time (Times). With Will Houston. Ends 19 May 2018.

Pioneers of Pop at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University (0191-208 6059). The Hatton, which houses a fine collection of postwar British art, has reopened after a £3.8m refurbishment. Eduardo Paolozzi, David Hockney and Richard Hamilton are among the pioneering artists whose work is featured in this show.

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Sheffield Crucible’s Christmas musicals are always a treat. This year Robert Hastie directs The Wizard of Oz, with Catrin Aaron as the Wicked Witch and Jonathan Broadbent as the Cowardly Lion. 8 December-20 January 2018, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (0114-249 6000).

Just out in paperback

Somme: Into the Breach Hugh SebagMontefiore (Penguin £9.99). This is “the best account yet” of the brutal campaign, and Sebag-montefiore deserves praise for restoring humanity to the battle (Times).