Taking Care of Baby - TNT

Dennis Kelly is proving himself to be a consistently interesting playwright — and this mock docudrama intrigues and fascinates as it poses questions about what is real, what is imagined and what is (either intentionally or unintentionally) distorted by both the media and the individual. Constructed as a series of partially dramatised interviews in which events are recalled from different points of view and with changing emphasis, it tells the story of Donna, initially imprisoned for killing her two infant children but subsequently released. As in recent real-life cases, things aren't at all clear-cut, and Kelly clouds the issue further as the motivation of Donna's politically ambitious mother, a psychiatrist and a newshound come under the spotlight. Excellent performances all round, a clever, teasing structure, and Abigail Davies' troubling portrayal of the distraught young mother all contribute to an arresting and thought-provoking evening.
Hampstead, Eton Ave, NW3, 020-7722 9301. Until June 23

LOUISE KINGSLEY