And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…

COMEDY: Gein’s Family Giftshop – Volume 1 | Soho Theatre | 13-17 Jan
Now tipped for greatness following a Fosters Comedy Award-winning stint at the Edinburgh Fringe, tricksy sketch act Gein’s Family Giftshop apply a dark world vision to topics like; tragedy, abject misery, and missing dogs. Details and tickets here.

COMEDY: Massive Dad | Pleasance Theatre | until 17 Jan
“Side-splitting” comic trio Massive Dad make heads spin with their self-referential sketches, honing a similar mix of song, dance and dialogue to the one that sold like hot cakes at 2014’s Edinburgh Fringe. Details and tickets here.

OPERA: Orfeo | Roundhouse | 13-24 Jan
The Roundhouse, Royal Opera and one-time RSC AD Michael Boyd collaborate on this contemporary revival of one of the great early operas, Monteverdi’s myth-inspired saga of love and loss circa 1607. Details and tickets here.