THEATRE The Taming of the Shrew Anne Tipton has rediscovered the comedy of the sexes in an intelligent and entertaining production that relishes the role-play required. Property, not power, is the name of the game, and the whole cast throw themselves into playing it. RH
Bristol Old Vic

FILM Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Alex Gibney’s documentary tells the story of the US energy company Enron — a fascinating tale of greed, malpractice and collective credulity. Talking heads, congressional testimonies and Enron’s own videos go behind the headlines. CL
15, 109 mins

ART Undercover Surrealism The subtitle — Picasso, Miro, Masson and the Vision of Georges Bataille — is as difficult to handle as the exhibition’s theme: the impact made by the ideas of an obscure Parisian intellectual (Bataille) on the artists mentioned. There are good pictures, though, and some of the visual links are exciting.
Hayward Gallery, SE1, until July 30

COMEDY Grumpy Old Women Live Dillie Keane, Jenny Eclair and Linda Robson hit the high notes in their discourse on the misery of modern life. It’s as if someone has slipped comedy steroids into their HRT.
Liverpool Empire, Liverpool, tonight

OPERA Così fan tutte Nicholas Hytner returns to Glyndebourne to direct a Mozart opera for the first time since 1991. The Swedish soprano Miah Persson sings her first Fiordiligi; Ivan Fischer conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Glyndebourne, Fri, Sun

DANCE The Sleeping Beauty For its 75th anniversary, the Royal Ballet restages Tchaikovsky’s classic, with designs based on Oliver Messel’s 1946 originals and a new Garland Dance by Christopher Wheeldon. Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg lead the cast (Mon), alternating with four other couples.
ROH, WC2, Mon, Thu, Fri

CONCERTS Grigory Sokolov The Russian pianist’s recital comprises Bach’s French Suite No 3 in B minor, Beethoven’s Sonata in D minor, Op 31, No 2, and Schumann’s Sonata in F sharp minor, Op 11.
Barbican, EC2, Tue

POP Great Escape In this long weekend of gigs at Brighton venues, Thursday will be the evening of ticklish decisions. Martha Wainwright (right) at the Hanbury Ballroom or the Bees at Pressure Point? Buck 65 at the Ocean Rooms or My Latest Novel at the Spiegel Tent? The rest of the time, stay loyal to the Hanbury and catch Richard Hawley (Fri) and British Sea Power (Sat).
Thu-Sat; www.escapegreat.com