Thursday, Dec. 1—Sunday, 11. No Sex Please, We’re British. The longest running comedy in British theatre history, this play follows the story of newlyweds Peter and Frances who mistakenly receive a heaping shipment of pornography. Leverett Old Library. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office.

Thursday, Dec. 1—Saturday, Dec. 3. The Alchemist. Two conmen and a prostitute run a fake alchemy lab out of a temporarily empty house, duping a colorful cast of self-righteous lunatics in this comedy. 2:30 p.m. (Saturday) and 7:30 p.m. Loeb Ex. Free. Tickets available only at the Loeb Drama Center Box Office, 64 Brattle St.

Thursday, Dec. 8—Sunday, Dec. 11. Desdemona. Shakespeare’s female characters portray real women in real relationships when Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel revamps their motives in this play. Adams House Pool Theatre. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office.

Friday, Dec. 9—Saturday, Dec. 17. RHINOCEROS. An idyllic town is changed forever by a strange epidemic, as people are transformed into rhinoceroses. Loeb Ex. 2:30 p.m. (Saturday) and 7:30 p.m. Free. Tickets available only at the Loeb Drama Center Box Office, 64 Brattle St.

Sunday, Jan. 1—Friday, Jan. 6. Alcestis. A woman must sacrifice herself for her husband to live in a mythical and adventurous tale that includes a household full of boors and bad behavior. 2:30 p.m. (Saturday) and 7:30 p.m. Loeb Ex. Free. Tickets available only at the Loeb Drama Center Box Office, 64 Brattle St.