Signature’s production of Showboat.

November’s proving to be a month of classics in D.C. From A Christmas Carol to Camelot, old favorites are showing up quite a bit on local stages. Here’s what’s playing around town.

Signature Theatre is hoping to bring some new life into the musical Showboat. Step One: Lose the boat (Nov. 10).

The longest running off-Broadway show has made its way to Arena Stage: The Fantasticks. “Try To Remember” it’s on its way (Nov 20).

Shakespeare’s The Rape of Lucrece doesn’t tend to get a lot of play compared to his other works. Taffety Punk are giving the tale a one night treatment (Nov. 2).

Keegan turns to Steinbeck for inspiration with Of Mice And Men (Nov 5).

In short there’s simply not a more congenial spot than Olney Theatre, where they are staging Camelot (Nov. 8).