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Allegra review: Maureen Lipman is the clowning glory ★★★

Quilter’s goofy comedy reminds us that Dame Maureen is, in the best possible sense, a clown

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Comic superpower: Maureen Lipman with Bailey Patrick Credit: Marc Brenner

Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor in 'Disclosure Day.' (Photo: Universal Pictures)

Disclosure Day review: Emily Blunt is superb in Spielberg’s fun but derivative return to the alien thriller ★★★

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High stakes: (left to right) James Hume, Felicity Kendal and Naomi Pacquette Photo: Pamela Raith

High Society review: Fizzing stage reboot starring Felicity Kendal ★★★★

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Black Comedy review: Peter Shaffer’s big idea lacks the light to really shine★★★

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Equus review: Gripping revival of Shaffer’s foray into a troubled teenager’s mind ★★★★★

Noah Valentine should win awards for a performance of the stable boy who blinds the six horses he adores

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May 26, 2026 15:55

Wild ride: Toby Stephens as Martin Dysart and (right) Noah Valentine as Alan Strang

Orphan review: Life in the wake of two era-defining historical events ★★★★

Director László Nemes’s new film is a powerful exploration of what came after the Shoah and the Hungarian anti-Soviet uprising – through the eyes of a child

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May 20, 2026 11:11

NIUSIA review: ‘it increasingly feels as if we’re listening to the wrong story’ ★★★

Beth Paterson’s journey to her Jewishness is a worthy story, but her Holocaust survivor grandmother steals the show

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May 20, 2026 08:38

Beth Paterson in her one-woman show, NIUSIA (Photo: Mayah Salter)

Mortal Kombat II review: Cage fights on repeat in silly game-to-screen re-bash ★★

How to describe this action fantasy iteration of the video game franchise? Fight, after fight, after fight, after….

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May 13, 2026 11:37

Mortal Kombat II. (Photo: Warner Bros Pictures)

‘Here, I’m a star’: Richard Kind on the victory lap that is his West End run

Playing Max Bialystock in The Producers is a full-circle moment for the oh-so Jewish actor, who can’t help but be a leading man

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May 6, 2026 16:50

Richard Kind as Max Bialystock in 'The Producers' on the West End. (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: The Devil goes digital – but loses none of its icy sheen ★★★★

The original cast star in this iPhone-era remake, bringing back the best of the classic 2006 film without feeling like a reheat

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May 1, 2026 10:17

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in 'Devil Wears Prada 2'. (Macall Polay / 20th Century Studios)

Michael review: The real Jackson? The insights stop long before we get enough ★★

This ‘biography’ about the king of pop presents a bland, sanitised version of Jackson, played by his real-life nephew

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May 1, 2026 10:05

Jafaar Jackson in 'Michael'. (Lionsgate)

The Wizard of the Kremlin review: Magnificent Will gives us Berezovsky the man, not Boris the Jew ★★★★

This engrossing film about the oligarch behind Putin’s rise to power ignores his Jewishness, thankfully

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April 28, 2026 09:53

Ladder of power: Jude Law (left) and Paul Dano in The Wizard of Kremlin

Between the River and the Sea review: An Israel far too complex for the keffiyeh-wearing hordes ★★★★

Yousef Sweid’s one-man autobiographical play dares to convey the nuance of an Israeli Arab’s experience of our times

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April 27, 2026 16:32

The Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★

The actor’s performance is a career highlight in this sure-footed production of the Arthur Miller play

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April 26, 2026 11:23

Exclusive interview: Henry Goodman on Arthur Miller, mental health and his own ‘Swansong’

The star opens up about his father’s schizophrenia and his personal link to playing Gregory Solomon in The Price

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April 23, 2026 15:27

The Drama review: Zendaya and Robert have chemistry in a very dark climate ★★★

The wedding is less a car crash and more a multiple pile-up

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April 16, 2026 11:32

Past indiscretion: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya

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John Nathan

Latest from John Nathan

Allegra review: Maureen Lipman is the clowning glory ★★★

Disclosure Day review: Emily Blunt is superb in Spielberg’s fun but derivative return to the alien thriller ★★★

High Society review: Fizzing stage reboot starring Felicity Kendal ★★★★

Black Comedy review: Peter Shaffer’s big idea lacks the light to really shine★★★

More from John Nathan

Equus review: Gripping revival of Shaffer’s foray into a troubled teenager’s mind ★★★★★

Orphan review: Life in the wake of two era-defining historical events ★★★★

NIUSIA review: ‘it increasingly feels as if we’re listening to the wrong story’ ★★★

Mortal Kombat II review: Cage fights on repeat in silly game-to-screen re-bash ★★

‘Here, I’m a star’: Richard Kind on the victory lap that is his West End run

The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: The Devil goes digital – but loses none of its icy sheen ★★★★

Michael review: The real Jackson? The insights stop long before we get enough ★★

The Wizard of the Kremlin review: Magnificent Will gives us Berezovsky the man, not Boris the Jew ★★★★

Between the River and the Sea review: An Israel far too complex for the keffiyeh-wearing hordes ★★★★

The Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★

Exclusive interview: Henry Goodman on Arthur Miller, mental health and his own ‘Swansong’

The Drama review: Zendaya and Robert have chemistry in a very dark climate ★★★