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Royal Court Exclusive: Jonathan Freedland and Vicky Featherstone on their new play about antisemitism

‘If there had been anxiety it would have been on the part of the Royal Court': John Nathan meets two of the creative team attempting to atone for the theatre's sins of the past

7 min read

Royal Court Exclusive: Jonathan Freedland and Vicky Featherstone on their new play about antisemitism

Who Killed My Father theatre review: The personal is political for this father and son

1 min read

Silence Theatre review: Witnesses silenced by the telling of their tales

2 min read

Tikkun Olam Theatre review: Who gets to remember the Shoah?

2 min read

This Orthodox mum was the first woman to cycle round the world

A new musical features the incredible life of Annie Cohen Chopkovsky

6 min read

September 1, 2022 10:17

This Orthodox mum was the first woman to cycle round the world

Jack Absolute Flies Again Theatre review: Fruity fun as rivals take to the skies

Writing duo behind One Man, Two Guvnors have created another rollickingly good farce

2 min read

August 26, 2022 14:42

Royal National Theatre London JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN Bob 'Wingnut' Acres - James Corrigan Peter Kingsmith - Theo Cowan Jack Absolute - Laurie Davidson Dudley Scunthorpe - Kelvin Fletcher Sir Anthony Absolute - Peter Forbes Flight Sergeant Sampson - Shailan Gohil Ensemble - Millie Hikasa Lucy - Kerry Howard Ensemble - Chris Jenkins Ensemble - George Kemp Ensemble - Joanne McGuinness Roy Faulkland - Jordan Metcalfe Mrs Malaprop - Caroline Quentin Bhaggi 'Tony' Khattri - Akshay Sharan Lydia Languish - Natalie Simpson Brian Coventry - Tim Steed Ensemble - Geoffrey Towers Ensemble - Shona White Julia Melville - Helena Wilson Production team: Director - Emily Burns Set and Costume Designer - Mark Thompson Lighting Designer - Tim Lutkin Composer - Paul Englishby Sound Designer - Paul Arditti Video Designer - Jeff Sugg Choreographer - Lizzi Gee Physical Comedy Director - Toby Park for Spymonkey Fight Director - Bret Yount

The Trials Theatre review: Beware the angry teens judging selfish adults

Dawn King’s play imagines how the very young may one day become judge and jury of the 'dinosaurs' who chose to pollute the planet

2 min read

August 19, 2022 10:27

THE TRIALS by Dawn King ; Production; Directed by Natalie Abrahami ; Set & Costume Design by Georgia Lowe ; Lighting Design by Jai Morjaria ; Sound Design and composure: Xana ; Movement Director: Anna Morrissey ; Movement Director: Aaron Parsons ; Video Designer: Nina Dunn ; Voice Coach: Emma Woodvine ; Casting Director: Anna Cooper CDG for Donmar Warehouse ; Associate Director: Joseph Hancock ; Donmar Warehouse ; London UK ; 12th August 2022 ; Credit and copyright: Helen Murray www.helenmurrayphotos.com

Theatre review: A Night of New Jewish Writing

'This was the evening that Jewish theatregoers never knew they were waiting for until it happened'

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August 11, 2022 08:39

Theatre review: A Night of New Jewish Writing

What a drama: three playwrights discuss Jewish theatre in the UK today

Ryan Craig, Amy Rosenthal and Alexis Zegerman talk to John Nathan ahead of a special event showcasing new Jewish work

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August 4, 2022 12:51

What a drama: three playwrights discuss Jewish theatre in the UK today

101 Dalmatians theatre review: Spotty success as Cruella turns TikTok influencer

In this version of the much-loved musical, the nightmarish character is less high society fashionista than social media psychopath on a mission to go viral

1 min read

August 4, 2022 10:54

101 Dalmatians theatre review: Spotty success as Cruella turns TikTok influencer

Bad Jews theatre review: A slow return for an excellent comedy

There are pauses long enough to pitch a tent in this production of Josh Harmon’s excellent play

2 min read

July 28, 2022 09:35

BAD JEWS PRODUCTION PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE ARTS THEATRE, ON 14TH JULY 2022 - LONDON

Lesley Joseph's new habit

Can the actress ever escape Dorien Green, her glam and gabby character from 1990s sitcom Birds of a Feather?

6 min read

July 21, 2022 11:05

Patriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friend

Playwright Peter Morgan applies his fly-on-the-wall attention to Boris Berezovsky’s dramatic trajectory in a tale set against the fall and rise of Russia

1 min read

July 21, 2022 10:27

Patriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friend

Jewish drama students stage their own plays to combat hate

Based on their own experiences at drama school, the series of six short plays will be performed at London’s Kiln Theatre next month

2 min read

July 21, 2022 09:52

Jewish drama students stage their own plays to combat hate

Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too far

Much of the evening fizzes along in its dated, delightful way but this production would do well to follow the lead of the film version

2 min read

July 14, 2022 13:29

Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too far

Peter Brook was a teddy bear filled with dynamite

The director transformed theatre forever

3 min read

July 8, 2022 12:14

British theatre and film director, playwright and actor Peter Brook poses during a photo session at the Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris on February 27, 2018. "The Prisoner" written and directed by Brook and French playwright Marie-Helen Estienne will be presented at the Bouffes du Nord theatre from March 6 to March 24. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)

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John Nathan

Latest from John Nathan

Royal Court Exclusive: Jonathan Freedland and Vicky Featherstone on their new play about antisemitism

Who Killed My Father theatre review: The personal is political for this father and son

Silence Theatre review: Witnesses silenced by the telling of their tales

Tikkun Olam Theatre review: Who gets to remember the Shoah?

More from John Nathan

This Orthodox mum was the first woman to cycle round the world

Jack Absolute Flies Again Theatre review: Fruity fun as rivals take to the skies

The Trials Theatre review: Beware the angry teens judging selfish adults

Theatre review: A Night of New Jewish Writing

What a drama: three playwrights discuss Jewish theatre in the UK today

101 Dalmatians theatre review: Spotty success as Cruella turns TikTok influencer

Bad Jews theatre review: A slow return for an excellent comedy

Lesley Joseph's new habit

Patriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friend

Jewish drama students stage their own plays to combat hate

Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too far

Peter Brook was a teddy bear filled with dynamite