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What Happens Later review: Not much sparkle for this stranded couple

Meg Ryan and David Duchovny have just about enough on-chemistry for the film’s 100 minutes to pass tolerably

1 min read

What Happens Later review: Not much sparkle for this stranded couple

Meet the first ever kosher Big Bad Pig at JW3’s first Chanukah panto

5 min read

Infinite Life review: Stay seated, the real time tension is worth sticking with

1 min read

The young Willy Wonka review: Serene but shallow

1 min read

The Witches review: Child killers hidden among us in Dahl’s dark family show

Bertie Caplan is superb in a production that pleasingly provides a platform for young Jewish talent in a musical based on famous children's book writer's story

2 min read

November 23, 2023 16:13

The Witches review: Child killers hidden among us in Dahl’s dark family show

To Have and to Hold review: Ageing and alienation with lots of gags

Much feels true in this play's observation about the indignity of old age and the caustic humour of long marriages

2 min read

November 17, 2023 09:56

To Have and to Hold review: Ageing and alienation with lots of gags

Exploring the emotional recovery of a Shoah survivor who lost father, brother and sister

Diane Samuels’ latest drama tells the story of Miriam Freedman, who learned how to live with the loss of her family members in Holocaust

3 min read

November 10, 2023 11:00

Exploring the emotional recovery of a Shoah survivor who lost father, brother and sister

Backstairs Billy review: The Queen Mum's favourite

New play about the class-spanning dynamic between royal aide John Brown and the late monarch's mother aims to be both high comedy and social observation

2 min read

November 10, 2023 10:22