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Television review: Madame Claude

This Netflix offering has plenty of style...but not much else

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Television review: Madame Claude

TV review: Shtisel

TV review: Shtisel

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‘I feel like I’m on an ice floe’

‘I feel like I’m on an ice floe’

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ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 18: David Mamet walks a red carpet during the 11th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 18, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)

Radio review: The Christopher Boy’s  Communion

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Theatre Review: Two shows about love

Will theatre post-lockdown be changed forever?

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March 5, 2021 12:22

Theatre Review: Two shows about love

Theatre review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

This new musical is fun, but needs work, says John Nathan

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February 26, 2021 13:04

The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Southwalk Playhouse. CREDIT Geraint Lewis

Political theatre

With playhouses closed, it took American politics to provide on-screen drama, says our theatre critic John Nathan

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February 18, 2021 09:17

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 9: In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) – lead manager for the impeachment speaks on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on February 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers will make the case that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again. (Photo by congress.gov via Getty Images)

Theatre review: Good Grief

This slick rom com is let down by a lack of chemistry

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February 15, 2021 21:02

Theatre review: Good Grief

Television review: Pretend It's a City

The wit of Fran Lebowitz - the Jewish Dorothy Parker - shines in this Netflix series

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February 4, 2021 11:07

Television review: Pretend It's a City

Theatre review: Public Domain

Social media culture is under the spotlight in this online offering

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January 29, 2021 12:35

Theatre review: Public Domain

A dramatic president didn’t inspire great theatre

Trump's legacy was hardly one of artistic inspiration, writes John Nathan

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January 22, 2021 15:50

US President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021. - President Trump travels to his Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Morpurgo is right to ‘cancel’ the Merchant of Venice

Children need to be protected against Jew hatred, even when it comes from Shakespeare

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January 6, 2021 15:57

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: Michael Morpurgo attends the "Waiting For Anya" Gala Screening at Vue Leicester Square on February 12, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

TV review: The New Black (Shababnik)

It's a shame about the jokes in this new Israeli series,says John Nathan

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December 31, 2020 10:32

TV review: The New Black (Shababnik)

Theatre review: The Dumb Waiter

There's plenty of mirth and menace in this Pinter revival

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December 11, 2020 13:15

Theatre review: The Dumb Waiter

Theatre review: S-27

A streaming of a play about genocide in Cambodia is well worth watching, says John Nathan

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December 3, 2020 15:02

Theatre review: S-27

Theatre review: Rent

This revival is right for now, says John Nathan

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November 27, 2020 10:31

Theatre review: Rent

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