John Nathan

To be or not to be a critic...

In a powerful polemic, our theatre critic argues we’re in danger of losing the expertise

Review: Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet

Sister act: how Delia and Nora Ephron wrote their movie and stage hits

Like the other Ephrons in her family, including her late, famous older sister Nora, the creator of When Harry Met Sally, Delia is a writer.

Review: Grand Hotel

Enjoy the show - just don't mention the yarmulke

Paying tribute to the Jewish composers who created the musical

"The majority of all the melodies we love so much are derived from Jewish prayers. People don't know and we want to tell them."

Interview: Julia Pascal

A problem with bias

Review: 5 Kilo Sugar

Sweet taste of success that has been lost in translation

Interview: Patrick Marber

I'm a Jew first, Englishman second

Three Days in the Country

Pleasure of an amusing study in heartfelt pain

Review: What's It All About?

Review: A Land Without People

Knocking itself out

Review: The Mentalists