John Nathan

Review: The River

Review: 55 Days

Review: This House

In 1974 you could tell a Labour politician from a Tory by the suit he or (less often) she wore.

Review: Red Velvet

When in 1833 Edmund Kean collapsed on stage while playing Othello, the theatre manager risked public outrage by hiring an African-American called Ira Aldridge

Review: Berenice

Review: Our Boys

Review: Scenes from an Execution

Review: Three Sisters - it's a Russian revolution as Chekhov is modernised

Review: Hedda Gabler - Sheridan Smith triumphant as Ibsen's heroine

Review: Love and Information - Caryl Churchill offends again, but only against theatre convention

Review: Jonathan Pryce's King Lear

A genius, but funny with it — the way Marvin Hamlisch was

The gifted composer, who died this month, was known for his humour, but he longed to be taken more seriously