The Jewish Chronicle

Review: Lettice and Lovage

Review: Salome

Eva Hoffman's first play

A ceremony held to commemorate an atrocity in a Polish forest inspired Eva Hoffman's first drama.

Theatre review: Angels in America

Tony Kushner's tale of AIDS and politics in 80s America is life-affirming, says John Nathan

Theatre review: Consent

Nina Raine’s new play is populated by clever, thrillingly articulate lawyers whose lives are seemingly insulated from the sordid behaviour of the people they encounter in the dock.

Theatre review: Obsession

This steamy adaptation of the 1943 film noir Ossessione , itself based on the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice, is one of the hottest tickets in town. But does it live up to its advance billing?

Henry VIII’s marriage counsellor

Samantha Ellis has written a play about the rabbi recruited by Henry VIII to put a Jewish spin on his case to divorce Katherine of Aragon.

Brilliant, brave and baring all

Actress Debbie Chazen is a revelation in new musical The Girls, says John Nathan. He asked her about her own inspiring story.

Review: The Philanthopist

Fruity thesp Simon Callow directs an ill-judged production populated by a bevy of actors, stand-up comedians and sitcom performers.

Review: The Plague

This adaptation of the Camus novel may not be a fun night out but it is, says our reviewer John Nathan, a compelling piece of theatre

Review: The Goat & Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

There are two plays by Edward Albee on in London, both about marital strife.

The play that didn't go wrong

Producer Kenny Wax tells us the story of an unlikely West End smash

Review: Incident at Vichy

Written in 1964, this was Miller’s first attempt to take on the Holocaust

Marber's dirty Don Juan is no Donald

Craig discovers his rubber soul

Playwright Ryan Craig's new play at the Hampstead Theatre is about an immigrant Jewish family's business

Review: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

A dark night made for a star

Actress Michelle Collins and playwright Stewart Permutt tell John Nathan about the very Jewish play that Collins commissioned.

Inspired by music

This was a story which journalist James Inverne knew he had to return to