The Jewish Chronicle

Omid Djalili: Ready for Tevye

Theatre reviews: Gloria and Ink

John Nathan reviews two four-star plays about journalism

Review: Bat out of hell

The songs are great but the plot's not in this new juke box musical. And as for the dancing....

A bruising experience on the London stage

Israeli musician Yasmin Levy took a risk when she agreed to be part of the National Theatre's Salome. Did it pay off?

The child star waiting for his big break

Ilan Galkoff has just been picked for the London production of Adrian Mole the Musical. Michael Freedland met him and his proud parents

Review: Barber Shop Chronicles

John Nathan has mixed feelings about a play full of African voices

Review: Common

DC Moore's new play didn't impress John Nathan

Review: Annie

Miranda Hart is just too nice in the West End's latest musical, says John Nathan

A knight at the theatre

'I want to make up my own mind', says the eminent playwright.

Review: Life of Galileo

Life of Galileo at the Young Vic is a treat, says John Nathan

Review: Lettice and Lovage

Felicity Kendal and Maureen Lipman in a comedy that's the theatrical equivalent of comfort food

Review: Salome

Yael Ferber's new play Salome is unforgettable, but it's not theatre, says John Nathan.

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.