Arguments over Jewish identity become super-heated in this dark comedy full of timely – although unfortunately random – elements
By John Nathan
John Nathan chooses the best plays of the year, from a new stage adaptation of Mel Brooks’s musical The Producers to a comic revenge fantasy about the kidnap of Jeremy Corbyn
Matthew Bourne’s ballet about a woman who must choose between love and dance is full of passion and self-awareness
By Joy Sable
Nigel Lindsay on why he’s pleased to play a Jew on the London stage amid soaring antisemitism
Unlike The Witches in which Dahl was accused of having Jews in mind when he created the cabal of child-killers, Jewish theatregoers can relax with this adaptation
The makers of Cinderella and the Matzo Ball deserve all the praise (naches) for conjuring up something so blissfully unapologetic at a time of Jewish erasure in the arts
By Etan Smallman
Excellent music and the jokes come thick and fast. I just wish I could have seen what was happening centre stage!
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There is a strong Jewish presence in this taut le Carré Cold War thriller which has more twists than a cheese stick
Cinderella is a baker in the Kosher Kingdom in this Jewish version of the classic fairy tale
By Eliana Jordan
Ivo van Hove’s direction of the author’s 1955 hit peels back the central family’s secrets with cinematic vigour
This theatrical adaptation of the trailblazing dystopian movie by Jewish director Gary Ross lacks the emotional depth of the film and book franchises
The first act of this clever play about two Brooklyn marriages is a little ponderous, but stick with it – the second act is more than worth the wait
David Harewood is in the title role, but it is Toby Jones who steals the show
The Jewish actor stands out in this beautifully performed play about Jews at Christmas
This sunny ballet by Frederick Ashton, brought to life at the Royal Opera House, is a skilfully choreographed delight
Nicola Walker conveys with fevered obsession how a mother’s mind implodes when her teenage son disappears
The Jewish Playwrights Programme, whose cohort of writers will develop their own full-length plays over six months, aims to empower new Jewish voices
Susan Sarandon brings steel to Tracy Letts’s play about the unremarkable life of one American woman, but it is Andrea Riseborough who delivers an outstanding performance
Based on interviews with journalist Gitta Sereny, this new play about child victims of war spans 45 years – but still takes too long to answer its main mystery
Women’s ailments have long been trivialised, but these two authors have some remedies
By Gaby Koppel
The playwright believes her new play answers this long-standing question
The director on why he saturated The Producers with a Jewish sensibility, about his late-onset Jewishness and why he thinks hatred from strangers is not the worst thing
Israeli actor Neta Roth explains why she can’t wait to bring the biblical figure Salomé to life in the hotly anticipated West End production of Oscar Wilde’s eponymous play this month
By Natalie Blenford
