TheatreSouth Asian-Jewish actor brings representation to football in ENG-ER-LANDNikhita Lesler plays a young mixed race football fan in the latest rendition of Hannah Kumari’s one-woman playBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
TheatreYour Lie In April, review: Manga on the stage in this tale of high school violinistsBy John Nathan1 min read
Theatre Edinburgh festival: The Jewish back story to its most controversial playMeet the writer behind a work of satire about the trans-culture warsBy John Nathan4 min read
TelevisionWhy Natalie Portman’s first TV drama left me bored senselessIt is packed to the rafters with Jewy things and it’s beautifully acted, so the JC’s editor-at-large should have loved it. I did notBy Stephen Pollard2 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Slave Play, ‘An evening primed to cause tension and offence’Viewing this play through a Jewish lens you can see the disconnect that can form between two loving people with different histories, says John NathanBy John Nathan1 min read
DanceDance review: A tale of two Swan LakesHow do you revamp a ballet classic? With varying successBy Joy Sable2 min read
theatreEnglish review: I think this classroom drama could try a little bit harderBy John Nathan1 min read
theatreA View From the Bridge review: bridge in the shadow of a Miller classicBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Romeo and Juliet, ‘A muscular and modern take on Shakespeare.’By John Nathan1 min read
DanceDance review: Romeo and Juliet, ‘The story zips along at a fast pace’The Northern Ballet production mixes laughter and tearsBy Joy Sable1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Passing Strange ‘The music is excellent’Stew’s autobiographical musical misses its originatorBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Fawlty Towers The Play. ‘Everything one would have hoped for’Three sitcom episodes do not a play makethBy John Nathan1 min read
theatreSpirited Away review: Japanese imagination lands on a West End stagePuppets and costumes combine with top-drawer stagecraft to conjure the most outlandish sequencesBy John Nathan2 min read
