The first major stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s children’s classic is superb
By John Nathan
Simon Lipkin is about to fulfil a boyhood dream playing the child-grooming thief in the West End. He explains what attracts him to a role widely seen as antisemitic
By Francine White
The outfits might be amazing, but this devil is wearing the emperor’s clothes
Acclaimed American actor Kenneth Tigar on why he was attracted to the challenge of playing a Holocaust survivor who spent the rest of his life preaching peace
By Imogen Garfinkel
Performed with zest and humility, this one-man play shows the world what the world genocide actually means
The Emily in Paris star acquits herself well in her stage debut
With its rivers, valleys, rivers, promontories and gorges, this European capital is a phenomenon of natural beauty. And it has a rich Jewish history to match
By Janice Hopper
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This is a dark dystopian story based on Margaret Attwood’s trilogy
By Joy Sable
The producer of the new trilogy of plays Joyfully Jewish explains why she put out a call for scripts with ‘no war, no antisemitism and no trauma’
By Rachel Gaffin
This musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story is right on the button
This beautifully balanced play gives an overlooked part of our martime nation’s culture its due
This year’s Jewish fringe is more reflective than previous programmes, says festival leader
By Jane Prinsley
Playwright Estee Stimler brings her upcoming comedic play Smother to London for one night only this month
By Eliana Jordan
The actor is priceless in this timely revival of Stanley Kubrick’s classic nuke comedy
Joy Sable didn’t enjoy all the offerings at the Royal Opera House and Linbury Theatre, but a dance critic can’t exist on classics alone
Arnold Wesker’s Roots has been paired with John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger –eight decades on the East End Jewish playwright emerges as the more potent dramatist by far
