TheatreUnicorn review: ‘Stephen Mangan, Nicola Walker and Erin Doherty in threesome’Having explored a gay couple being attracted to a straight relationship in the play Cock, Mike Bartlett now turns to a heterosexual relationship where a spouse wants a same-sex affairBy John Nathan1 min read
Theatre This Menuhin show is all about the words, not the musicThe granddaughter of the great classical violinist on her first stage play, an adaptation of the 1938 German novel The PassengerBy John Nathan5 min read
Theatre Richard II review: ‘has lessons for Trump’The American President, not known for his appreciation of Shakespeare, won’t watch this, but he shouldBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreThe Value of Names review: ‘a bitter ode to the victims of McCarthyism’Jeffrey Sweet delivers a dark play about a previously blacklisted Jewish comic who refuses to let go of the past, even if it’ll destroy himBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read
TheatreElektra review: ‘Oh. Is that it?’Is this a must-see production of the classical work? As Elektra puts it (throughout): noBy John Nathan2 min read
Theatre As Long As We Are Breathing review: ‘poignant but not enough punch’The message that it is possible to replace trauma with inner peace is reassuring, but it is prioritised over the drama of Holocaust survivor Miriam Freedman’s storyBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmSeptember 5 review: ‘superbly constructed account of the 1972 atrocity’Palestinian activists in New York are calling for a boycott of this film, but any movie houses that cave it will be doing viewers a disserviceBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreOliver! review: ‘has the audience begging for more’Simon Lipkin’s Fagin is the best but not only reason to buy a ticket for this sublime revivial of the masterpieceBy John Nathan2 min read
Dance Dance review: Onegin/Three short ballets‘In the swooping, passionate pas de deux you can see how they both enjoyed extending classical vocabulary in exciting, sensual ways’By Joy Sable2 min read
Jewish theatreLondon transfer and national tour for Fiddler on the RoofThe beloved production is set to take on London’s Barbican before heading across the UK and IrelandBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
DanceDance review: Giselle ‘The dancing is beautiful’Erina Takahashi shines in this ENB productionBy Joy Sable1 min read
TheatreAfter the Lavoyah review: ‘Corbyn revenge fantasy with shades of Berkoff’Let’s hope Nick Cassenbaum builds on the wild success of this fearless Yiddishe heistBy John Nathan1 min read
Jewish ComedyComedian spreads Jewish joyDebra Tammer tells the JC that creativity is the best weapon against antisemitism in the artsBy Gaby Wine5 min read
Theatre2024 in review: theatreThis year Patrick Marber directed The Producers, Nachtland and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Were there a Theatre Practitioner of the Year award, it would have his name on itBy John Nathan2 min read
jewish pantomimeGoldie Frocks and Bear Mitzvah review: ‘this homage to the shmatte trade needs a slight trim’This kosher show does to the fairy tale what Yiddish theatre once did to the classics, but it is, what is called in both theatre and and tailoring circles, a bit baggyBy John Nathan1 min read
theatreThe Producers review: ‘an edgy revival with a heimishe soul’In this terrific show, Andy Nyman plays a sweeter version of Mel Brooks’s greatest creation Max BialystockBy John Nathan2 min read