TheatreThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button review: ‘nothing else like it in the West End’This musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story is right on the buttonBy John Nathan1 min read
Theatre Reykjavik review: “brimful of humanity and grief”This beautifully balanced play gives an overlooked part of our martime nation’s culture its dueBy John Nathan1 min read
UK JewrySupport venues that aren't boycotting Jewish creatives, says Tsitsit directorThis year’s Jewish fringe is more reflective than previous programmes, says festival leaderBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Jewish theatreMeet the playwright bringing Jewish motherhood to the London stagePlaywright Estee Stimler brings her upcoming comedic play Smother to London for one night only this monthBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
TheatreDr Strangelove review: ‘Coogan is bang on the button’The actor is priceless in this timely revival of Stanley Kubrick’s classic nuke comedyBy John Nathan1 min read
Dance Dance review: Encounters and Legacy: ‘It’s heartening to see modern works’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 aloneBy Joy Sable2 min read
Theatre Almeida Theatre 1950s double bill: ‘An angry return to the kitchen sink’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 farBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank review: ‘a play as Jewish as they come’This quintessentially Jewish work tackles the inherited trauma of the Holocaust and is also a really smart and funny comedyBy John Nathan2 min read
Israeli theatre‘My own breakup inspired my sweet and sinister LGBT comedy’Israeli playwright Gur Piepskovitz’s upcoming work explores themes of otherness and self-discoveryBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
TheatreGiant review: ‘Dahl is called to account’The author’s own words are deployed to chilling effect in this measured and gripping playBy John Nathan3 min read
ArtsThe shows you won’t want to miss – on stage and screenHere are some of the best (Jewish-adjacent) shows that TV, film and theatre have to offer in October and NovemberBy Elisa Bray4 min read
TheatreWaiting for Godot review: ‘I defy anyone not to see themselves on this stage’Superb acting carries this re-staging of the mind-bending classic by Samuel BeckettBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreAkram Khan’s Giselle review: An outstanding reimagining of a classicThis reworking of the popular classic features mesmerising new choreography and a powerful reinterpretation of the narrativeBy Joy Sable1 min read
Theatre‘Why I tackled Roald Dahl’s antisemitism in my Royal Court play’Mark Rosenblatt’s work about the children’s author and self-confessed antisemite opens this weekBy John Nathan6 min read
TheatreThe Real Thing review: ‘Stoppard at very top of his game’This slick revival of his 1982 play combines comedy and cleverness in a way that would come across as intellectual show-boating in the hands of a lesser writerBy John Nathan1 min read
