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
Jewish theatreWiesenthal review: ‘Inside the mind of a Nazi hunter’This play shows the humanity and humility of a man devoted to bringing Nazis to justice and sets the record straight about what the word ‘genocide’ meansBy John Nathan1 min read
Dance Review: Swan Lake: ‘This reworking left me disappointed’The dancing lacked sparkle and the footwork was sloppy, but a view to the wings was intriguingBy Joy Sable2 min read
KindertransportDance performance outside Liverpool Street Station to mark 85 years since KindertransportForty local young people from Jewish, refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds will be performingBy Elisa Bray2 min read
TheatreDeath of England review: ‘love and hate across the racial divide’Seeing this play in the wake of Britain’s far-right riots gives it added poignancyBy John Nathan1 min read
musicalsMeet commercial theatre’s ‘socialist’ producerThe man behind Why Am I So Single? which opens this week explains why he treats actors like family and never wants to overcharge for ticketsBy John Nathan5 min read
TheatreFull cast announced for new play What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne FrankNathan Englander’s play stars West Wing and Scandal star Joshua Malina in his London stage debutBy Elisa Bray2 min read
TheatreShifters review: ‘friends without benefits’It is beautifully performed, but this will they, won’t they romance never quite takes offBy John Nathan1 min read
