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
Edinburgh FringeThe non-Jewish playwright teaching Edinburgh Fringe audiences about antisemitismI talk to Jonathan Salt about his one-man play telling the story of the hero orphanage director Janusz Korczak who tried to preserve the dignity and safety of his charges in the Warsaw GhettoBy Nicole Lampert3 min read
Theatre Farm Hall review: ‘an absorbing thriller’This is a rare example of a West End play driven by intelligent writing and excellent writing, not star powerBy John Nathan1 min read
the JC Q&A‘Joining the cast of Cable Street is a dream!’We ask actor Brady Isaacs Pearce the essential Jewish questionsBy JC Reporter1 min read
musicalsA Chorus Line review: ‘makes the case for show’s revival’It turns a chorus line into individuals which is exactly the point of Marvin Hamlish’s first musicalBy John Nathan2 min read
musicalsWhy our appetite for Fiddler on the Roof never wanesAs the latest production of the world’s most successful musical opens this week in London, we look back on 60 years of TevyesBy John Nathan5 min read
Jewish musicalsFiddler on the Roof review: a fresh revival that’s true to traditionWill Jordan Fein’s new production prove to be a miracle of miracles?By Jane Prinsley2 min read
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
