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
theatreEnglish review: I think this classroom drama could try a little bit harderBy John Nathan1 min read
theatreA View From the Bridge review: bridge in the shadow of a Miller classicBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Romeo and Juliet, ‘A muscular and modern take on Shakespeare.’By John Nathan1 min read
DanceDance review: Romeo and Juliet, ‘The story zips along at a fast pace’The Northern Ballet production mixes laughter and tearsBy Joy Sable1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Passing Strange ‘The music is excellent’Stew’s autobiographical musical misses its originatorBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Fawlty Towers The Play. ‘Everything one would have hoped for’Three sitcom episodes do not a play makethBy John Nathan1 min read
theatreSpirited Away review: Japanese imagination lands on a West End stagePuppets and costumes combine with top-drawer stagecraft to conjure the most outlandish sequencesBy John Nathan2 min read
DanceDance review: The Winter’s Tale: ‘A modern masterpiece’Don’t miss this enchanting productionBy Joy Sable1 min read
musicThe biblical story of Song of Songs hits the London stageJewish and Arab Ofra Daniel represents the half of Israel the haters prefer to ignore. She tells our writer how her identity is bound up in her musical about being trapped in a loveless marriageBy John Nathan4 min read
theatreMachinal review: superb depiction of a life trapped by conventionsSexually repulsed by her spouse, the affair is the Young Woman’s only source of hopeBy John Nathan1 min read
