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Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Pig?

JW3 is planning a Jewish Chanukah panto every year. Its first knockabout script is an auspicious start

December 14, 2023 17:49
Red Riding Hood & The Big Bad Pig, JW3, London, Britain - 08 Dec 2023
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John Nathan,

John Nathan

1 min read

Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Pig

JW3

Four stars

There is every reason to believe that JW3 will succeed in their ambition to mount a Jewish Chanukah panto every year. For the first, Nick Cassenbaum’s suitably knockabout script plays delightfully fast and loose with two fairytales imbuing both with a Jewish sensibility that makes this seasonal offering unlike any other on the theatrical landscape.

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