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Good Theatre review: How a decent man transformed into a Nazi

David Tennant stars as a German academic who descends to barbarity but it's Elliot Levey who stands out in excellent revival of CP Taylor's play

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GOOD by Taylor, , Writer - C.P. Taylor, Director - Dominic Cooke, Harold Pinter Theatre, 2022, Credit: Johan Persson/

The haters love hating this play about Jews

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The haters love hating this play about Jews

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Theatre review: The Band's Visit - A miraculous musical

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PHOTO:JEFF GILBERT 12th October 2022, Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London, UK Picture shows Labour Shadow Ministers Peter Kyle and Wes Streeting attending the ‘Jews. In Their Own Words’ by Jonathan Freedland play at the Royal Court Theatre.

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Wes Streeting: play evokes ‘visceral’ memories of hate faced by friends under Corbyn

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The Finchley talent factory: Trio from same shul win national recognition for their artistic achievements

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‘It’s right and proper that Jews play Jews’ says Elliot Levey as he prepares for his role in a new production of Good

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Theatre review: John Gabriel Borkman - Fall of an arrogant man

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Three cheers for Marvel's first Israeli superhero

Marvel has launched the first thoroughly and unmissably Jewish Sabra

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Three cheers for Marvel's first Israeli superhero

Royal Court theatre bombarded with abuse over play about Jews

In wake of ‘Hershel Fink’ scandal, London venue swamped with furious calls for staging Jonathan Freedland’s show

By Nicole Lampert

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October 6, 2022 09:57

Royal Court theatre bombarded with abuse over play about Jews

Jews. In their own words Theatre review: 'Packs a hugely powerful punch'

This production undoubtedly represents a moment in the battle against Left-wing antisemitism

By John Nathan

3 min read

September 29, 2022 11:07

Jews. In their own words Theatre review: 'Packs a hugely powerful punch'

By John Nathan

An old play and old attitudes

The row over Caryl Churchill's 13-year-old play Seven Jewish Children carries on

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We’ve come a long way since Fiddler! A history of UK Jews on stage and screen

Depiction of Jews has happily moved on from the crass stereotypes so common in the early 20th century

By John Nathan

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We’ve come a long way since Fiddler! A history of UK Jews on stage and screen

Rose Theatre Review: A Holocaust survivor in her own words

Maureen Lipman is at the top of her game in monologue that guides us through the epic life of an 80-year-old, Ukrainian-born, Miami hotel-owning widow

By John Nathan

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September 22, 2022 10:44

Rose Theatre Review: A Holocaust survivor in her own words

Handbagged Theatre review: When the Queen met Mrs T

Fascinating dramatisation of what happened during the weekly meetings of our most divisive prime minister and our most unifying monarch

By John Nathan

1 min read

September 22, 2022 10:44

A scene from Handbagged by Moira Buffini @ Kiln Theatre. Directed by Indhu Rubasingham. (Opening 15-09-22) ©Tristram Kenton 09-22 (3 Raveley Street, LONDON NW5 2HX TEL 0207 267 5550 Mob 07973 617 355)email: tristram@tristramkenton.com

Confessions of a musical writer

Meet the team telling a Modern Orthodox woman’s tale

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Royal Court Exclusive: Jonathan Freedland and Vicky Featherstone on their new play about antisemitism

‘If there had been anxiety it would have been on the part of the Royal Court': John Nathan meets two of the creative team attempting to atone for the theatre's sins of the past

By John Nathan

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September 15, 2022 13:24

Royal Court Exclusive: Jonathan Freedland and Vicky Featherstone on their new play about antisemitism

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Good Theatre review: How a decent man transformed into a Nazi

The haters love hating this play about Jews

Theatre review: The Band's Visit - A miraculous musical

Wes Streeting: play evokes ‘visceral’ memories of hate faced by friends under Corbyn

The Finchley talent factory: Trio from same shul win national recognition for their artistic achievements

‘It’s right and proper that Jews play Jews’ says Elliot Levey as he prepares for his role in a new production of Good

Theatre review: John Gabriel Borkman - Fall of an arrogant man

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