TheatreWho Killed My Father theatre review: The personal is political for this father and sonEdouard Louis’s autobiographical book about visiting his estranged father in northern France is converted into an absolutely gripping tale of reconciliation and lossBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreThe musical genius behind Les Mis explains how his own dream came trueClaude-Michel Schönberg talks about his French upbringing, his brush with pop stardom and how Jesus Christ Superstar inspired him to create hit musicalsBy Francine White7 min read
HistorySilence Theatre review: Witnesses silenced by the telling of their talesFormat of stage adaptation of Kavita Puri's Partition Voices, about the casual carving up of land on religious grounds on the subcontinent, sadly imposes a repetitive and predictable pall over the materialBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreTikkun Olam Theatre review: Who gets to remember the Shoah?In this online production, the fight to build a Holocaust memorial next to Parliament is the subject of Dutch stage director Teunkie van der Sluijs's debut playBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreThis Orthodox mum was the first woman to cycle round the worldA new musical features the incredible life of Annie Cohen ChopkovskyBy John Nathan6 min read
TheatreJack Absolute Flies Again Theatre review: Fruity fun as rivals take to the skiesWriting duo behind One Man, Two Guvnors have created another rollickingly good farceBy John Nathan2 min read
By Keren DavidSometimes, theatre can get Jewishness rightIt is fabulous to see your own community on stage, but toe-curling when it hits a bum note3 min read
The Trials Theatre review: Beware the angry teens judging selfish adultsDawn King’s play imagines how the very young may one day become judge and jury of the 'dinosaurs' who chose to pollute the planetBy John Nathan2 min read||August 19, 2022 10:27
Theatre review: A Night of New Jewish Writing'This was the evening that Jewish theatregoers never knew they were waiting for until it happened'By John Nathan2 min read||August 11, 2022 08:39
What a drama: three playwrights discuss Jewish theatre in the UK todayRyan Craig, Amy Rosenthal and Alexis Zegerman talk to John Nathan ahead of a special event showcasing new Jewish workBy John Nathan8 min read||August 4, 2022 12:51
101 Dalmatians theatre review: Spotty success as Cruella turns TikTok influencerIn this version of the much-loved musical, the nightmarish character is less high society fashionista than social media psychopath on a mission to go viralBy John Nathan1 min read||August 4, 2022 10:54
Bad Jews theatre review: A slow return for an excellent comedyThere are pauses long enough to pitch a tent in this production of Josh Harmon’s excellent playBy John Nathan2 min read||July 28, 2022 09:35
Patriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friendPlaywright Peter Morgan applies his fly-on-the-wall attention to Boris Berezovsky’s dramatic trajectory in a tale set against the fall and rise of RussiaBy John Nathan1 min read||July 21, 2022 10:27
Jewish drama students stage their own plays to combat hateBased on their own experiences at drama school, the series of six short plays will be performed at London’s Kiln Theatre next monthBy John Nathan2 min read||July 21, 2022 09:52
Obituary: Peter BrookMinimalist theatre director who could evoke a universe in an empty spaceBy Julie Cohen4 min read||July 14, 2022 13:48
Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too farMuch of the evening fizzes along in its dated, delightful way but this production would do well to follow the lead of the film versionBy John Nathan2 min read||July 14, 2022 13:29
