TheatreTheatre review: OklahomaI just can’t say no to this darkly psychological revival of the classic musicalBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreMiddle theatre review: Occupying the centre ground in more ways than oneThe second instalment of David Eldridge’s trilogy isn’t quite as compelling as Beginning but it’s good enough to look forward to EndBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreHow playing Poirot has cured Henry Goodman's pandemic bluesThe veteran actor feared his career was over when theatres closedBy John Nathan6 min read
TheatreJerusalem theatre review: Rooster's return is monumentalMark Rylance is back in the latest revival of Jez Butterworth's groundbreaking play alongside the equally wonderful Mackenzie Crook as his hanger-on mate GingerBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreMarys Seacole theatre review: 'Promising themes are subsumed by a dog’s dinner of a shouty final act.'A pioneer nurse meets a noisy endBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreHimmler met a Jew — I had to write a play about itBen Brown's new play is about an unlikely meetingBy Ben Brown2 min read
TheatreAri from Finchley is in a pickleDeli Segal's one woman show is about a typical young Jewish woman caught between two worldsBy Keren David2 min read
Daddy, theatre review: 'This is a play that confounds the regular theatregoer’s every possible expectation'Five stars for this challenging play about artBy John Nathan2 min read||April 20, 2022 18:28
To Kill a Mockingbird theatre review: 'Aaron Sorkin drags Harper Lee’s classic into this century.'Rafe Spall shines in this excellent adaptationBy John Nathan2 min read||April 14, 2022 11:48
The Fever Syndrome theatre review: 'Feverpitch speed spoils this family’s drama 'Last seen on stage as an actor in Leopoldstadt, Alexis Zegerman takes on the genre of the great American family playBy John Nathan2 min read||April 7, 2022 13:19
The Human Voice theatre review: “She’s hanging on the telephone… but we’re not engaged”John Nathan reviews Jean Cocteau’s experimental telephone monologueBy John Nathan2 min read||March 31, 2022 15:43
A Triple Bill of Contemporary Works by the Royal Ballet reviewThe Weathering, Solo Echo and DGV: Danse a Grande Vitesse are part of a special triple bill by the Royal BalletBy Joy Sable1 min read||March 30, 2022 15:33
10 time Tony-winning musical The Band’s Visit is to make its European première at the Donmar WarehouseIn anticipation of... an upbeat musical in which stranded band members promote Middle Eastern harmonyBy John Nathan2 min read||March 25, 2022 10:28
New play The Fever Syndrome explores why dysfunction is a family affairPlaywright Alexis Zegerman is walking in the shadow of giants like Arthur Miller with this vivid dramaBy John Nathan2 min read||March 25, 2022 10:13
A heroic Mamet revival: The Woods theatre reviewIf you love the verbal combat of a Mamet play, you will find something to like about this two-handerBy John Nathan1 min read||March 18, 2022 13:03
The man who kept British theatre alive during the pandemicAs he directs Ralph Fiennes in David Hare’s latest play, Sir Nicholas Hytner meets John NathanBy John Nathan6 min read||March 18, 2022 11:14
