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Marvellous Theatre review: Stoke City’s soul scores another feel-good goal

Tale of a big-hearted life makes for a triumphant opening show for Nica Burns' sparkling new venue

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Marvellous Theatre review: Stoke City’s soul scores another feel-good goal

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

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

Jaren Ziegler, Dora Fidler and Isaac Reuben, all 17, have been shortlisted for writing and music awards

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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

Fresh from playing Herr Schultz in Cabaret, Levey is now set to play another German Jew in CP Taylor's classic play

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Elliot Levey on stage accepting his award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for "Cabaret"during The Olivier Awards 2022 with MasterCard at the Royal Albert Hall on April 10, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for SOLT)

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

Simon Russell Beale excels as the disgraced banker in Ibsen's study of the hubris and arrogance of those who believe in their own infallibility

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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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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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Rose Theatre Review: A Holocaust survivor in her own words

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Marvellous Theatre review: Stoke City’s soul scores another feel-good goal

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New play exposes terrifying limbo of gay Arabs seeking Israeli refuge

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

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