TheatreBallet Shoes review: ‘everything a family show should be’The first major stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s children’s classic is superbBy John Nathan1 min read
Theatre‘Why I’m playing Fagin in a yarmulke’Simon Lipkin is about to fulfil a boyhood dream playing the child-grooming thief in the West End. He explains what attracts him to a role widely seen as antisemiticBy Francine White6 min read
Pro-PalestineRoyal Court theatre which sparked ‘Hershel Fink’ row is reported for Palestine badges on staffUKLFI has accused the theatre of creating a hostile environment for Jewish visitorsBy Imogen Garfinkel1 min read
theatre‘You need to know about evil to play the Happiest Man on Earth’Acclaimed American actor Kenneth Tigar on why he was attracted to the challenge of playing a Holocaust survivor who spent the rest of his life preaching peaceBy Imogen Garfinkel5 min read
TheatreThe Happiest Man On Earth review: ‘epic yet intimate’Performed with zest and humility, this one-man play shows the world what the world genocide actually meansBy John Nathan1 min read
Theatre Barcelona review: ‘Lily Collins has the acting chops to fill a stage’The Emily in Paris star acquits herself well in her stage debutBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button review: ‘nothing else like it in the West End’This musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story is right on the buttonBy John Nathan1 min read
Reykjavik review: “brimful of humanity and grief”This beautifully balanced play gives an overlooked part of our martime nation’s culture its dueBy John Nathan1 min read||November 8, 2024 13:13
Support venues that aren't boycotting Jewish creatives, says Tsitsit directorThis year’s Jewish fringe is more reflective than previous programmes, says festival leaderBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||November 5, 2024 17:13
Dr Strangelove review: ‘Coogan is bang on the button’The actor is priceless in this timely revival of Stanley Kubrick’s classic nuke comedyBy John Nathan1 min read||October 31, 2024 15:42
Almeida Theatre 1950s double bill: ‘An angry return to the kitchen sink’Arnold Wesker’s Roots has been paired with John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger –eight decades on the East End Jewish playwright emerges as the more potent dramatist by farBy John Nathan2 min read||October 23, 2024 09:08
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank review: ‘a play as Jewish as they come’This quintessentially Jewish work tackles the inherited trauma of the Holocaust and is also a really smart and funny comedyBy John Nathan2 min read||October 22, 2024 16:00
‘My own breakup inspired my sweet and sinister LGBT comedy’Israeli playwright Gur Piepskovitz’s upcoming work explores themes of otherness and self-discoveryBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||October 15, 2024 16:40
What Nathan Englander talks about when he talks about his Anne Frank playThe American writer on the Patrick Marber-directed stage adaptation of his 2011 Pulitzer-finalist short story ahead of its UK premiereBy Elisa Bray7 min read||October 9, 2024 16:21
Giant review: ‘Dahl is called to account’The author’s own words are deployed to chilling effect in this measured and gripping playBy John Nathan3 min read||October 8, 2024 15:05
The shows you won’t want to miss – on stage and screenHere are some of the best (Jewish-adjacent) shows that TV, film and theatre have to offer in October and NovemberBy Elisa Bray4 min read||September 30, 2024 16:21
