IsraelJohn Malkovich pulls out of Israel performance over ‘unacceptable and untenable’ press releasePromotional material for the play included quotations from the two-time Oscar nominee, which he insisted he never saidBy Ella Bloom1 min read
TheatreA Month in the Country review: Who cares about the fate of these privileged Russians? ★★★Even Sophie Okonedo’s Natalya comes across as more high maintenance than tragically unhappyBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreAnnie Wobbler (Revisited) review: Arnold Wesker’s working-class women tread the boards again’ ★★★The Jewish playwright wrote these one-woman monologues for Nichola McAuliffe and 45 years on she is breathing new life into themBy John Nathan1 min read
IsraelJohn Malkovich to return to Israel in new musical satireThe two-time Oscar nominee will star in The Music Critic at Tel Aviv’s Charles Bronfman Auditorium next yearBy Ella Bloom1 min read
TheatreEinstein as you have never seen him beforeJohn Nathan meets the writer and actor of a one-man play about the genius physicistBy John Nathan3 min read
Dame Maureen LipmanMaureen Lipman brands actor ‘cowardly’ after he quits play over her Israel viewsThe Bafta-nominated star insisted she would not be ‘bullied’ by ‘virtue-signalling’ colleaguesBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
TheatreCleansed review: a gruesome horror that doesn’t need to be seenNo stars for this controversial play – although it does hold some powerful lessons, especially for JewsBy John Nathan1 min read
Jewish-American media mogul snaps up ten London West End theatres as part of estimated £4.5bn dealAri Emanuel is the brother of Rahm, Obama’s former chief of staff, and from a proud Jewish familyBy JC Reporter1 min read||August 11, 2026 16:23
Trainspotting the Musical: an unnecessary trip down memory lane ★★★Spirited performances and excellent direction aren’t enough to justify this adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s iconic bookBy John Nathan2 min read||August 11, 2026 15:55
Tao of Glass review: This love letter to the composer Philip Glass needs a good editor ★★★Phelim McDermott’s highly personal show is packed with events and people that have formed a productive life in theatre, but it is self-indulgent for itBy John Nathan1 min read||August 4, 2026 16:31
Got a play script in your drawer? Fish it out nowThe Jewish Literary Foundation is looking for eight budding Harold PintersBy John Nathan4 min read||July 30, 2026 15:04
Josh Radnor and Noah Galvin on playing brothers in a new comedyThe American stars are on stage at Soho TheatreBy John Nathan5 min read||July 30, 2026 14:28
Midnight at The Never Get review: ‘the tender power of Benn Platt’ ★★★★The potency of the show’s 90 uninterrupted minutes is derived from being up close in an intimate space with the Broadway starBy John Nathan2 min read||July 28, 2026 13:29
The Oresteia review: Aeschylus compellingly updated for our times ★★★★Some will criticise Simon Stone’s adaptation for straying from the original trilogy but this is an evening of theatre you will not forgetBy John Nathan2 min read||July 21, 2026 17:50
Jesus Christ Superstar review: ‘seems to get better the older it gets’ ★★★★Jews might view this sung-through rock opera with limited emotional involvement but theatrically the evening is impressiveBy John Nathan2 min read||July 15, 2026 20:06
Cyrano De Bergerac review: Adrian Lester’s Cyrano is bang on the nose ★★★★★The actor gives a stunningly multi-layered performance in this triumphant revivalBy John Nathan2 min read||July 8, 2026 15:27
