TheatreMy play about being young, gay and strictly OrthodoxA formerly frum writer on how he hopes his ex-community will watch his new workBy John Nathan5 min read
ShowbizShowbiz: yesterday’s antisemitism warrior queensNew rock musical Rise tells a story of Jewish defiance and rebellionBy Nicole Lampert1 min read
Theatre This Menuhin show is all about the words, not the musicThe granddaughter of the great classical violinist on her first stage play, an adaptation of the 1938 German novel The PassengerBy John Nathan5 min read
Jewish theatreLondon transfer and national tour for Fiddler on the RoofThe beloved production is set to take on London’s Barbican before heading across the UK and IrelandBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
Theatre The playwright who puts his Jewishness centre stageNick Cassenbaum’s Jewish revenge fantasy about Corbyn has been seen as ‘too Jewish’ by theatres, but he continues to do his shtickBy John Nathan5 min read
TheatreAfter the Lavoyah review: ‘Corbyn revenge fantasy with shades of Berkoff’Let’s hope Nick Cassenbaum builds on the wild success of this fearless Yiddishe heistBy John Nathan1 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
Wickedly Jewish! New musical is chock-a-block with talented Jewish starsThe Yellow Brick Road is paved with Jewish talent for one of this year’s biggest film releasesBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||November 19, 2024 10:49
Why I brought heimishe humour to the London stageThe producer of the new trilogy of plays Joyfully Jewish explains why she put out a call for scripts with ‘no war, no antisemitism and no trauma’By Rachel Gaffin1 min read||November 14, 2024 17:52
Meet the playwright bringing Jewish motherhood to the London stagePlaywright Estee Stimler brings her upcoming comedic play Smother to London for one night only this monthBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||November 4, 2024 18:07
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
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
Wiesenthal review: ‘Inside the mind of a Nazi hunter’This play shows the humanity and humility of a man devoted to bringing Nazis to justice and sets the record straight about what the word ‘genocide’ meansBy John Nathan1 min read||September 11, 2024 16:29
Fiddler on the Roof review: a fresh revival that’s true to traditionWill Jordan Fein’s new production prove to be a miracle of miracles?By Jane Prinsley2 min read||August 7, 2024 12:29
Edinburgh festival: The Jewish back story to its most controversial playMeet the writer behind a work of satire about the trans-culture warsBy John Nathan4 min read||July 31, 2024 15:24
