Theatre‘Delight in other people’s creativity’: Nicholas Hytner hails return of ‘The History Boys’ for first West End run in 20 yearsThe acclaimed director expressed his hope that a renewal of his award-winning production can resonate with the younger generationBy Daisy Blakemore-Creedon1 min read
Jewish theatreAcademics to bring celebration of Jewish culture to London stageThe show marks the first collaboration between the UCL Jewish Staff Network and the Intra-Communal Professorial Group (ICPG)By Hayley Cregor3 min read
JW3JW3 to stage first major theatre commission in nearly a decade‘Trudy Zeller Lives Here’ will run for two weeks at the Jewish cultural centre next springBy Ben Conway1 min read
Jewish theatreTributes to ‘inspirational’ musical theatre director Adam LensonLenson, who spent his championing new talent and fighting for authentic Jewish representation on stage, has died aged 41By JC Reporter2 min read
Jewish Culture MonthJewish bakery to take centre stage in Edinburgh playDOUGH will be shown twice next week as part of Jewish Culture MonthBy Ben Conway3 min read
Jewish theatreNIUSIA review: ‘it increasingly feels as if we’re listening to the wrong story’ ★★★Beth Paterson’s journey to her Jewishness is a worthy story, but her Holocaust survivor grandmother steals the showBy John Nathan2 min read
Jewish theatre‘Here, I’m a star’: Richard Kind on the victory lap that is his West End runPlaying Max Bialystock in The Producers is a full-circle moment for the oh-so Jewish actor, who can’t help but be a leading manBy John Nathan4 min read
Yentl review: ‘Isaac Bashevis Singer would be pleased’ ★★★★The writer was not impressed with the Barbra Streisand adaptation of his short story, but this performance captures its mysticism and humanity so well, he would surely approve itBy John Nathan1 min read||March 13, 2026 16:53
The Yentl I play does not identify as male or femaleThe star of a new production of the shtetl tale on why she sees the protagonist as non-binaryBy John Nathan4 min read||March 11, 2026 18:33
Here There Are Blueberries review: ‘What makes a Nazi a Nazi?’ ★★★★★This forensic Pultizer-finalist docu-play settles the question of what allows a person to perpetrate atrocity while enjoying the normal pleasures of lifeBy John Nathan2 min read||February 17, 2026 17:48
What Hitler’s henchmen and women did in their time offJohn Nathan meets a writer whose Pulitzer-finalist play, inspired by a Nazi photograph album, is making its UK debutBy John Nathan6 min read||February 12, 2026 13:09
Inside the big Jewish theatre fightbackAmid the hurtful cancellations and quiet blockings, a defiant Anglo-Jewry is springing up with shows that celebrate Jewish identity and concernsBy Elisa Bray8 min read||February 11, 2026 12:07
2025 in review: TheatreJohn Nathan chooses the best plays of the year, from a new stage adaptation of Mel Brooks’s musical The Producers to a comic revenge fantasy about the kidnap of Jeremy CorbynBy John Nathan4 min read||December 24, 2025 13:09
It is called Christmas Day but it is about being JewishNigel Lindsay on why he’s pleased to play a Jew on the London stage amid soaring antisemitismBy John Nathan5 min read||December 18, 2025 14:12
Meet the Jewish Cinderella at the heart of JW3’s Chanukah pantoCinderella is a baker in the Kosher Kingdom in this Jewish version of the classic fairy taleBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||November 30, 2025 22:38
The Wanderers – review: Marriage? Be careful what you wish for ★★★★The first act of this clever play about two Brooklyn marriages is a little ponderous, but stick with it – the second act is more than worth the waitBy John Nathan2 min read||November 12, 2025 16:36
