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
TheatreThe Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★The actor’s performance is a career highlight in this sure-footed production of the Arthur Miller playBy John Nathan2 min read
theatreMy play about families being ripped apart by Israel and GazaRyan Craig on The Holy Rosenbergs, his work that dares to explore the moral turmoil of diaspora Jews when the Jewish state is at war4 min read
TheatreExclusive interview: Henry Goodman on Arthur Miller, mental health and his own ‘Swansong’The star opens up about his father’s schizophrenia and his personal link to playing Gregory Solomon in The PriceBy John Nathan5 min read
reviewLes Liaisons Dangereuse review: ‘why revive it?’★★Lesley Manville’s predictably superb performance is not enough to redeem a new stage production of the sexually exploitative 18th century novelBy John Nathan1 min read
Menorah SynagogueThe Jewish theatre group building bridges by treading the boardsMAD was set up by Manchester’s Menorah SynagogueBy Alma Green3 min read
TheatreThe Producers review: Richard Kind dazzles in a show more urgent and less indulgent than ever ★★★★★The smash hit musical by Mel Brooks is revived with a raw and dangerous production starring one of the world’s funniest performers as Max BialystockBy John Nathan2 min read
Summerfolk review: The feckless middle classes on the brink of a rude awakening ★★★★Maxim Gorky’s 1905 full-frontal attack on the demographic is a searing depiction of helplessness in the face of violent changeBy John Nathan2 min read||March 27, 2026 14:04
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
The Holy Rosenbergs review: ‘Craig tackles head on the anxiety of being Jewish’ ★★★★‘The sight of a Jewish family being ripped apart by conflicting opinions about Israel and Gaza is more of a thing than it ever was’By John Nathan3 min read||March 10, 2026 16:37
Producers revival and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia nominated for 2026 Olivier AwardsBoth productions have strong Jewish connectionsBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||March 6, 2026 11:58
Broken Glass review: There’s an urgency to Arthur Miller’s most explicitly Jewish play today ★★★★American director Jordan Fein is back on a London stage after a triumphant revival of Into the WoodsBy John Nathan2 min read||March 4, 2026 17:43
Dracula review: Cynthia mesmerises but the show lacks real bite ★★★★The performer’s acting gifts are on full display in this spectacular adaptation of the gothic novel, but the evening never achieves the tension generated by many other West End dabblings in the supernaturalBy John Nathan2 min read||February 20, 2026 13:41
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
