TheatreTheatre review: Romeo and Juliet, ‘A muscular and modern take on Shakespeare.’By John Nathan1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Passing Strange ‘The music is excellent’Stew’s autobiographical musical misses its originatorBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Fawlty Towers The Play. ‘Everything one would have hoped for’Three sitcom episodes do not a play makethBy John Nathan1 min read
theatreSpirited Away review: Japanese imagination lands on a West End stagePuppets and costumes combine with top-drawer stagecraft to conjure the most outlandish sequencesBy John Nathan2 min read
theatreMachinal review: superb depiction of a life trapped by conventionsSexually repulsed by her spouse, the affair is the Young Woman’s only source of hopeBy John Nathan1 min read
theatreThe Turkish Jew who’s now that waiter from BarcelonaHemi Yeroham is taking on the role of Manuel in a stage version of Fawlty Towers. He shares how he is priming himself for the punishing part and why following in Andrew Sachs’ footsteps is such an honourBy Francine White4 min read
theatreLondon Tide review: A tide that laps at your knees, rather than sweeping you awayBy John Nathan1 min read
The Comeuppance review: Grim repear comes calling at the college reunionBy John Nathan1 min read||April 17, 2024 17:26
Power of Sail, review: Diving into the choppy waters of the US culture warsThis play shows how a white supremacist world view is gaining momentum, even in the upper echelons of American societyBy John Nathan1 min read||April 12, 2024 12:25
MJ The Musical review: Jacko show is an off-the-wall ThrillerThe show’s star Myles Frost matches the moves of the best dancer of a generationBy John Nathan1 min read||April 3, 2024 12:51
Meet the playwright who doesn’t think free speech is sacredThis week US writer Paul Grellong’s campus drama about the bounds of freedom of expression premieres in the UKBy John Nathan4 min read||March 27, 2024 16:49
Review: For Black Boys… Nothing on stage now is more essential than thisThe air was charged with the cathartic sense of sterotypes at last being dimantledBy John Nathan1 min read||March 20, 2024 13:35
Arts agenda: From ‘Pickle’ to klezmer, get ready for showtimeComedy featuring the ‘Jewish Bridget Jones’ and a klezmer celebration are among the best Jewish cultural events coming up this seasonBy Katie Grant2 min read||March 19, 2024 12:04
The Human Body review: silver-screen style... NHS substanceBy John Nathan1 min read||March 8, 2024 10:28
Roald Dahl’s antisemitism is the subject of a new play at the Royal CourtGiant, the debut play written by Mark Rosenblatt, stars John Lithgow and will be directed by Nicholas HytnerBy Elisa Bray2 min read||March 6, 2024 15:23
