TheatreThe Trials Theatre review: Beware the angry teens judging selfish adultsDawn King’s play imagines how the very young may one day become judge and jury of the 'dinosaurs' who chose to pollute the planetBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreTheatre review: A Night of New Jewish Writing'This was the evening that Jewish theatregoers never knew they were waiting for until it happened'By John Nathan2 min read
TheatreWhat a drama: three playwrights discuss Jewish theatre in the UK todayRyan Craig, Amy Rosenthal and Alexis Zegerman talk to John Nathan ahead of a special event showcasing new Jewish workBy John Nathan8 min read
Theatre101 Dalmatians theatre review: Spotty success as Cruella turns TikTok influencerIn this version of the much-loved musical, the nightmarish character is less high society fashionista than social media psychopath on a mission to go viralBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreBad Jews theatre review: A slow return for an excellent comedyThere are pauses long enough to pitch a tent in this production of Josh Harmon’s excellent playBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatrePatriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friendPlaywright Peter Morgan applies his fly-on-the-wall attention to Boris Berezovsky’s dramatic trajectory in a tale set against the fall and rise of RussiaBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreJewish drama students stage their own plays to combat hateBased on their own experiences at drama school, the series of six short plays will be performed at London’s Kiln Theatre next monthBy John Nathan2 min read
Obituary: Peter BrookMinimalist theatre director who could evoke a universe in an empty spaceBy Julie Cohen4 min read||July 14, 2022 13:48
Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too farMuch of the evening fizzes along in its dated, delightful way but this production would do well to follow the lead of the film versionBy John Nathan2 min read||July 14, 2022 13:29
By John NathanPeter Brook was a teddy bear filled with dynamiteThe director transformed theatre forever3 min read||July 8, 2022 12:14
Theatre review - The End of The Night: Himmler, the chillingly reasonable dinner guestBen Brown’s fly-on-the wall play imagines what passed between the top Nazi and the Swedish representative of the World Jewish Congress when they met in April 1945By John Nathan2 min read||July 8, 2022 09:25
Obituary: Singer, comedienne and actress Tracy KashiCourageous, witty and passionate performer who fought to demystify breast cancerBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||July 7, 2022 13:32
By Kate MaltbyThe late Peter Brook was a perfect impish (Jewish) PuckJews should be proud of Brook, even if his rebellious nature sometimes made him hard to love3 min read||July 7, 2022 10:21
Tickets for Merchant of Venice starring Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shylock now on saleAfter a run at the Watford Palace Theatre the production will go on a national tourBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 30, 2022 14:20
Mad House theatre review: An anti-climax leaving a nagging feeling that time has been spent with little to show for itFamily squabbles which are ultimately pointlessBy John Nathan1 min read||June 30, 2022 12:07
That Is Not Who I Am theatre review: Read this at your perilA play that, in the fake news era, uses deceit to force questions about truth and who tells itBy John Nathan2 min read||June 23, 2022 14:21