TheatreInto The Woods review: Goyishe Brothers Grimm gloriously reinvented by a Jewish creative team ★★★★★Jordan Fein’s masterpiece interpretation of this European fable draws from real life to subvert the idea of happily every afterBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreChristmas Day review: A not-quite-realised effort at Jewish catharsis ★★★Arguments over Jewish identity become super-heated in this dark comedy full of timely – although unfortunately random – elementsBy John Nathan2 min read
Theatre2025 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
TheatreSlam Frank, the controversial play that knows who’s in on the joke ★★★★★The musical spoof that tauntingly reimagines Anne Frank for the ‘woke’ world is not just rage baitBy Jocelin Weiss3 min read
TheatreIt 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
TheatreThis version of Roald Dahl’s BFG shows that giants can be small and pathetic ★★★★Unlike The Witches in which Dahl was accused of having Jews in mind when he created the cabal of child-killers, Jewish theatregoers can relax with this adaptationBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreA Dracula spoof to enjoy, but no fangs for my seat ★★★Excellent music and the jokes come thick and fast. I just wish I could have seen what was happening centre stage!By John Nathan1 min read
Big laughs, bigger fangs – the reinvention of DraculaMock the Week and Whose Line is it Anyway? creator Dan Patterson on why he’s telling the horror novel through gags and…acapellaBy Nicole Lampert4 min read||December 4, 2025 16:04
The moment Tom Stoppard revealed his Jewish soul to meThe great playwright discovered his Jewishness late in life – and the impact was hugeBy John Nathan5 min read||December 3, 2025 10:39
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold review: ‘hugely satisfying stage adaptation’★★★★There is a strong Jewish presence in this taut le Carré Cold War thriller which has more twists than a cheese stickBy John Nathan1 min read||December 2, 2025 18:25
All My Sons review: Bryan Cranston is terrific in this new Arthur Miller revival ★★★★Ivo van Hove’s direction of the author’s 1955 hit peels back the central family’s secrets with cinematic vigourBy John Nathan1 min read||November 26, 2025 15:07
The Hunger Games On Stage: Concept and spectacle aplenty but no heart ★★This theatrical adaptation of the trailblazing dystopian movie by Jewish director Gary Ross lacks the emotional depth of the film and book franchisesBy John Nathan1 min read||November 19, 2025 17:06
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
This revival of Othello should be called Iago ★★★★David Harewood is in the title role, but it is Toby Jones who steals the showBy John Nathan1 min read||November 6, 2025 14:33
The Assembled Parties: ‘Oberman is in the form of her life’ ★★★★The Jewish actor stands out in this beautifully performed play about Jews at ChristmasBy John Nathan2 min read||October 29, 2025 16:19
Unbelievers review: A mother in the grip of her worst nightmare ★★★Nicola Walker conveys with fevered obsession how a mother’s mind implodes when her teenage son disappearsBy John Nathan1 min read||October 22, 2025 15:18
