TheatreDaddy, theatre review: 'This is a play that confounds the regular theatregoer’s every possible expectation'Five stars for this challenging play about artBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreTo Kill a Mockingbird theatre review: 'Aaron Sorkin drags Harper Lee’s classic into this century.'Rafe Spall shines in this excellent adaptationBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreThe Fever Syndrome theatre review: 'Feverpitch speed spoils this family’s drama 'Last seen on stage as an actor in Leopoldstadt, Alexis Zegerman takes on the genre of the great American family playBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreThe Human Voice theatre review: “She’s hanging on the telephone… but we’re not engaged”John Nathan reviews Jean Cocteau’s experimental telephone monologueBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreA Triple Bill of Contemporary Works by the Royal Ballet reviewThe Weathering, Solo Echo and DGV: Danse a Grande Vitesse are part of a special triple bill by the Royal BalletBy Joy Sable1 min read
Theatre10 time Tony-winning musical The Band’s Visit is to make its European première at the Donmar WarehouseIn anticipation of... an upbeat musical in which stranded band members promote Middle Eastern harmonyBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreNew play The Fever Syndrome explores why dysfunction is a family affairPlaywright Alexis Zegerman is walking in the shadow of giants like Arthur Miller with this vivid dramaBy John Nathan2 min read
A heroic Mamet revival: The Woods theatre reviewIf you love the verbal combat of a Mamet play, you will find something to like about this two-handerBy John Nathan1 min read||March 18, 2022 13:03
The man who kept British theatre alive during the pandemicAs he directs Ralph Fiennes in David Hare’s latest play, Sir Nicholas Hytner meets John NathanBy John Nathan6 min read||March 18, 2022 11:14
By John NathanWhere the Royal Court's report went wrongAdding oversight may ruin the work of playwrights, says John Nathan5 min read||March 10, 2022 13:19
Theatre review: The Merchant of VeniceA reluctant Shylock in a racist worldBy John Nathan2 min read||March 10, 2022 12:51
Welcome back, Bad JewsA controversial hit comedy will return to the West End seven years after it was first shownBy John Nathan5 min read||March 10, 2022 11:25
The Jew(ish) actor playing Shylock at the GlobeTaking the role of Shakespeare’s villain raises hard questions, reports Kate MaltbyBy Kate Maltby6 min read||March 3, 2022 09:23
The Royal Court apologises 'unreservedly' to British Jews for Hershel Fink characterThe apology comes amid backlash over the theatre's internal antisemitism reportBy Kate Maltby3 min read||March 1, 2022 13:59
Theatre review: The CollaborationWhat happened when Andy Warhol met Jean-Michel Basquiat,By John Nathan2 min read||February 25, 2022 13:32