TheatreIs it time to cancel the Merchant of Venice?The Jewish director of a new production of Shakespeare's problem play says it’s a chance to talk about Jew hate - but others disagreeBy John Nathan7 min read
By Jonathan FreedlandIt’s a musical about the Holocaust and an unexpected cause for celebrationThe new West End production of Cabaret restores the Jewish sub-plot which was excised from the famous film, and in doing so gives it pathos, tenderness and a moral heart3 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Wuthering HeightsDon't fear this adaptation of a classicBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Doubt. A Parable.This revival seems fresh in view of current eventsBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreTheatre review: Moulin Rouge! The MusicalThis is a juke box musical on steroids but it fails to move John NathanBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreTheatre review: The Rubber MerchantsThis Unconventional play by an Israeli playwright makes uncomfortable viewingBy John Nathan1 min read
Theatre review: Force MajeureThis drama misses the chance to dig deepBy John Nathan1 min read||January 14, 2022 12:02
Theatre review: FolkFolk music is the focus for this absorbing playBy John Nathan2 min read||January 7, 2022 15:26
‘It’s a disaster’: theatre giants draw battle lines over ‘Jewface’A debate over the casting of non-Jews in Jewish roles has hit centre stageBy John Nathan3 min read||January 3, 2022 11:53
The year that theatre came backIt’s been another tough year for theatre, says John Nathan but when doors opened there was much to loveBy John Nathan3 min read||December 30, 2021 16:25
Theatre review: Best of EnemiesEveryone should see this piece of political theatre, says John NathanBy John Nathan2 min read||December 22, 2021 11:52
Theatre review: Cabaret at the Kit Kat ClubThis Kit Cat Cabaret breaks the mouldBy John Nathan2 min read||December 16, 2021 17:55
Theatre review: The Book of Dust, La Belle SauvagePhilip Pullman's book is brought to the stage in an astonishing act of story-tellingBy John Nathan2 min read||December 10, 2021 11:31
Theatre review: The Comedy of ErrorsWas it worth reviving this comedy? Alas, notBy John Nathan1 min read||December 3, 2021 09:55
By Maureen LipmanSondheim was refined as gold, a brooding lynxHe was the composer’s composer — and actors would do anything to be in one of his shows3 min read||December 2, 2021 18:01