TheatreBurlesque: The Musical, Savoy Theatre – ‘Flimsy plot but impressive singing’ ★★★The show is adapted from the 2010 film starring Cher and Christina AguileraBy John Nathan1 min read
OperaRoyal Opera House announces cancellation of Israel shows after pro-Palestine backlashCovent Garden claimed that the decision was made before a public pressure campaign from Artists for PalestineBy Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
ObituaryLegendary theatre school founder, Sylvia Young, dies aged 85She helped launch the career of Amy Winehouse, and was famed for her kindness and dedicationBy Siam Goorwich3 min read
TheatreCast announced for the London premiere of Jewish play The WanderersTwo Jewish couples confront essential questions in award-winning playwright and screenwriter Anna Ziegler’s playBy Elisa Bray2 min read
TheatreThe Estate, National Theatre, review – ‘skilfully melds family and party politics’ ★★★★In Shaan Sahota’s play, Indian Sikh patrimony is the writer’s focusBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreInter Alia, Lyttelton Theatre, review – ‘Rosamund Pike triumphs with a quick-silver performance’ ★★★In her first stage performance in 15 years, the Saltburn star plays a criminal trial judge and mother of a teenage sonBy John Nathan2 min read
Theatre‘Chicken Soup Dates’: ‘A raunchy sex seminar from an ‘Orthodox’ couple comes to Soho TheatreComedians Candy Gigi and Tom Joseph of Buttmitzvah fame, play a dysfunctional Jewish couple in this matchmaking comedy, replete with free chicken soup on tapBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
Performer unfurls Palestine flag during Royal Opera House curtain callCast member of Il trovatore unveiled the Palestinian flag during the final bow on Saturday nightBy Eliana Jordan1 min read||July 20, 2025 09:51
‘Giant shows us what it’s like to be British and Jewish’Elliot Levey on playing Roald Dahl’s real-life Jewish agent in the West End playBy John Nathan5 min read||July 18, 2025 10:39
That Bastard, Puccini! review: ‘grips from start to finish’★★★★★James Inverne takes a forgotten piece of operatic history and turns it into an engrossing piece of theatre. You’ll love it even if you know nowt about PucciniBy Stephen Pollard2 min read||July 17, 2025 12:49
Noughts & Crosses review: ‘Star-crossed love story shines through in joyless production’ ★★The extraordinary vision of Marjorie Blackman’s classic race story struggles to take flight in this lacklustre theatre adaptationBy John Nathan1 min read||July 16, 2025 14:33
The drama society creating a non-political space for Jewish artists to thriveActor Natan Paul-Collis started the Jewish Dramatic Association of London as a safe space for Jewish writers, directors and performers – and he’s just getting startedBy Eliana Jordan2 min read||July 14, 2025 14:16
West End venue drops queer Jewish musical after anti-Israel backlashPhoenix Arts Club cancels Israeli actor’s satirical show after online criticismBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||July 10, 2025 12:23
Evita review: ‘Rachel Zegler’s star quality shines’ ★★★★★Every Evita is defined by its Eva and the clarity, accuracy and power of this one’s voice is astonishingBy John Nathan2 min read||July 2, 2025 17:43
Intimate Apparel review: ‘Beautifully performed revival’ ★★★The suppressed passion between black seamstress Esther and immigrant Jew Mr Marks makes this plot feel freshly hatchedBy John Nathan2 min read||June 30, 2025 16:03
Who is Claude Cahun? review: ‘The subject is endlessly fascinating’ ★★★The achievements of this French Jewish lesbian living a non-conformist life under Nazi occupation is filtered through our 21st century obsession with gender politics – at the expense of conveying her braveryBy John Nathan2 min read||June 24, 2025 16:48
