TheatreReview: Stereophonic ★★★★★ ‘Everything about this play is miraculous’This play is a mesmerising dissection of the creative processBy John Nathan2 min read
Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof’s golden couple: ‘Our Tevye and Golda chemistry is real’Lara Pulver and Adam Dannheisser reveal what it’s like to play husband and wife in the latest garlanded production of the world’s most loved musicalBy John Nathan7 min read
TheatreGesher Theatre’s production of Salomé comes to LondonSalomé premiered in 2024 as part of Jaffa FestBy Elisa Bray1 min read
Musical TheatreFiddler on the Roof review: ‘As joyous as it is necessary’ ★★★★★This Fiddler is both lyrical gold and the best antidote to the myths driving today’s tsunami of Jew-hateBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreCaryl Churchill pulls out of Donmar Warehouse project over Barclays’ Israel linksThe playwright said ‘theatres used to say they couldn’t manage without tobacco sponsorship, but they do’By Imogen Garfinkel2 min read
Theatre The Fifth Step review: ‘Booze, sex, religion and class go head to head’Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden perfectly pit two versions of masculinity in this darkly funny two-handerBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreShucked, review: ‘Not quite the cream of the crop’This is an entertaining musical comedy, and its corny gags are fun, but only fleetingly does it soarBy John Nathan2 min read
A Comedy about Spies, review: ‘an irresistible comedy of chaos’The espionage is a farce – just give into the slapstick silliness, and enjoyBy John Nathan1 min read||May 23, 2025 17:53
Too Small to Tell, review: ‘candid one-woman show that kicks Harvey Weinstein where it hurts’Actor-writer Lisa Rose’s play revisits the disgraced mogul’s crimes with revenge cloaked in dark humour, including an impression of his gangrenous male memberBy Ben Marshall4 min read||May 16, 2025 13:04
Here We Are, review: ‘this Sondheim musical feels like unfinished business’The composer’s swansong is best described as a play with some musicBy John Nathan1 min read||May 14, 2025 15:09
Giant review: ‘Dahl – a very poisonous national treasure’The children’s author’s deep-seated loathing of Jews is slowly and shockingly revealed in this West End transfer of Mark Rosenblatt’s award-winning playBy John Nathan1 min read||May 7, 2025 14:12
‘How being Jewish helps me play the Wicked Witch of the West’Actor Emma Kingston on why she is relishing playing Elphaba in West End smash WickedBy Nicole Lampert4 min read||May 1, 2025 14:48
My play about being young, gay and strictly OrthodoxA formerly frum writer on how he hopes his ex-community will watch his new workBy John Nathan5 min read||April 30, 2025 14:18
Dealer’s Choice review: ‘male inadequacies laid bare’Set around a poker table, this play anchors on a painful father-son relationship and shows that the stake are always higher than the amount of cash on the tableBy John Nathan1 min read||April 29, 2025 16:27
Theatre review: Ghosts ‘Today’s moral landscape imposes itself on Ibsen’s play’The action is updated to 21st century BritainBy John Nathan1 min read||April 24, 2025 10:43
Midnight Cowboy review: ‘not cut out for the stage’Why turn John Schlesinger’s famous 1968 film starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight into a musical? Does the story really need more music?By John Nathan1 min read||April 20, 2025 12:28
