TheatreGuess How Much I Love You?: ‘the acting elevates the writing’ ★★★The performances in this portrait of a pregnancy in crisis are marvellous. But whether the play reveals anything about love is questionableBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreChallah, humour, the Holocaust and meJohn Nathan meets a writer-performer whose latest show is inspired by her encounters with Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Cohen – and being the daughter of a Shoah survivorBy John Nathan4 min read
Sydney terror attackThe Merchant of Venice postponed in Sydney after Bondi Beach attack due to antisemitism concernsWilliam Shakespear’s 500-year-old play is often seen as including antisemitic tropes, especially in the character of Jewish money lender ShylockBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
TheatreWoman in Mind review: Sheridan Smith sparkles in Alan Ayckbourn’s dark comedy ★★★★★The actor will surely be in line for an umpteenth Olivier nomination for her quicksilver performance of Susan and her disintegrating mindBy John Nathan1 min read
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
Slam 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||December 18, 2025 17:20
It 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||December 18, 2025 14:12
This 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||December 16, 2025 17:40
A 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||December 10, 2025 11:45
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
