Kin at the National Theatre: This is a play that makes the case for Israel
Those who have bought into the narrative that the Jewish state is white and colonialist entity need to watch this show
Should Roald Dahl’s witches be cancelled?
The National Theatre’s production was hard to watch, especially after October 7
The Homecoming review: Pinter returns after a short pause
John Nathan enjoys a new revival
The Witches review: Child killers hidden among us in Dahl’s dark family show
Bertie Caplan is superb in a production that pleasingly provides a platform for young Jewish talent in a musical based on famous children's book writer's story
A moment of communal grief in York helped me begin to heal
I never thought that I would feel the way I feel now
Obituary: Anna Scher
Drama 'legend' who taught Islington children truths beyond stardom
To Have and to Hold review: Ageing and alienation with lots of gags
Much feels true in this play's observation about the indignity of old age and the caustic humour of long marriages
Drama teacher Anna Scher, who launched careers of working class actors, dies age 78
She founded the Anna Scher Theatre in 1968 which taught stars including Brooke Kinsella and Patsy Palmer
Exploring the emotional recovery of a Shoah survivor who lost father, brother and sister
Diane Samuels’ latest drama tells the story of Miriam Freedman, who learned how to live with the loss of her family members in Holocaust
Backstairs Billy review: The Queen Mum's favourite
New play about the class-spanning dynamic between royal aide John Brown and the late monarch's mother aims to be both high comedy and social observation
Sunset Boulevard review: Doesn't matter if you've seen this show before, you have not seen it like this
Nicole Scherzinger's Norma Desmond transmits a tragic ego the size of the cinema screen in Jamie Lloyd’s slick musical
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends review: All hail Broadway royalty
Seventy-five-year-old Bernadette Peters rolls back the years in Cameron Macintosh’s tribute to the late musical theatre genius
Frank and Percy review: Encounters of a limited nature
Directed by Sean Mathias and first seen at the Theatre Royal Windsor, this play would work well on the radio
How the theatre is embracing my proud Jewish identity
When I landed a contract with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the early 1990s, I was told to keep my heritage a secret
The Jewish dramatist exploring the world of demons
Rachel Bellman's latest work delves into the very Jewish mythology of dybbuks, mazzikin and personalised good and bad angels
The Russian playwright speaking out against Putin in the shadow of the Shoah
Dmitry Glukhovsky new drama examines the moral compromises some people make with evil regimes
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