TheatreNoughts & 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
Jewish theatreThe 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
TheatreWest 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
musicalEvita 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
Theatre 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
TheatreWho 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
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 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||June 12, 2025 11:36
Gesher Theatre’s production of Salomé comes to LondonSalomé premiered in 2024 as part of Jaffa FestBy Elisa Bray1 min read||June 12, 2025 09:00
Fiddler 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||June 11, 2025 09:48
Caryl 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||June 6, 2025 12:03
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||June 5, 2025 13:29
Shucked, 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||May 29, 2025 15:06
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
