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
TheatrePerformer 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
Theatre‘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
TheatreThat 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
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
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 15:16
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 13:23
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 18:43
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 17:03
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 17:48
Review: Stereophonic ★★★★★ ‘Everything about this play is miraculous’This play is a mesmerising dissection of the creative processBy John Nathan2 min read||June 18, 2025 17:35
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 12:36
Gesher Theatre’s production of Salomé comes to LondonSalomé premiered in 2024 as part of Jaffa FestBy Elisa Bray1 min read||June 12, 2025 10:00
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 10:48
