TheatreThe Last Laugh review: ‘a love letter to British comedy and three of its funny men’This is a wonderful resurrection of gilded comedians Tommy Copper, Eric Morecambe and Bob MonkhouseBy John Nathan2 min read
TheatreUnicorn review: ‘Stephen Mangan, Nicola Walker and Erin Doherty in threesome’Having explored a gay couple being attracted to a straight relationship in the play Cock, Mike Bartlett now turns to a heterosexual relationship where a spouse wants a same-sex affairBy John Nathan1 min read
Theatre This Menuhin show is all about the words, not the musicThe granddaughter of the great classical violinist on her first stage play, an adaptation of the 1938 German novel The PassengerBy John Nathan5 min read
Theatre Richard II review: ‘has lessons for Trump’The American President, not known for his appreciation of Shakespeare, won’t watch this, but he shouldBy John Nathan1 min read
TheatreThe Value of Names review: ‘a bitter ode to the victims of McCarthyism’Jeffrey Sweet delivers a dark play about a previously blacklisted Jewish comic who refuses to let go of the past, even if it’ll destroy himBy Imogen Garfinkel2 min read
TheatreElektra review: ‘Oh. Is that it?’Is this a must-see production of the classical work? As Elektra puts it (throughout): noBy John Nathan2 min read
Theatre As Long As We Are Breathing review: ‘poignant but not enough punch’The message that it is possible to replace trauma with inner peace is reassuring, but it is prioritised over the drama of Holocaust survivor Miriam Freedman’s storyBy John Nathan1 min read
Oliver! review: ‘has the audience begging for more’Simon Lipkin’s Fagin is the best but not only reason to buy a ticket for this sublime revivial of the masterpieceBy John Nathan2 min read||January 29, 2025 14:22
Kyoto review: Do we need to know this character is Jewish?Instead of dismantling tropes and stereotypes about Jews, the writers and directors of this play could be said to perpetuate themBy John Nathan2 min read||January 28, 2025 13:47
The playwright who puts his Jewishness centre stageNick Cassenbaum’s Jewish revenge fantasy about Corbyn has been seen as ‘too Jewish’ by theatres, but he continues to do his shtickBy John Nathan5 min read||January 16, 2025 17:56
After the Lavoyah review: ‘Corbyn revenge fantasy with shades of Berkoff’Let’s hope Nick Cassenbaum builds on the wild success of this fearless Yiddishe heistBy John Nathan1 min read||January 15, 2025 15:24
The Jewish shows on stage and screen not to miss this yearFrom Shtisel spin-off Kugel to Andy Cohen’s The Real Housewives of London, 2025 has plenty in storeBy Elisa Bray8 min read||December 31, 2024 10:04
2024 in review: theatreThis year Patrick Marber directed The Producers, Nachtland and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Were there a Theatre Practitioner of the Year award, it would have his name on itBy John Nathan2 min read||December 26, 2024 20:43
2024 in review: filmThe year’s cinematic wonders include a movie about the last Jews in a Paris suburb and the best double act to grace the silver screenBy John Nathan2 min read||December 24, 2024 16:39
Brighton theatre doubles down on play inspired by poet who called Jews ‘evil’Theatre promises to ‘reflect’ after youth production sparks fierce rowBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||December 19, 2024 16:21
The Producers review: ‘an edgy revival with a heimishe soul’In this terrific show, Andy Nyman plays a sweeter version of Mel Brooks’s greatest creation Max BialystockBy John Nathan2 min read||December 18, 2024 12:13
