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One Life

One Life review: ‘The question that hovers is why’

Motivation is missing from this stirring biopic

By John Nathan

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One Life review: ‘The question that hovers is why’

Ulster American at Riverside Studios (Photo: Johan Persson)

Ulster American review: Forget the tension and enjoy the craic

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Directed by Sofia Coppola, the film stars Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla and Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley

Priscilla review: how Elvis shook up her life

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Sharon Osbourne speaks to the JC from her home

Judaism is the only religion I have and the only one I’m comfortable with, says Sharon Osbourne

7 min read

More from John Nathan

Should Roald Dahl’s witches be cancelled?

The National Theatre’s production was hard to watch, especially after October 7

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December 28, 2023 11:16

The Witches company at the National Theatre (Photo: Marc Brenner)

Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Pig?

JW3 is planning a Jewish Chanukah panto every year. Its first knockabout script is an auspicious start

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December 14, 2023 17:49

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What Happens Later review: Not much sparkle for this stranded couple

Meg Ryan and David Duchovny have just about enough on-chemistry for the film’s 100 minutes to pass tolerably

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December 14, 2023 15:44

What Happens Later review: Not much sparkle for this stranded couple

Meet the first ever kosher Big Bad Pig at JW3’s first Chanukah panto

Red Hoodman, her Jewish mum and a wolf with anxiety issues features in a special panto that’s different from all others

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December 7, 2023 12:17

Meet the first ever kosher Big Bad Pig at JW3’s first Chanukah panto

Infinite Life review: Stay seated, the real time tension is worth sticking with

John Nathan applauds Annie Baker’s new offering

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December 7, 2023 11:46

Infinite Life review: Stay seated, the real time tension is worth sticking with

The young Willy Wonka review: Serene but shallow

John Nathan’s disappointed by a bland prequel starring Timothee Chalamet

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December 7, 2023 09:23

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

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November 23, 2023 16:13

The Witches review: Child killers hidden among us in Dahl’s dark family show

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

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November 17, 2023 09:56

To Have and to Hold review: Ageing and alienation with lots of gags

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

3 min read

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November 10, 2023 11:00

Exploring the emotional recovery of a Shoah survivor who lost father, brother and sister

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

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November 10, 2023 10:22

Backstairs Billy review: The Queen Mum's favourite

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

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October 19, 2023 18:00

Sunset Boulevard review: Doesn't matter if you've seen this show before, you have not seen it like this

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

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October 5, 2023 09:37

Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends review: All hail Broadway royalty