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This Orthodox mum was the first woman to cycle round the world

A new musical features the incredible life of Annie Cohen Chopkovsky

By John Nathan

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This Orthodox mum was the first woman to cycle round the world

Royal National Theatre London JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN Bob 'Wingnut' Acres - James Corrigan Peter Kingsmith - Theo Cowan Jack Absolute - Laurie Davidson Dudley Scunthorpe - Kelvin Fletcher Sir Anthony Absolute - Peter Forbes Flight Sergeant Sampson - Shailan Gohil Ensemble - Millie Hikasa Lucy - Kerry Howard Ensemble - Chris Jenkins Ensemble - George Kemp Ensemble - Joanne McGuinness Roy Faulkland - Jordan Metcalfe Mrs Malaprop - Caroline Quentin Bhaggi 'Tony' Khattri - Akshay Sharan Lydia Languish - Natalie Simpson Brian Coventry - Tim Steed Ensemble - Geoffrey Towers Ensemble - Shona White Julia Melville - Helena Wilson Production team: Director - Emily Burns Set and Costume Designer - Mark Thompson Lighting Designer - Tim Lutkin Composer - Paul Englishby Sound Designer - Paul Arditti Video Designer - Jeff Sugg Choreographer - Lizzi Gee Physical Comedy Director - Toby Park for Spymonkey Fight Director - Bret Yount

Jack Absolute Flies Again Theatre review: Fruity fun as rivals take to the skies

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THE TRIALS by Dawn King ; Production; Directed by Natalie Abrahami ; Set & Costume Design by Georgia Lowe ; Lighting Design by Jai Morjaria ; Sound Design and composure: Xana ; Movement Director: Anna Morrissey ; Movement Director: Aaron Parsons ; Video Designer: Nina Dunn ; Voice Coach: Emma Woodvine ; Casting Director: Anna Cooper CDG for Donmar Warehouse ; Associate Director: Joseph Hancock ; Donmar Warehouse ; London UK ; 12th August 2022 ; Credit and copyright: Helen Murray www.helenmurrayphotos.com

The Trials Theatre review: Beware the angry teens judging selfish adults

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Theatre review: A Night of New Jewish Writing

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What a drama: three playwrights discuss Jewish theatre in the UK today

Ryan Craig, Amy Rosenthal and Alexis Zegerman talk to John Nathan ahead of a special event showcasing new Jewish work

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August 4, 2022 12:51

What a drama: three playwrights discuss Jewish theatre in the UK today

101 Dalmatians theatre review: Spotty success as Cruella turns TikTok influencer

In this version of the much-loved musical, the nightmarish character is less high society fashionista than social media psychopath on a mission to go viral

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August 4, 2022 10:54

101 Dalmatians theatre review: Spotty success as Cruella turns TikTok influencer

Bad Jews theatre review: A slow return for an excellent comedy

There are pauses long enough to pitch a tent in this production of Josh Harmon’s excellent play

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July 28, 2022 09:35

BAD JEWS PRODUCTION PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE ARTS THEATRE, ON 14TH JULY 2022 - LONDON

Lesley Joseph's new habit

Can the actress ever escape Dorien Green, her glam and gabby character from 1990s sitcom Birds of a Feather?

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July 21, 2022 11:05

Patriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friend

Playwright Peter Morgan applies his fly-on-the-wall attention to Boris Berezovsky’s dramatic trajectory in a tale set against the fall and rise of Russia

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July 21, 2022 10:27

Patriots theatre review: The career of an oligarch… and his powerful friend

Jewish drama students stage their own plays to combat hate

Based on their own experiences at drama school, the series of six short plays will be performed at London’s Kiln Theatre next month

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July 21, 2022 09:52

Jewish drama students stage their own plays to combat hate

Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too far

Much of the evening fizzes along in its dated, delightful way but this production would do well to follow the lead of the film version

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July 14, 2022 13:29

Barefoot in the Park theatre review: Reworking Neil Simon’s classic is a step too far

Peter Brook was a teddy bear filled with dynamite

The director transformed theatre forever

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July 8, 2022 12:14

British theatre and film director, playwright and actor Peter Brook poses during a photo session at the Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris on February 27, 2018. "The Prisoner" written and directed by Brook and French playwright Marie-Helen Estienne will be presented at the Bouffes du Nord theatre from March 6 to March 24. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)

Theatre review - The End of The Night: Himmler, the chillingly reasonable dinner guest

Ben Brown’s fly-on-the wall play imagines what passed between the top Nazi and the Swedish representative of the World Jewish Congress when they met in April 1945

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July 8, 2022 09:25

Park Theatre and Original Theatre present the World Premiere of The End of the Night By Ben Brown Directed by Alan Strachan OLIVIA BERNSTONE I JEANNE BOMMEZJIN BEN CAPLAN I NORBERT MASUR RICHARD CLOTHIER I HEINRICH HIMMLER MICHAEL LUMSDEN I FELIX KERSTEN AUDREY PALMER I ELISABETH LUBE WRITER I BEN BROWN DIRECTOR I ALAN STRACHAN SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER I MICHAEL PAVELKA LIGHTING DESIGNER I JASON TAYLOR SOUND DESIGNER I GREGORY CLARKE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR I TOM BRAIN PRODUCTION MANAGER I TAMMY ROSE PRODUCERS I DANIEL COOPER & TOM HACKNEY PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR I CHARLOTTE HOLDER COMPANY STAGE MANAGER I LAUREN BARCLAY ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER I JEFFREY HARMER STAGE MANAGEMENT INTERN I ALEX JAOUEN

Mad House theatre review: An anti-climax leaving a nagging feeling that time has been spent with little to show for it

Family squabbles which are ultimately pointless

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June 30, 2022 12:07

Mad House theatre review: An anti-climax leaving a nagging feeling that time has been spent with little to show for it

That Is Not Who I Am theatre review: Read this at your peril

A play that, in the fake news era, uses deceit to force questions about truth and who tells it

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June 23, 2022 14:21

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The Gunpowder Plot theatre review: A step forward in the evolution of VR theatre

The genius of this high-tech show is that it compels its audiences to consider the moral conundrum of every conflict: how many innocents should die in the service of a good cause?

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June 16, 2022 12:49

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