The suppressed passion between black seamstress Esther and immigrant Jew Mr Marks makes this plot feel freshly hatched
By John Nathan
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 bravery
This play is a mesmerising dissection of the creative process
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 musical
Salomé premiered in 2024 as part of Jaffa Fest
This Fiddler is both lyrical gold and the best antidote to the myths driving today’s tsunami of Jew-hate
The playwright said ‘theatres used to say they couldn’t manage without tobacco sponsorship, but they do’
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Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden perfectly pit two versions of masculinity in this darkly funny two-hander
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This is an entertaining musical comedy, and its corny gags are fun, but only fleetingly does it soar
The espionage is a farce – just give into the slapstick silliness, and enjoy
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 member
By Ben Marshall
The composer’s swansong is best described as a play with some music
The children’s author’s deep-seated loathing of Jews is slowly and shockingly revealed in this West End transfer of Mark Rosenblatt’s award-winning play
Actor Emma Kingston on why she is relishing playing Elphaba in West End smash Wicked
By Nicole Lampert
A formerly frum writer on how he hopes his ex-community will watch his new work
Set around a poker table, this play anchors on a painful father-son relationship and shows that the stake are always higher than the amount of cash on the table
