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‘Why I’m playing Fagin in a yarmulke’

Simon Lipkin is about to fulfil a boyhood dream playing the child-grooming thief in the West End. He explains what attracts him to a role widely seen as antisemitic

By Francine White

6 min read

Picking pockets: Simon Lipkin as Fagin Photo: Johan Persson

Tough tales: Vanessa Feltz says she found it painful recalling some episodes of her life for her book

Vanessa on Vanessa: ‘I vowed I’d never write this book’

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Noa Kirel (Photo: Shachar Arbib)

Noa Kirel, Israel’s biggest star, takes on a new role

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2T42Y10 Ian Stone, Stand-Up Comedian at Joker Comedy Club, Southend-on-Sea, Essex © Clarissa Debenham (Film Free Photography) / Alamy

‘People just want a laugh. Hopefully, that’s what I give them!’

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How saxophonist Benny Green’s son is keeping the family’s musical tradition alive

Leo Green thought of himself as a musician before he started playing an instrument

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Showman: Leo Green playing at a concert in support of Prostate Cancer UK, in 2015 Credit: Alamy

Artists take inspiration from Holocaust archives

The Holocaust Centre North offers four artist residencies

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March 8, 2024 11:39

Irina Razumovskaya, an artist-in-residence at the Holocaust Centre North with her artwork, inspired by the museum's archives (Photo: Holocaust Centre North)

It’s a fine life playing Fagin

Comedian Steve Furst is revelling in the role of the Dickensian villan. Francine White meets him

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November 30, 2023 16:43

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Dudu Fisher: the Israeli star who wanted to be a dentist but became a superstar

The singer/actor is celebrating his 50th year in showbiz - but, as he tells the JC, his life could have gone in a very different direction

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November 3, 2023 15:56

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Mandy Patinkin: the actor and singer who could be Hollywood’s most Jewish performer

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October 5, 2023 14:10

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Meet the Charedi boy who ran away from home and became a TV star

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October 4, 2023 11:15

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Leeds' Orthodox synagogues to come under just one roof

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York's first rabbi since 1290 expulsion heralds new era for Jewish community

Elisheva Salamo, the first rabbi to live within York's city walls in over eight centuries, has ambitious plans

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September 11, 2023 15:50

York's first rabbi since 1290 expulsion heralds new era for Jewish community

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