Mark Rosenblatt’s work about the children’s author and self-confessed antisemite opens this week
This slick revival of his 1982 play combines comedy and cleverness in a way that would come across as intellectual show-boating in the hands of a lesser writer
Ian McKellen’s stone-faced critic is a delicious embodiment of cruelty and wit
This play shows the humanity and humility of a man devoted to bringing Nazis to justice and sets the record straight about what the word ‘genocide’ means
The actor is on terrifying form in this film which uses poetic licence to excellent effect
Seeing this play in the wake of Britain’s far-right riots gives it added poignancy
The man behind Why Am I So Single? which opens this week explains why he treats actors like family and never wants to overcharge for tickets
Revenge is best served on a toxic male tycoon’s private island in this film which starts as a rom-com but which becomes a thriller
It is beautifully performed, but this will they, won’t they romance never quite takes off
This comedy is based on the kind of ineffectual and hapless Jew that gentiles have long liked most, but it’s Jewish plea to live life to the full is one we can all get behind
This is a rare example of a West End play driven by intelligent writing and excellent writing, not star power
Cliquot’s corporate story has been deemed big screen fare so I wish the film had dived into the mysterious alchemy of how the sparkling wine is made
It turns a chorus line into individuals which is exactly the point of Marvin Hamlish’s first musical
As my assailant hit me, the thought occurred that this was not the first Jewish face to be punched at this location
As the latest production of the world’s most successful musical opens this week in London, we look back on 60 years of Tevyes
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