John Nathan
Theatre review: The Tell Tale Heart
It's gothic horror...but not as you know it
The Jews who were picked for the Nazi Olympic team
A new play tells the story of two women athletes picked to compete for Germany in the 1936 Olympics - despite their Jewish heritage. Only one was allowed to compete.
Theatre review: Fiddler on the Roof
Andy Nyman's acting as Tevye is "impeccable" in the latest production of the shtetl-set musical, says John Nathan
Theatre review: The Model Apartment
A play about the legacy of the Shoah could have been improved by more laughs, says John Nathan
Tradition rules the new Fiddler on the Roof
A new production of Fiddler on the Roof opens in London this week, and it goes back to shtetl basics
Theatre review: Dick Whittington
Is it worth trekking to Hammersmith for this pantomime? John Nathan thinks not
Theatre review: Macbeth
John Nathan is impressed by an understated Macbeth
These letters capture the backstage dramas at the National Theatre
Letters from playwrights and performers make a new book a must-read for theatre fans
Theatre review: Sholom Aleichem, In The Old Country
This solo show deserves audience support says John Nathan
Theatre Review: White Teeth
This adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel lacks bite, says John Nathan
Theatre review: A Very, Very, Very Dark Matter
Crude, smug and — sometimes — funny
Theatre Review: Company
This revival of a classic musical shows exactly how universal its message is by swapping characters' genders
Theatre review: I’m Not Running
John Nathan hopes that 'Hare’s next play will see the dramatist return as the potent theatrical force we all know him to be'
Theatre review: Twelfth Night
The Young Vic's production of Twelfth Night is short and sweet
Theatre Review: Pinter at The Pinter
John Nathan finds that Pinter’s immature politics no bar to these mini gems
Theatre Reviews: Misty and Sylvia
Can you be both blood cell and virus? See play, Misty, says John Nathan
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