Maureen Lipman

I'm reviewing the situation …can Fagin be a villain all his life?

A trip to the theatre has Maureen musing on her heroes

The headline said ‘Minorities win.’ Game, set, mind

Kaminsky or Kominski … let’s call the whole thing a laugh

Lipman and Bernstein. Do you believe in this combination?

Paying tribute to a musical great

Why isn’t there a Jewish family living on Coronation Street?

Could it be because the writers of British soaps think Jews are too middle class?

Comedians rush in where wise men never go

Scratch a comedian and you will find an angry mind, and there are plenty of examples from the past and present day

A Jew in Malta muses on Dr Faustus, falcons and Warren the rabbit

What happened when a schoolgirl actress had to kiss a classmate in front of the Lower Fourth?

On my way to shul, I discovered the best cheesecake in London

Maureen’s off to Malta, but first a cabaret for the planet starring her granddaughter, Ava 13…

What this actress said to the bishop about avoiding broiges

The state of world politics means Maureen Lipman can’t sleep, but she’s prepping for a climate-change cabaret

I’m in the Cotswolds on the trail of a bunch of Jewish detectives

Filming a television series, Maureen delves into the wonderful world of Yiddish crime fiction

79? 75? My real age is a prime number which isn’t waiting to be divided

From VE Day to a poetry reading, this week brought home to me that age is what you make of it

Bras, bat mitzvahs and Bereshit: it’s all part of a working girl's day

A cruise ends, reality returns. On the importance of showing up — for family, faith, and fittings…