This kosher show does to the fairy tale what Yiddish theatre once did to the classics, but it is, what is called in both theatre and and tailoring circles, a bit baggy
In this terrific show, Andy Nyman plays a sweeter version of Mel Brooks’s greatest creation Max Bialystock
The first major stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s children’s classic is superb
Joy Sable didn’t enjoy all the offerings at the Royal Opera House and Linbury Theatre, but a dance critic can’t exist on classics alone
Arnold Wesker’s Roots has been paired with John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger –eight decades on the East End Jewish playwright emerges as the more potent dramatist by far
This quintessentially Jewish work tackles the inherited trauma of the Holocaust and is also a really smart and funny comedy
Israeli playwright Gur Piepskovitz’s upcoming work explores themes of otherness and self-discovery
The author’s own words are deployed to chilling effect in this measured and gripping play
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