Simon Lipkin’s Fagin is the best but not only reason to buy a ticket for this sublime revivial of the masterpiece
By John Nathan
‘In the swooping, passionate pas de deux you can see how they both enjoyed extending classical vocabulary in exciting, sensual ways’
By Joy Sable
The beloved production is set to take on London’s Barbican before heading across the UK and Ireland
By Jane Prinsley
Erina Takahashi shines in this ENB production
Let’s hope Nick Cassenbaum builds on the wild success of this fearless Yiddishe heist
Debra Tammer tells the JC that creativity is the best weapon against antisemitism in the arts
By Gaby Wine
This year Patrick Marber directed The Producers, Nachtland and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Were there a Theatre Practitioner of the Year award, it would have his name on it
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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
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
The outfits might be amazing, but this devil is wearing the emperor’s clothes
Acclaimed American actor Kenneth Tigar on why he was attracted to the challenge of playing a Holocaust survivor who spent the rest of his life preaching peace
By Imogen Garfinkel
Performed with zest and humility, this one-man play shows the world what the world genocide actually means
The Emily in Paris star acquits herself well in her stage debut
With its rivers, valleys, rivers, promontories and gorges, this European capital is a phenomenon of natural beauty. And it has a rich Jewish history to match
By Janice Hopper
This is a dark dystopian story based on Margaret Attwood’s trilogy
The producer of the new trilogy of plays Joyfully Jewish explains why she put out a call for scripts with ‘no war, no antisemitism and no trauma’
By Rachel Gaffin
This musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story is right on the button
This beautifully balanced play gives an overlooked part of our martime nation’s culture its due
This year’s Jewish fringe is more reflective than previous programmes, says festival leader
Playwright Estee Stimler brings her upcoming comedic play Smother to London for one night only this month
By Eliana Jordan
