
The Turkish Jew who’s now that waiter from Barcelona
Hemi Yeroham is taking on the role of Manuel in a stage version of Fawlty Towers. He shares how he is priming himself for the punishing part and why following in Andrew Sachs’ footsteps is such an honour

London Tide review: A tide that laps at your knees, rather than sweeping you away

The Comeuppance review: Grim repear comes calling at the college reunion

Power of Sail, review: Diving into the choppy waters of the US culture wars
This play shows how a white supremacist world view is gaining momentum, even in the upper echelons of American society

MJ The Musical review: Jacko show is an off-the-wall Thriller
The show’s star Myles Frost matches the moves of the best dancer of a generation

Meet the playwright who doesn’t think free speech is sacred
This week US writer Paul Grellong’s campus drama about the bounds of freedom of expression premieres in the UK

Review: For Black Boys… Nothing on stage now is more essential than this
The air was charged with the cathartic sense of sterotypes at last being dimantled

Arts agenda: From ‘Pickle’ to klezmer, get ready for showtime
Comedy featuring the ‘Jewish Bridget Jones’ and a klezmer celebration are among the best Jewish cultural events coming up this season

An education in what made the creator of the NHS tick

The Human Body review: silver-screen style... NHS substance

Roald Dahl’s antisemitism is the subject of a new play at the Royal Court
Giant, the debut play written by Mark Rosenblatt, stars John Lithgow and will be directed by Nicholas Hytner

Nachtland review: Is that a Hitler in the attic?
Maybenburg’s play warns the Shoah was not the end of German antisemitism

Theatre review: The Hills of California
This family reunion is great – but it’s no Jerusalem

Theatre review: Plaza Suite: ‘A perfectly-formed play and Sarah-Jessica Parker is a revelation.’
Ticket prices are high but for fans of Neil Simon this is an unmissable revival

Kin at the National Theatre: This is a play that makes the case for Israel
Those who have bought into the narrative that the Jewish state is white and colonialist entity need to watch this show

Should Roald Dahl’s witches be cancelled?
The National Theatre’s production was hard to watch, especially after October 7
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