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A Jewish nun? It must be Sister Act
By Brigit Grant
Lesley Joseph tells Brigit Grant all about her new ‘habit’
The Girl on the Train in Highgate, Claudia Roden in Hampstead Garden Suburb
By Louisa Walters
June 30, 2022, 5:01 pm
A Jewish nun? It must be Sister Act
Lesley Joseph tells Brigit Grant all about her new 'habit'
By Brigit Grant
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski
June 22, 2022, 9:21 am
The Girl on the Train in Highgate, Claudia Roden in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Our round-up of some superb and stimulating entertainment this week
By Louisa Walters
June 13, 2022, 5:06 pm
‘Seblagen zegen bloof, Se foygen fleygen flafen zen!’ – Billy Crystal’s Yiddish scat
WATCH: In character as Mr Saturday Night's fading comedian star Buddy Young Jr, Crystal let loose with a series of nonsensical guttural sounds vaguely approximating Yiddish. 
By Andrew Lapin
May 25, 2022, 10:07 am
Win tickets to see Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors in the West End this summer
Dante Elsner's work is going on display
May 12, 2022, 9:56 am
Who, What & Where: Billy Crystal, Simon Amstell, Canal cafe theatre, new Holocaust book
Our roundup of whats new in arts, entertainment and all things Life!
By Brigit Grant and Louisa Walters
Henry Goodman as Poirot. Photo by Johan Persson
May 11, 2022, 12:07 pm
Henry Goodman steps into the role of Poirot
Murder on the Orient Express opens at Chichester with Henry Goodman in the lead role
By Jonathan Baz
Ben Caplan as xxx and xx as Himmler
April 27, 2022, 6:09 pm
A Hidden Holocaust Hero at Park Theatre
Ben Brown's new play tells a staggering World War II story that is unknown to most
By Jenni Frazer
April 20, 2022, 1:32 pm
Who, What and Where: Liza Pulman, Jazz at Radlett, Barnet literary festival and Laduree macarons
Our weekly roundup of what's on and what's hot
By Louisa Walters
March 23, 2022, 4:41 pm
Who, What & Where: Oscars, movies and treats for Mum on Mother’s Day, Israel Real Estate show
Our weekly roundup of what's on and what's hot
By Brigit Grant and Louisa Walters
Adrian Shiller as Shylock
March 23, 2022, 3:49 pm
Shylock suitable
Conrad Cohen asks if it is time to reclaim Shakespeare’s Jew-play and reviews The Globe’s new production of The Merchant of Venice
By Conrad Cohen
Royal Court Theatre
November 6, 2021, 7:47 pm
Royal Court changes Jewish sounding name in play and admits ‘unconscious bias’
Theatre has apologised, admitting it was “unconscious bias” that led to a Silicon Valley billionaire in new play Rare Earth Mettle being named Hershel Fink.
By Jewish News Reporter
Rita Simons with Dermot Canavan in Hairspray. Credit: Tristram Kenton
July 8, 2021, 3:39 pm
EastEnders’ Rita Simons reveals her uncle Alan Sugar is NOT a fan of musicals!
Francine Wolfisz speaks to the former soap star about bringing Hairspray back to the West End and starring alongside Michael Ball and Les Dennis
By Francine Wolfisz
Rehearsals showing The Mousetrap @ Arts Theatre.
May 13, 2021, 3:32 pm
Producer Adam Spiegel: ‘The West End only reopens when The Mousetrap returns!’
Francine Wolfisz speaks to theatre boss about reopening the world’s longest running show, which never missed a performance in 70 years until the pandemic
By Francine Wolfisz
January 14, 2021, 4:46 pm
Sky Arts set to air Maureen Lipman’s critically-acclaimed Holocaust play Rose
Powerful one-woman production blends the personal with the political as Rose reflects on what it means to be a survivor
Juliet Stevenson plays Lillian Hellman in Little Wars
November 3, 2020, 6:45 pm
Juliet Stevenson plays American-Jewish writer Lillian Hellman in Little Wars
Truly, Madly, Deeply actress stands up against Nazism in online play featuring Sophie Thompson, Linda Bassett, Catherine Russell, Debbie Chazen and Sarah Solemani
By Francine Wolfisz
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