Unmissable Jewish talent now on stage

After Leopoldstadt, the need for another Tom Stoppard play was obvious.
Hence the revival of his play Rock’n’Roll, which debuted at the Royal Court in 2006 and is now at Hampstead Theatre. Partly inspired by the jailing of playwright and Czech statesman Václav Havel, the acclaimed work is set between Cambridge and Prague at the end of the last century. It is also about a lot of things: the differences between the East and West in the Cold War, the power of rock music and politics, liberty and identity.

In rehearsals, Stoppard has been tweaking his script for the play and let actors change things too. “I don’t feel I’ve got to hang on to everything,”he said in his interview with The Standard.“I used to be much more hands-on when I began, almost a control freak.”

One of the actors permitted to make script suggestions is Jacob Fortune- Lloyd who is playing Beatles manager Brian Epstein in the upcoming biopic and currently delivering an unmissable performance in Netflix’ Bodies.          Be sure to see them all.                  Rock‘n’ Roll runs from13 December until 27 January https://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/

Elliot Levey, winner of the Olivier Award for best supporting actor in Cabaret is now starring in Cold War, an epic love story set in Poland that spans the decades and breadth of Europe at its most divided in 1949. Based on Paweł Pawlikowski’s Academy Award-nominated film, it has been adapted by Conor McPherson (Girl from the North Country) and the show features traditional Polish songs and choral arrangements alongside music by Elvis Costello. This is the thrilling mix of musical genres supporting a compelling story of passion, redemption and the journey to be free. irected by Almeida artistic director Rupert Goold, whose most recent big hit was Tammy Faye. Cold War runs until 27 January. https://almeida.co.uk/