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Danielle Goldstein
March 19, 2026
Reviews, Theatre

The Holy Rosenbergs ★★

Danielle Goldstein
March 19, 2026
Reviews, Theatre
The Holy Rosenbergs ★★

Ryan Craig’s family drama exploring ideological tensions amidst Jewish Londoners lacks subtlety and imagination…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, London theatre, theatre review, London theatre review

Danielle Goldstein
March 16, 2026
Reviews, Theatre

Yentl ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
March 16, 2026
Reviews, Theatre
Yentl ★★★★

The UK premiere of this new Yiddish staging of Yentl provides more twists than that of the tongue in a gratifying adaptation of the Isaac Bashevis Singer story…

Tagged: Yentl, Barbra Streisand, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Yiddish theatre, Jewish theatre, London theatre, theatre review, London theatre review

Danielle Goldstein
March 15, 2026
Reviews, Film & TV

The Tasters ★★★

Danielle Goldstein
March 15, 2026
Reviews, Film & TV
The Tasters ★★★

This intriguing World War II drama, while loosely based in truth, doesn’t quite hit the spot…

Tagged: Jewish film, Jewish cinema, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, Holocaust history

Danielle Goldstein
March 13, 2026
Interviews, Theatre

"Brian fancied the hell out of The Beatles"

Danielle Goldstein
March 13, 2026
Interviews, Theatre
"Brian fancied the hell out of The Beatles"

Brian Epstein struggled with his gay and Jewish identities, says Tom Wright, who explores those conflicts in his play Please Please Me…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, London theatre, The Beatles, Brian Epstein

Danielle Goldstein
March 11, 2026
Reviews, Theatre

Broken Glass ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
March 11, 2026
Reviews, Theatre
Broken Glass ★★★★

Arthur Miller’s penultimate play, set in 1930s New York, provides a unique, if uneasy, perspective on Nazi Germany in this superbly cast revival from Jordan Fein…

Tagged: Arthur Miller, Jewish theatre, Jewish playwright, London theatre, London theatre review, theatre review, Jewish London, World War II, Holocaust history

Danielle Goldstein
March 8, 2026
Interviews, Theatre

In conversation: Adam Kammerling

Danielle Goldstein
March 8, 2026
Interviews, Theatre
In conversation: Adam Kammerling

The creative mind behind the multimedia marvel Seder opens up about his rural childhood, intergenerational trauma and finding more light in the dark…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, Jewish artist, Jewish poetry, theatre interview, Seder, Pesach, Passover, Holocaust history

Danielle Goldstein
March 6, 2026
Reviews, Theatre

Ukraine Unbroken ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
March 6, 2026
Reviews, Theatre
Ukraine Unbroken ★★★★★

An extraordinarily powerful collection of dramatic responses to the conflict in Ukraine…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, Jewish playwright, Ukraine war, London theatre, theatre review, London theatre review

Danielle Goldstein
March 4, 2026
Interviews, Film & TV

In conversation: Agnieszka Holland

Danielle Goldstein
March 4, 2026
Interviews, Film & TV
In conversation: Agnieszka Holland

As a new biopic of Franz Kafka hits cinema screens, we speak to the film's director about the surrealist author, Yiddish theatre and burgers…

Tagged: Franz Kafka, Jewish writers, Jewish authors, Jewish film, Jewish filmmaker, Polish film, Jewish Czechoslovakia

Danielle Goldstein
March 2, 2026
Walks, Features

The Jewish Square Mile

Danielle Goldstein
March 2, 2026
Walks, Features
The Jewish Square Mile

When a group of Barbican residents began investigating a cemetery rumoured to lie beneath their estate, they had little idea what they would unearth…

Tagged: Jewish Square Mile project, Barbican, Jewish London, London history, London Jewish history

Danielle Goldstein
February 26, 2026
Reviews, Theatre

Here There Are Blueberries ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
February 26, 2026
Reviews, Theatre
Here There Are Blueberries ★★★★★

Tectonic Theatre Project presents a powerful exploration of how everyday acts can lead to atrocities…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, Jewish writers, Jewish director, London theatre, London theatre review, Jewish London, theatre review

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