Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

Previews, Comedy

Best of the Fest: Edinburgh 2023

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

Previews, Comedy

From animal magic to freedom fighting showgirls, we pick the finest ways to have fun at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe…

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

News, Film & TV

Oppenheimer enjoys an exclusive run at the Science Museum

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

News, Film & TV

Oppenheimer enjoys an exclusive run at the Science Museum

In August 1945, the US Air Force dropped two atomic bombs on Japan that obliterated communities and left over 200,000 dead. So horrific was the impact, that it remains the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict today…

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical ★★★★

Those who thought Sir Ian McKellen was booked to appear at the Theatre Royal Windsor until mid-July are in for a surprise. For here he is, our celebrated theatrical knight, Gandalf himself – albeit not quite as large as life, but…

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Reviews, Film & TV

Hello, Bookstore ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Reviews, Film & TV

Matt Tannenbaum was 29 years old when he bought a small bookshop in Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1976. His love of books, however, started much earlier in life, correlating with his love of people. Hello, Bookstore, aptly presented in chapters, offers an insight into Tannenbaum’s sanctuary…

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

The Third Man ★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

What is the German for Les Mis? Because this musical reworking of The Third Man seems to be attempting to cut itself from the same cloth (Die Elenden, if you're still wondering). Like the Graham Greene book on which it’s based, the story is set on the grim streets of post-war…

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Books & Poetry

National Library of Israel prepares for new premises

Danielle Goldstein

June 27, 2023

Books & Poetry

National Library of Israel prepares for new premises

On the eve of its imminent move to a stunning new building close to the Knesset in Jerusalem, the National Library of Israel (NLI) bid farewell to its current premises in Givat Ram with a day of celebrations. Entitled Epilogue…

Danielle Goldstein

June 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Groundhog Day ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Having conquered the musical adaptation of Matilda, comedian/composer Tim Minchin and director Matthew Warchus team up once again on another hit. Groundhog Day the musical, based on the much-loved 90s movie by screenwriter Danny Rubin (who also reworked…

Danielle Goldstein

June 19, 2023

News, Music

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood teams up with Israeli artist Dudu Tassa on new album

Danielle Goldstein

June 19, 2023

News, Music

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood teams up with Israeli artist Dudu Tassa on new album

Mizrahi Jewish musician David 'Dudu' Tassa has teamed up with Jonny Greenwood, lead guitarist in internationally renowned British rock outfit Radiohead. The pair became firm friends when Tassa's band opened for Radiohead…

Danielle Goldstein

June 15, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Assassins ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 15, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

What does an actor from Maryland have in common with a cultist from California? Or a hijacker from Philly with an Italian immigrant in New Jersey? They all wanted to kill the president of the United States. Not all succeeded, but all tried. What were their motives? What were they thinking…

Danielle Goldstein

June 13, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Patriots ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 13, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

As the great sage Rabbi Hillel said, "If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?" This might be the motto of Boris Berezovsky, Russian Jewish oligarch and antihero of Peter Morgan’s biographical drama, which feels almost contemporary despite being set in the early 1990s. Hillel…