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Remembering Tom Stoppard
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Remembering Tom Stoppard
Dec 1, 2025

After the passing of the Czech-British playwright and screenwriter this weekend, we take a look back at his work, as featured in JR…

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A Court of Paper ★★★
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A Court of Paper ★★★
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Two young Dutch theatremakers reckon with their families’ pasts in a scrappy and affecting piece of documentary storytelling…

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Music, mischief and matzah balls: an interview with Nick Cassenbaum
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With two hit pantomimes under his belt and a third on the way, we sit down with the mastermind behind the family festivities to talk all things comedy, chaos and chutzpah…

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Desperate Journey ★★★
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Desperate Journey ★★★
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Annabel Jankel's new drama tells the true story of Freddie Knoller well, but struggles to truly encapsulate his survival throughout the Holocaust…

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Eleanor the Great ★★★
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Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut won't bust any boundaries, but it's a satisfying, thought-provoking watch…

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The Wanderers ★★★★
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The Wanderers ★★★★
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Anna Ziegler’s drama takes audiences between timelines, relationships and the resulting dilemmas…

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Nobody Wants This (Season 2) ★★
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The Assembled Parties ★★★★
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Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler ★★★★
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Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler ★★★★
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Famed sitcom writing team Marks & Gran find the funny – and the dramatic – in this full stage debut of their darkly comic alternate reality…

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Seagull: True Story ★★★★
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Seagull: True Story ★★★★
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Theatre and real life weave a meta web of intrigue and insight in Aleksander Molochnikov's play-within-a-play…

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Holding Liat ★★★★★
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JR on South African radio
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Deaf Republic ★★★★★
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An extraordinary feat of multimedia theatre that gives new meaning to all-inclusive…

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A decent debut that explores the tribulations of youth, familial relationships and what it really means to be a Jew in today's world…

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