Christmas Day theatre review: Boldly tackles rising antisemitism

It is called Christmas Day but it is about being Jewish

Nigel Lindsay on why he’s pleased to play a Jew on the London stage amid soaring antisemitism

Christmas Day theatre review: Boldly tackles rising antisemitism

An ambitious new play in which a North London Jewish family comes together and discovers tensions within and without make for a difficult occasion

Christmas Day - Almeida ★★★★★

How does a Jewish family navigate their way through issues of Jewish identity and heritage within the context of current troubles in Gaza whilst seated around a festively decorated table, consuming a delivered Chinese meal on Christmas Day?  Spoiler alert: they don’t!This is not a conundrum question to be found in any of the Christmas crackers strewn around the table and therein lies a wonderfully crafted presentation of these complexities where…

‘Christmas Day’ review – Heavy and hilarious Jewish Christmas dinner

A new play from Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner, of ‘Boys on the Verge of Tears’, plays London’s Almeida Theatre.