Brigit Grant

Arkley

Script writer @Midasmanmovie Editor Life magazine @jewishnewsuk.Content and opinion . Woody Allen fan. Poet loving show tunes. Empathy is key. Hate deniers.

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Articles

Thumbs in soup? Blooms gets its due in a new book

1 month ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life. You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
Review: The Mad Ones

1 month ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

It’s rare that a musical feels like it’s been written just for you, but sitting beside my 18-year-old daughter in the audience at The Mad Ones – I was in tears. And not the polite theatre kind. The gulping, mascara-running sort that come when a show hits you right in the kishkes. Let me explain.
OPINION: Who would fight now, if they had to?

1 month ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

Monday was a swathe of emotion. Watching the VE Day commemorations, I was struck by the faces of those who fought and sacrificed – so many of them who, 80 years ago were bound by courage and a moral clarity that feels almost alien today. They gave up futures, families, and memories so others could live in freedom. And then my thoughts turned – unavoidably – to today’s protest culture.
Vet clinic dedicated to cherished supporter

1 month ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

Martin Segal, the beloved UK Executive Director of the Israel Guide Dog Centre who passed away last January has been honoured in a heartfelt ceremony marking the opening of the Centre’s brand new, state-of-the-art Veterinary Clinic.
Andrew Garfield and the Holocaust films he never knew were part of his life

2 months ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

There have been many, many episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? but the most recent with Andrew Garfield is much more than just another celebrity genealogy hour – it’s a quiet masterpiece – or at least that’s how it felt to me. Twice Oscar nominated and, in my view, the obvious winner in 2021 for his portrayal of Jonathan Larson in the musical biopic, Tick, Tick..Boom! Garfield is always emotionally authentic – and never more so than on this journey to discover more about his family.
There is only one way to view the Shtisel spinoff

2 months ago | australianjewishnews.com | Brigit Grant

The first episode of Shtisel premiered on Netflix in December 2018 and became a global hit. Even those who avoid subtitles were hooked on the show about the titular Charedi family who spoke only Hebrew and Yiddish. Created by Ori Elon and Yehonatan Indursky, the drama wasn’t an instant hit at home.
Snow White banned in Lebanon over Gal Gadot role

2 months ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

Disney’s live-action Snow White has been banned from cinemas in Lebanon due to the casting of Israeli star Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. The decision was ordered by Lebanon’s Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar, reportedly after pressure from the country’s film and media watchdog, citing Israel’s ongoing military strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon – attacks that have resulted in civilian casualties.
Fauda Returns with a French Twist

2 months ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

Fauda is really set to return—after much thought about how and when was the right time to bring back the gritty, adrenaline-charged series that follows a team of elite Israeli undercover agents as it works to apprehend terrorists – as experienced by its creators Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz Raz who also plays Doron Kavillio, a seasoned operative and former commander in Fauda will star opposite acclaimed French actor Mélanie Laurent in Season 5, which begins production later this month, though...
Coming soon:Lior Raz's forbidden romance with a Kapo

2 months ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life. You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
The Real Housewife who made it without the show

2 months ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Brigit Grant

I’m very glad it’s all over. I don’t regret it by any stretch of the imagination, but now I can use my energy on exciting things, the outcome of which I can fully control.”Rebecca Minkoff is talking about The Real Housewives of New York (RHONY), the long-running Bravo cat fight that has chronicled the lives of the Big Apple’s affluent women since 2008.