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England's dreaming

  • 12 February 2010

Iain Sinclair summons up the spirit of John Clare.

Chick Corea/Béla Fleck

  • 19 November 2009

Sholto Byrnes applauds a jazz performance that is full of fireworks

Alfred Schnittke Archive

  • 05 November 2009

Rick Jones discovers a forgotten genius of 20th-century music

Watch out for the bleeding-heart liberal

  • 28 May 2009

This drama skewers the do-gooding in Africa to compelling but chastening effect

A night at the circus

  • 14 May 2009

The star turns are accomplished, but Beckett’s chilling vision is obscured

Cycle of violence

  • 07 May 2009

Tricycle Theatre's series of plays about the history of foreign intervention in Afghanistan conveys a mixed message

Hacks for the chop

  • 07 May 2009

This pitch-perfect newspaper comedy by Frayn has only improved with age

In for the long haul

  • 30 April 2009

With a whisky-and-gravel growl, the old sage is his usual self – only more so

The age of Enlightenment

  • 23 April 2009

Venezuela’s thrilling youth ensemble proves to be far more than a novelty act

The kids are all right

  • 16 April 2009

With nods to both Peter Pan and Lord of the Flies, a young writer hits her stride

Gaby Hinsliff

Bulger killers were damaged, not evil

Bulger killers were damaged, not evil

Mehdi Hasan

The Ashcroft scandal

Paying the price for Ashcroft’s millions

US Politics

Obama's henchmen

Dysfunction at the White House

John Pilger

The Murdoch empire

Welcome to the first murdochracy

James Macintyre

Inside “Next Labour”

Inside “Next Labour”

Film review

Shutter Island

Shutter Island (15)

Interview

Terry Eagleton

The Books Interview: Terry Eagleton

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