Performance
New Statesman critics review the latest theatre, live music and dance performances
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Theatre
Hacks for the chop
- 07 May 2009
This pitch-perfect newspaper comedy by Frayn has only improved with age
Music
In for the long haul
- 30 April 2009
With a whisky-and-gravel growl, the old sage is his usual self – only more so
Music
The age of Enlightenment
- 23 April 2009
Venezuela’s thrilling youth ensemble proves to be far more than a novelty act
Theatre
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
Theatre
Playing to the gallery
- 09 April 2009
Dance and visual art are blended in new ways by a leading choreographer
Theatre
Carry on camping
- 02 April 2009
Stephan Elliot’s drag queen classic is the latest film to get a West End makeover
Theatre
The paradise that wasn’t
- 19 March 2009
Mark Ravenhill is an awe-inspiring dramatist, despite his dubious politics Over There Royal Court Theatre, London SW1
Theatre
Blinded by the light
- 12 March 2009
The drama of John Adams’s nuclear opera is lost in theorems Doctor Atomic London Coliseum, WC2
Theatre
Uncomfortably funny
- 05 March 2009
A satire tainted with controversy mixes difficult questions with great one-liners England People Very Nice Olivier Theatre, London SE1
Music
A music-hall star for the 21st century
- 26 February 2009
The charismatic rapper born Rodney Smith is a Londonist par excellence. Dan Hancox enjoys Roots Manuva
