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Mouth and trousers

  • 27 November 2008
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With or without the high heels, this show is hypnotic and hilarious Eddie Izzard: Stripped Lyric Theatre, London W1

When greed was still good

  • 20 November 2008

Unlike his more didactic work, David Hare's latest play, about the Blair premiership, is a skillful fusion of drama and politics - insightful and entertaining

Back to the drawing room

  • 13 November 2008

Will "club-style" classical-music nights really win over new audiences? This Isn't For You King's Place, London N1

Ode to electric joy

  • 06 November 2008
  • 1 comment

Africa Express was the jewel in the crown of a restlessly creative season The Electric Proms Various venues, London and Liverpool

Many a man's mad dream

  • 30 October 2008

Ralph Fiennes is magnificent as the doomed king, but only in despair Oedipus Olivier Theatre, London SE1

Queen of outrage

  • 23 October 2008

America's favourite taboo-breaker is sharper on gender than she is on race Sarah Silverman Hammersmith Apollo, London W6

Prophecy and prejudice

  • 16 October 2008

Stereotypes mar a beautiful production about life in the Louisiana projects In the Red and Brown Water Young Vic, London SE1

A fight of titans

  • 09 October 2008

Messiaen and others give London's new concert venue an auspicious launch Opening Festival Kings Place, London N1

There's more to life than comedy

  • 02 October 2008

The ghost of Hamlet haunts this winning revival of Chekhov's overlooked first play Ivanov Donmar West End, London WC2

In leaps and bounds

  • 25 September 2008

Juliette Binoche makes an impressive foray into the world of modern dance in-i Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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