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Out of step with the past

  • 27 March 2008

Patchy performers can't obscure the genius of George Balanchine New York City Ballet Coliseum, London WC2

Bathetic in Bangkok

  • 19 March 2008

Dirty talk but no sex in a strangely effective play without a plot Tough time, nice time The Pit, London EC2

Terrifying beauty

  • 13 March 2008

McVicar's heroine inspires loathing and lust in a brutally explicit production Salome Royal Opera House, London WC2

A diabolical mess

  • 06 March 2008

Poor direction of a new play by the RSC in London leaves the audience cold I'll Be the Devil RSC at the Tricycle Theatre, London NW6

Leaders of the rebellion

  • 28 February 2008

Three unorthodox Africans know how to cast a spell over their audience

The egos have landed

  • 21 February 2008

Mamet's Hollywood satire is undermined by its testosterone-filled starring actors

A god among mortals

  • 14 February 2008

Feats of expression and memory from a showman and living phenomenon Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Cloudy, cloudy knight

  • 07 February 2008

David Hare's latest play offers a wealth of ideas, but a garbled message

Big Mouth strikes again

  • 31 January 2008
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Despite his offstage outbursts, Morrissey still commands a devoted audience

It's a man's world

  • 24 January 2008

Neil LaBute's double bill is a savagely funny critique of male arrogance

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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