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Hacks for the chop

  • 07 May 2009

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

Flawed character

  • 05 February 2009

The downfall of a parish priest is well staged, but where does the tragedy lie? Be Near Me Donmar Warehouse, London WC2

In the heat of the moment

  • 18 December 2008

Some notable failures didn't spoil a successful, if sweaty, year on the stage

Joy to the world

  • 13 December 2007

This is a great Christmas for family theatre - and not just for the children

The never-ending story

  • 29 November 2007

This minimalist play about a journalist comes across as dull, not innovative Some Kind of Bliss Trafalgar Studios, London SW1

Desperately seeking the exit

  • 22 November 2007

Blondie's sleek, sophisticated pop has no place in this cynical production Desperately Seeking Susan Novello Theatre, London WC2

Get ready for lift-off

  • 15 November 2007

French soldiers fly high above King Hal in the RSC's latest production Henry V Courtyard Theatre, Stratford

An inconvenient truth

  • 08 November 2007

Rwandan actors force us to confront our responsibility for genocide The Investigation Young Vic, London SE1

On the other end of the phone

  • 01 November 2007

This quirky play set in a call centre captures the grind of a dead-end job Five Tanks Hackney Empire, London E8

Back to the drawing board

  • 25 October 2007

On stage, Alex remains as sketchy as the comic strip that inspired it Alex Arts Theatre, London WC2

Fidel Castro

The last revolutionary

The last revolutionary

Steve Richards

On Tory policy

Our future in their hands

Science

Religion and Darwin

Since the dawn  of time

James Macintyre

Miliband's dilemma

Brussels is back with a vengeance

Will Self

On Oscar Wilde

Where the Wilde things are

Film review

Bright Star

Bright Star (PG)

Books

Paul Auster

Invisible

Interview

Alain de Botton

The Books Interview: Alain de Botton

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