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Andrew Billen follows the good and the bad in British theatre

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End of the pier entertainment

  • 19 March 2007

Robert Lindsay dispels the ghost of Olivier in John Osborne's classic The Entertainer Old Vic, London SE1

Holding the centre ground

  • 12 March 2007

Two political comedies are funny, but far from revolutionary Whipping It Up New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2 King of Hearts Hampstead Theatre, London NW3

A shadow of his former self

  • 05 March 2007

This story of a once great journalist is heartbreaking, yet somehow dull The Reporter Cottesloe Theatre, London SE1

A taste of the high life

  • 26 February 2007

Classy Sixties farce delivers laughter with manicured precision Boeing-Boeing Comedy Theatre, London SW1

How to win friends and influence people

  • 19 February 2007

Hytner's update on a Restoration classic mocks the modern metropolitan elite The Man of Mode Olivier Theatre, London SE1

Making it up as they go along

  • 12 February 2007

An intriguing fringe production takes improvised jazz as a metaphor for life Chasing the Moment Arcola Theatre, London E8

A bird with clipped wings

  • 05 February 2007

A stellar cast fails to bring real passion to Chekhov's classic family saga The Seagull Royal Court Theatre, London SW1

Morbid fascinations

  • 29 January 2007

Sarah Kane's dark, disturbing play is overburdened with good intentions Blasted Soho Theatre, London W1 There Came a Gypsy Riding Almeida, London N1

A rather sorry affair

  • 22 January 2007

Predictable and lacking in frisson, this sex comedy doesn't hit the spot Same Time Next Year Mill at Sonning, Reading

Hear no evil, see no evil

  • 15 January 2007

Real-life story draws uncomfortable parallels between Israel and the Nazis IWitness Finborough Theatre, London SW10

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?

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