http://www.newstatesman.com/columns/performance en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/.jpg http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2009/11/schnittke-archive-music-series http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2009/11/schnittke-archive-music-series Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:55:47 GMT Rick Jones Rick Jones discovers a forgotten genius of 20th-century music

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/06/fiona-british-africa-play http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/06/fiona-british-africa-play Thu, 28 May 2009 13:10:28 GMT Andrew Billen This drama skewers the do-gooding in Africa to compelling but chastening effect

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]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/05/afghanistan-british-plays http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/05/afghanistan-british-plays Thu, 07 May 2009 11:22:42 GMT Raymond Whitaker Tricycle Theatre's series of plays about the history of foreign intervention in Afghanistan conveys a mixed message

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/05/order-newspaper-lucy-frayn http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/05/order-newspaper-lucy-frayn Thu, 07 May 2009 11:22:42 GMT Andrew Billen This pitch-perfect newspaper comedy by Frayn has only improved with age

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2009/05/dylan-self-music-growl-whisky http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2009/05/dylan-self-music-growl-whisky Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:21:27 GMT Alice O'Keeffe With a whisky-and-gravel growl, the old sage is his usual self – only more so

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2009/04/youth-orchestra-venezuela http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2009/04/youth-orchestra-venezuela Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:45:44 GMT Rick Jones Venezuela’s thrilling youth ensemble proves to be far more than a novelty act

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/04/maggie-finn-children-play http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/04/maggie-finn-children-play Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:15:33 GMT Andrew Billen With nods to both Peter Pan and Lord of the Flies, a young writer hits her stride

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/04/dance-davies-visual-gallery http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/04/dance-davies-visual-gallery Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:18:40 GMT Sanjoy Roy Dance and visual art are blended in new ways by a leading choreographer

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/04/west-end-film-drag-musical http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2009/04/west-end-film-drag-musical Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:47:35 GMT Andrew Billen Stephan Elliot’s drag queen classic is the latest film to get a West End makeover

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