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Andrew Billen

Andrew Billen has worked as a celebrity interviewer for, successively, The Observer, the Evening Standard and, currently The Times. For his columns, he was awarded reviewer of the year in 2006 Press Gazette Magazine Awards.

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Books
Many a man's mad dream
30 October 2008

Ralph Fiennes is magnificent as the doomed king, but only in despair

Oedipus

North America
Prophecy and prejudice
16 October 2008

Stereotypes mar a beautiful production about life in the Louisiana projects

In the Red and

Culture
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

Culture
Tailor-made viewing
18 September 2008

There are moments of brilliance in this innovative and haunting production

Helium

The unbearable light-heartedness of being
04 September 2008

Peter Brook tries to put an optimistic spin on Beckett, with tedious results

Fragments

Culture
Fit for a prince
21 August 2008

David Tennant is mesmerising yet baffling in an eccentric production

Hamlet

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Culture
Behind the staffroom door
07 August 2008

Themes of platonic and unrequited love keep a flawed revival relevant

Under the Blue Sky<

Lifestyle
Work hard, play hard
24 July 2008

Violent sex games are a "metaphor for capitalism" - so says one young writer

The Colorado

Society
Boys from the black stuff
10 July 2008

What lies beneath the regimented identity of these Scottish soldiers?

Black Watch

Culture
Scares in the community
26 June 2008

Stars of the stage line up to portray a town gripped by paedophile hysteria

2,000 Feet Aw

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