SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials
Bee yourself
MARTIN HALL admires a remarkable film that concentrates on the human impact of gender dysphoria
PAUL FOLEY recommends an extraordinary double bill that packs a punch and leaves you reeling
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play about AI that results in a deadening disconnect for its audience
SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa
MATTHEW HAWKINS pays tribute to the performance artist and costumier, Leigh Bowery
SIMON DUFF reviews a new composition by German composer and pianist Florian Weber that blurs the line between where improvisation ends and composition begins
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20,000 Species of Bees (12A)
Directed by Urresola Solaguren
THIS is an impressive debut from Urresola Solguren.
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