ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
The aftermath of revolution
MAYER WAKEFIELD falls in love with a deft and hilarious portrait of Cairo after the Arab Spring
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews I Am Martin Parr, September Says, The Monkey, and The Gorge
RITA DI SANTO applauds a touching and witty opener that touches a hot topic in Germany: the future of the immigrant population
SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials
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
You Bury Me
Orange Tree Theatre
“THIS story isn’t even about 2011.
This story isn’t about that… dream.
This is a story about death.
The death of that dream.
This is about 2015”
The city of Cairo is not just the setting for You Bury Me but also the seventh character alongside six others who form an ensemble to voice the unrelenting energy of Egypt’s capital.
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