GORDON PARSONS is bowled over by a skilfully stripped down and powerfully relevant production of Hamlet
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The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews I Am Martin Parr, September Says, The Monkey, and The Gorge
In which we accompany the Bard into Cymru to meet his musical accomplices, young and old
SUE TURNER is inspired by the example of a librarian’s struggle to confront the book-banning movement
ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
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
I Am Martin Parr (12A)
Directed by Lee Shulman
★★★
HAILED as one of the greatest photographers of all time, film-maker Lee Shulman attempts to unravel the enigma that is Martin Parr in this fascinating intimate portrait of the man, his work and his legacy.
This documentary follows the controversial photographer, now in his seventies, on a road trip across England as he visits his most famous haunts and discusses his life and his most renowned photographs.
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