ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
It’s all right Ma
MARY CONWAY admires a depiction of the tragic, lonely private self of those who spend their lives pretending they are fine
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
Lady Dealer
Bush Theatre, London
THE BUSH THEATRE, under Lynette Linton’s artistic direction, works hard to bring us the voices of minoritised people and groups.
Lady Dealer — direct from the Edinburgh Festival and a product of lockdown — entices us into the private world of one such person: Charley, a young forgotten woman of our times.
Charley lives alone like many other young women, but, as a drug dealer who is also a woman, she is a rare beast who, when suddenly becoming aware that she has an audience, proceeds to confide in — and practise her fragile social skills on — us.
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