ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
Making a big Deal of it
SUSAN DARLINGTON encounters the fuzzy charm of a female band that is being rediscovered by Gen Z
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
The Breeders
O2 Academy, Leeds
This may ostensibly be a 30th anniversary tour of The Breeders’ breakout album Last Splash but having been named as an unlikely influence on a new generation of female musicians, the Ohio quartet are enjoying a fresh lease of life.
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