ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
Missing the Kew
PETER MASON is unimpressed by an unsubtle production that disregards its woodland setting
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
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theatre on Kew, Kew gardens, London
LOVELY setting, less lovely production.
With stepladder platforms on stage and maintenance trucks as props, not nearly enough is made of the verdant surrounds of Kew Gardens, and even less of its evening-time botanical atmosphere, which should perfectly suit this fairyland comedy.
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