IAN SINCLAIR draws attention to the powerful role that literature plays in foreseeing the way humanity will deal with climate crisis
Missing the Kew
PETER MASON is unimpressed by an unsubtle production that disregards its woodland setting

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.
More from this author

PETER MASON applauds a thought-provoking study of the relationship between a grieving woman and her photographer

PETER MASON is moved by a striking production of Noel Streatfeild’s enduringly popular children’s book

PETER MASON reckons the NYT’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy is the pick of the Christmas shows on offer in London

PETER MASON shivers in the under-heated ecclesiastical setting of a concert featuring five 19th-century French composers