ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
Women Against Pit Closures
by Sarah Wimbush
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
She blooms
badged and blue-jeaned
in the sunshine.
In the shadows -
her husband
her father
her sons,
the gate
the hearth
the alarm clock, ringing.
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