GORDON PARSONS is bowled over by a skilfully stripped down and powerfully relevant production of Hamlet
An uneven piece that never fully lands
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a play that often leaves the audience with too little to hold on to as the main thrust of the story
In which we accompany the Bard into Cymru to meet his musical accomplices, young and old
SUE TURNER is inspired by the example of a librarian’s struggle to confront the book-banning movement
ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes two exhibitions that blur the boundaries between art and community engagement
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
The Ballad of Hattie and James
The Kiln
IT’S a great story. Talented pianists Hattie and James meet when they’re 16. He progresses through life as a musician while she drops away: another great woman casually junked from the roll call of history.
Only when she, one day, spontaneously pours out her soul with a public performance on the piano at St Pancras International does she suddenly garner fame by going viral on the internet.
A truly gender-driven triumph!
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