Laughing in a Foreign Language - The Hayward, Southbank Centre, London

The exhibition starts with a pile of oversized pantomime costumes: The Bremen Town Musicians by Korean artist Gimhongsok. This made me and my 1.5 year old daughter laugh out loud as it was such a bizarre site.

Next is a huge 3-screen video wall of Julian Rosefeldt's Clown. This is a short film of a clown in a lush tropical forest who has to push a stone uphill but it keeps rolling down. The location looks like paradise but if you have a futile task to do can it still be considered paradise?

A man decided he wanted to open the door so he started trying each key. Someone else came over and kept guard over the 'used' keys. Someone else started sorting the keys. Someone else wanted to help try the keys to speed things up. All this drew an audience that grew with their frustration. It must have taken 20 minutes but the last key - yes, the very last key! - opened the door. And what did we find? Another door! After waiting so long it seemed strange that no-one wanted to try and open the second door but instead we all left as it was the anticipation that was more engaging.

Unfortunately in the excitement, the key to lock the outer door got mixed up in the pile so we couldn't lock it! We left the challenge to find the key again with the gallery staff.

There are lots of videos in the exhibition and I would particularly recommend:
• Candice Breitz's tale in Japanese with the full script written in the few words she knew in the language. Expect to hear, "Miso, Yoko Ono"!
• Cao Fei's Hip Hop Gungzhou where ordinary Chinese people dance to an addictive electro beat.
• Marcus Coate's traditional Siberian Yakut ritual is hilarious as he is so serious and his audience, a group of residents of a condemned Liverpool tower block, are desperate enough to think this might save them.
• Kutlug Ataman's Turkish Delight shows the artist performing a traditional belly dance which is highly comical.

On the way out do say hello to the cardboard box by Shimabuku as it has a tale to tell...

Laughing in a Foreign Language is an enjoyable exhibition and I saw more visitors talking to each other than usual in an art gallery so it was certainly a catalyst for discussion. I recommend going to find the key to that old door, and to then open the inner door as that cat is still meowing and waiting.