Since retiring as a musical theatre performer, Stuart has maintained a busy professional career in commercial sectors ranging from media and sport, to risk management. As a member of the Critics’ Circle, he regularly attends and reviews press nights for drama productions, musicals, opera and dance.
By Stuart King Thursday, September 18 2025, 11:09
ROMANS: A NOVEL — Alice Birch’s sprawling, poetic, and often uncomfortable exploration of masculinity, opened at the Almeida last evening. Directed by Sam Pritchard, we journey down many decades with three very different brothers. Touched by the untimely death of their mother, the bullying toxicity of boarding school, and the opportunities and challenges presented by life, each becomes a product of their experiences and differing world views.
Romans, A Novel production image. Photo by Marc Brenner.
By Stuart King Wednesday, September 17 2025, 11:00
With a cast of 23 eager performers, the Menier Chcolate Factory’s production of Mel Brooks’ THE PRODUCERS this week completed its West End transfer and is all set for a six month run. Last year’s revival resulted in unprecedented critical success and the production played to sold-out houses and enthusiastic audiences for 12 weeks at the 180 seat fringe venue. But how does it fare within the altogether larger Victorian environs of the Garrick Theatre on Charing Cross Road?
Andy Nyman (Max Bialystock) and Marc Antolin (Leo Bloom) in The Producers. Photo by Manuel Harlan
By Stuart King Monday, September 15 2025, 08:57
Emma Dennis-Edwards and Lynette Linton are the powerhouse combination jointly responsible for creating NOT YOUR SUPERWOMAN which has just opened at the Bush Theatre.
Not Your Superwoman production image. Photo by Rich Lakos.
By Stuart King Thursday, September 11 2025, 10:12
Hailing from Gard in the south of France, choreographer Sadeck Berrabah quickly made a name for himself on the back of a viral online presence. He founded his group Géométrie Variable in 2017, and after television talent show success and multiple collaborations (including choreography for the Grammy Awards and Olympic Games), he developed a show called Murmuration. Until Saturday 20th September, London has a chance to see the follow-up production MURMURATION LEVEL 2, which plays at the Peacock Theatre.
Murmuration Level 2 production. Photo by Fabien Malot.
By Stuart King Tuesday, September 9 2025, 13:20
The Korean global sensation SWAG AGE hit the Gillian Lynne Theatre for a one-off semi staged version this week. Drawing on the historic power struggles of the peninsula, the imagined story takes place during a period of the Joseon Dynasty in which the national poetry of Sijo has been banned in a bid to keep social order.
Swag Age in Concert at Gillian Lynne Theatre - credits to PL Entertainment
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