Stuart King
18 Jan
Reviews 
Review: KYOTO at SohoPlace
By Stuart King Saturday, January 18 2025, 09:54
Don Pearlman, lawyer and former point man for the Reagan administration on matters relating to energy policy is co-opted by a sinister conglomerate of multinational oil companies, charged with stymying the growing rumblings for action on climate change. We’re in the mid-1980s, so the spectre of heatwaves, forest fires and coral reef collapse has yet to galvanise and unify world opinion and some would like it to stay that way.
Kyoto at Sohoplace production image. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
16 Jan
Reviews
Review: JENUFA at Royal Opera House
By Stuart King Thursday, January 16 2025, 10:13
In JENŮFA (which was first performed in 1904), Leoš Janáček deployed his Moravian heritage to imbue his prose-written opera with many of the unmistakable folk music themes of his native land. Through Gabriela Preissová’s story, we delve into the harsh realities of a young woman’s existence in a small Czech village community, where rivals for her affections have to contend with her stepmother’s protective nature, spawned from memories of her own violent and alcoholic husband.
Corinne Winters as Jenůfa in Claus Guth's production of Janáček's Jenůfa, The Royal Opera ©2025 Camilla Greenwell
14 Jan
Reviews
Review: FIREBIRD at King’s Head Theatre
By Stuart King Tuesday, January 14 2025, 10:10
During an alcohol-fuelled New Years Eve party, a beefcake Soviet fighter pilot Roman (Robert Eades) who is stationed in Estonia, begins a forbidden romance with a subordinate private, Sergey (Theo Walker) who is completing his 2 years conscripted service before embarking on a career as an actor.
Theo Walker, Nigel Hastings, Sorcha Kennedy and Robert Eades in Firebird - photo by Geraint Lewis
11 Jan
Reviews
Review: THE MAIDS at Jermyn Street Theatre
By Stuart King Saturday, January 11 2025, 00:25
Since its founding in a basement beneath an Italian restaurant in 1994, the intimate 70-seater Jermyn Street Theatre has developed a niche reputation for producing a dazzlingly diverse programme of studio productions each year. Now a registered charity, you cannot fault the management’s ambition and determination.
Anna Popplewell and Carla Harrsion-Hodge in The Maids at Jermyn Street Theatre. Photography by Steve Gregson.
10 Jan
Reviews
Review: TITANIQUE at Criterion Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, January 10 2025, 09:52
After building up a head of steam on the other side of the Atlantic, TITANIQUE has finally berthed for its run at The Criterion, Piccadilly Circus. So, is the spoof musical all at sea, or riding the crest of a wave?
The company of Titanique at Criterion Theatre. Photo credit Mark Senior.
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