Stuart King
04 Dec
Reviews 
Review: INFINITE LIFE at National Theatre, Dorfman
By Stuart King Monday, December 4 2023, 10:23
When your body begins to fail you and grinding pain is your constant companion, what solace is there in thinking and sharing? Annie Baker’s sedate fly-on-the-wall contemplation set at a Northern California medical retreat, offers audiences a chance to wistfully meditate on the bizarrely engaging experiences of those suffering medical afflictions at a treatment centre.
Christina Kirk (Sofi), Kristine Neilsen (Ginnie), Brenda Pressley (Elaine), and Mia Katigbak (Yvette), in Infinite Life at the National Theatre. Photo credit Marc Brenner
01 Dec
Reviews
Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL at Marylebone Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, December 1 2023, 09:51
Written and directed by Mark Shanahan, as its title suggests, this amalgamation draws heavily from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, loosely coupled with the investigative exploits of super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes.
l-r Richard James, Jessica Hern, Ben Kaplan, Devesh Kishore, Rosie Armstrong in A Sherlock Carol at Marylebone Theatre. Photography by Alex Brenner.
30 Nov
Reviews
Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK! at Charing Cross Theatre
By Stuart King Thursday, November 30 2023, 15:29
For a brazenly adult, hugely camp (and outrageously homosexual) panto, the opening night of SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK! ticked and tickled every stereotypical box. In fact the only thing which would have made it camper, would have been if Dame Joan Collins herself were to turn-up in the audience — and poof, as if by magic, there she was, rubbing shoulder-pads with 80s pop stars Mike Nolan and Cheryl Baker from Bucks Fizz. You really can’t make this stuff up!
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick - Matthew Baldwin and company - photo by Oli Sones
29 Nov
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Review: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA at Lyttelton, National
By Stuart King Wednesday, November 29 2023, 09:30
At the home of the newly-widowed Bernarda Alba, the matriarch’s determination to rule with an iron fist and retain the good name of the house, transcends any sense of humanity. But with five daughters testing her resolve, will tyranny alone be sufficient to maintain order, and where will the inevitable cracks first appear?
The House of Bernarda Alba company at the National Theatre. Photo Marc Brenner
24 Nov
Reviews
Review: OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR! at Southwark Playhouse
By Stuart King Friday, November 24 2023, 08:36
Joan Littlewood’s groundbreaking 1963 production, both mocked the incompetence, arrogance and indifference of the officer classes and highlighted the plight of the working class soldier, during the horrors and pointless bloodshed of the First World War. In light of Ukraine and Gaza, this rare revival seems tragically apposite and timely, but remains a difficult piece of entertainment to enjoy.
The Company of Oh What A Lovely War at Southwark Playhouse Borough. Photography by Alex Harvey-Brown.
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