Stuart King
24 Aug
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Review: A MIRROR at Almeida
By Stuart King Thursday, August 24 2023, 00:00
The Almeida’s entrance is presently festooned with pink and white ribbons, the foyer adorned with an archway of balloons, whilst the auditorium itself proclaims a marriage ceremony about to get underway - complete with buffet table bearing Leyla and Joel and a wedding cake positioned to one side of the seating area reserved for family.
Micheal Ward and Geoffrey Streatfeild in A Mirror at Almeida Theatre. Photo credit Marc Brenner
19 Aug
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Review: DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY at Southwark Playhouse
By Stuart King Saturday, August 19 2023, 16:09
The Fringe in London is the unsung hero and lifeblood of an industry that requires spaces in which our stars of the future get to cut their teeth and learn the ropes, art, and stagecraft of presenting live theatre. Southwark Playhouse has long served such a valuable function for both playwrights and the actors and musicians who bring their work to life.
Charlotte Dowding, Alex Britt, Martin Sarreal in Dumbledore Is So Gay at Southwark Playhouse - Credit to David Jenson
17 Aug
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Review: ENG-ER-LAND at Arcola Theatre
By Stuart King Thursday, August 17 2023, 21:34
Some subjects make for unlikely theatre, not least when performed by a lone female on a relatively unencumbered stage. But in amongst the myriad missteps and misfires are occasional jewels and playwright Hannah Kumari’s ENG-ER-LAND is one of those multi-faceted and brilliant small-scale gems.
17 Aug
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Review: THE GARDEN OF WORDS at Park Theatre
By Stuart King Thursday, August 17 2023, 11:12
The renowned North London venue offers theatregoers a unique opportunity to enjoy a beautiful amalgamation of Japanese movement, puppetry and projection through The Garden of Words. Adapted from Makoto Shinkai’s sensitive story and anime, the production explores the fragility borne of loneliness experienced in a metropolis and the bonds which can form when humanity connects under strained conditions.
Garden Of Words - (c) Piers Foley
11 Aug
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Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, August 11 2023, 09:54
When La Cage aux Folles opened on Broadway back in 1983 (with a largely unchanged transfer landing at the London Palladium three years later), it broke long standing taboos and set the standard for flamboyant, gay-themed storytelling.
The Company of La Cage aux Folles. Photo Johan Persson
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