Stuart King
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
04 Aug
Reviews
Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Queen Elizabeth Hall
By Stuart King Friday, August 4 2023, 10:09
Yet another success-story-from-a-
The company of The SpongeBob Musical at Queen Elizabeth Hall
01 Aug
Reviews
Review: THE CROWN JEWELS at Garrick Theatre
By Stuart King Tuesday, August 1 2023, 09:19
Ten years after the Stuart dynasty has been returned to the throne and with Ireland reduced to little more than a serf state, Colonel Blood (Aiden McArdle) attempts a daring heist to strike a blow against the English oppressor. Billed as a Restoration romp, a bewigged Al Murray assumes the crown as Charles II but with largely underwhelmingly results.
The Crown Jewels at the Garrick Theatre. Photo credit Hugo Glendinning.
27 Jul
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Review: WORD-PLAY at Royal Court, Jerwood Upstairs
By Stuart King Thursday, July 27 2023, 10:27
Following an operation to remove a brain tumour, playwright Rabiah Hussain suffered Asphasia, an inability to read, write, speak and understand words. Her new theatre piece WORD-PLAY currently occupies the Jerwood Upstairs space at the Royal Court and serves as a timely reminder of the power of words — especially when abused by politicians.
Simon Manyonda and Issam Al Ghussain in Word-Play at the Royal Court, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Photo Johan Persson.
25 Jul
Reviews
Review: RIDE at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
By Stuart King Tuesday, July 25 2023, 10:18
In the early days of America’s burgeoning preoccupation with celebrity culture — 1895 to be precise — Annie Londonderry became something of a superstar, having achieved the unthinkable by circumnavigating the globe on a velocipede (bicycle to you and me)!
Liv Andrusier and Katy Ellis in RIDE at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Photography by Danny Kaan
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