Stuart King
01 May
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Review: GLORY RIDE at Charing Cross Theatre
By Stuart King Monday, May 1 2023, 10:37
When you learn that a musical theatre treatment is planned which will shine a spotlight on the heroic actions of a figure from history — especially an unassuming sporting hero who used his celebrity for good and at great personal risk — you long for the end result to be as iridescent as the man’s deeds. Sadly GLORY RIDE which tells the story of cyclist Gino Bartali (Josh St Clair) is an inadequate and disappointingly stilted effort.
Glory Ride - Fed Zanni as Mario Carita and the Company - Photographer Marc Brenner
27 Apr
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Review: F**KING MEN at Waterloo East Theatre
By Stuart King Thursday, April 27 2023, 08:51
Joe DiPietro’s 2009 fringe favourite F**KING MEN has been treated to a timely update and has embarked on a run at the intimate Waterloo East venue.
Charlie Condou and Stanton Plummer-Cambridge in F**king Men. Photo Darren Bell
26 Apr
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Review: DIXON AND DAUGHTERS at National Theatre Dorfman
By Stuart King Wednesday, April 26 2023, 10:46
The National Theatre’s Dorfman stage plays host to DIXON AND DAUGHTERS a new piece of writing by Deborah Bruce for Clean Break which although it was penned pre-lockdown in 2018, remains significant and relevant as a subtle commentary (written from the female perspective), on the pervading and insidious dominance of the patriarchy.
Andrea Lowe (Julie) in Dixon and Daughters at the National Theatre. Photo by Helen Murray.
21 Apr
Reviews
Review: ANIMAL at Park Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, April 21 2023, 23:20
ANIMAL currently enjoying a short run at Park Theatre, received considerable critical praise on its opening in Manchester earlier this year and it’s not difficult to understand why. The creative team behind the story of a young disabled gay guy who is dependent upon his three carers (Matt Ayleigh, Amy Loughton and Harry Singh) but is desperate for a sex life (preferably with some dating involved), have created a big hearted, funny and informed piece of theatre.
Animal at Park Theatre - Photography by Piers Foley
21 Apr
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Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES at Almeida
By Stuart King Friday, April 21 2023, 10:16
In the era when Americans began dipping tentative toes in the boiling cauldron of civil rights, President Lyndon Johnson announced the introduction of legislation to remove the last vestiges of segregation. Those who vehemently rejected such notions remained intent on resisting revisions to the social order through intimidation and violence at voting stations. How little times have changed!
The Cast of The Secret Life Of Bees - Photo Credit Marc Brenner
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