Stuart King
05 Aug
Reviews 
Review: ALL OF US at The Dorfman, National Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, August 5 2022, 09:36
There can be few taboo subjects which induce the level of instantaneously awkward and uncomfortable human interactions than confronting unexpected physical disability. In Ms Wobbly’s funny and moving play ALL OF US, the audience are let off lightly, for it is largely a joy and although painful in sections, ultimately enlightening and thought-provoking.
Wanda Opalinska (Nadia+Marcella) and Oliver-Alvin Wilson (Dom+Bob) in All of Us at the National Theatre. Photo by Helen Murray.
30 Jul
Reviews
Review: TASTING NOTES at the Southwark Playhouse
By Stuart King Saturday, July 30 2022, 09:41
Tasting Notes which has just opened at Southwark Playhouse — and is billed as a new musical with legs (vinophiles will get the reference) — should perhaps more correctly be titled “Six Characters in Search of a Wine Bar” (or even, “Six Characters in Search of a Place to Drown their Sorrows”).
Charlie Ryall and Niall Ransome in Tasting Notes. Photo Chris Marchant
27 Jul
Reviews
Review: YEAST NATION (THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE) at Southwark Playhouse
By Stuart King Wednesday, July 27 2022, 09:18
Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann (Tony-winning writers of the brilliant fringe favourite Urinetown) wrote this well-meaning prequel back in 2007 and then brazenly launched it upon the unsuspecting residents of Alaska! After multiple revisions and years of small-scale US productions, this evening’s opening at Southwark Playhouse marks the musical’s European premier.
Yeast Nation: The Triumph of Life at Southwark Playhouse. Photo by Claire Bilyard.
20 Jul
Reviews
Review: FASHION FREAK SHOW at The Roundhouse
By Stuart King Wednesday, July 20 2022, 09:54
Freakishly-funky, frivolously-fripperous, fabulously-flamboyant, fragrant and fantastic — it’s everything a fun-loving fashionista could dream of.
The life of French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier (he of the horizontal striped naval costumes and extravagantly sexual perfume adverts) hit the Roundhouse on Tuesday evening after months of pre-publicity. So did the show live up to the hype?
Jean Paul Gaultier: Fashion Freak Show at the Roundhouse. Photo by Mark Senior
19 Jul
Reviews
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at National Theatre, Lyttelton
By Stuart King Tuesday, July 19 2022, 10:54
Much Ado… is generally considered one of Shakespeare’s more playful comedies (due mainly to the witty exchanges between Beatrice and Benedick, who repeatedly deny their obvious attraction for one another). But there is also the matter of a maiden’s undoing, brought about by rumour and slander concocted by envious and greedy men. The Lyttelton’s production strongly embraces both comic and tragic elements.
The cast of Much Ado About Nothing at the Lyttelton Theatre. Photo by Manuel Harlan
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