
Stuart King


Review: SCHISM at Park Theatre
By Stuart King Tuesday, May 22 2018, 14:53
Originally presented as a three-hander at the Finborough Theatre in 2016, Schism (which perhaps would be better titled Form Follows Function), has been trimmed to two characters, but still overreaches by attempting to cover-off every social ill and taboo still prevalent in society today.


Review: LIFE AND FATE at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
By Stuart King Monday, May 14 2018, 09:23
Some theatre companies are cloaked in such international prestige, that announcements of their intention to perform a limited season in a major city will drive a surge in box office receipts. So it is, with St Petersburg’s Maly Drama Theatre.


Review: TEDDY at The Vaults, Waterloo
By Stuart King Friday, May 11 2018, 09:21
Part immersive theatre, part play, part musical, part poetry slam, part gig. TEDDY will be many things to many people.


Review: MANON at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
By Stuart King Wednesday, May 9 2018, 11:09
The story of Manon was banned after its publication in 1731 but due to the exploitative efforts of French charlatan entrepreneurs of the day, copies were made, prolonging the life of the text and eventually spawning two operas and this ballet version.


Second Look: CHESS at ENO London Coliseum
By Stuart King Thursday, May 3 2018, 12:57
CHESS represents a quite extraordinary and singular accomplishment in musical theatre: essentially, the original is almost universally loved by anyone who has anything whatsoever to do with... musical theatre.
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