Stuart King
09 May
Reviews 
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.
03 May
Reviews
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.
27 Apr
Reviews
Review: OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD at the Theatre Royal Stratford East
By Stuart King Friday, April 27 2018, 07:12
As supplies dwindle, a newly appointed New South Wales Governor is under pressure from his marines to maintain discipline among the convicts. He wrestles with his decision to allow a young lieutenant to direct a play to boost morale and keep their charges occupied.
23 Apr
Reviews
Review: WEST END EUROVISION, Shaftesbury Theatre
By Stuart King Monday, April 23 2018, 09:44
It’s been four years since the last staging of West End Eurovision in which casts from 8 established shows frenziedly compete whilst raising money for MAD.
23 Apr
Reviews
Review: FACELESS at The Park Theatre
By Stuart King Monday, April 23 2018, 09:21
An empathic and idealistic Chicago teenager is convinced online to convert to Islam (by means of Twitter) and travel to Syria, but is arrested before she can leave America.
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