Since retiring as a musical theatre performer, Stuart has maintained a busy professional career in commercial sectors ranging from media and sport, to risk management. As a member of the Critics’ Circle, he regularly attends and reviews press nights for drama productions, musicals, opera and dance.
By Stuart King Saturday, November 30 2024, 10:42
The smutty jokes and campy asides come thick and fast (apologies, I just had to) as the He’s Behind You team present their follow-up to last year’s rip-roaring adult panto success (Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick!) with their spin on the family favourite which sees an athletic-but-dim lad clambering eagerly atop something which has grown enormous over night!
Jack and the Beanstalk: What a Whopper What A Whopper - Laura Buhagiar, Keanu Adolphus Johnson, Laura Anna-Mead, Fin Walton - credit Steve Gregson
By Stuart King Friday, November 22 2024, 13:52
Often described as Shakespeare’s uneven comedy ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL presents integral problems for both directors and their actors. So, has Chelsea Walker managed to unearth the magical formula which delivers the comedic elements whilst avoiding the jarring incongruities?
William Robinson as Paroles in All's Well That Ends Well at Shakespeare's Globe (c. Marc Brenner)
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By Stuart King Tuesday, November 19 2024, 09:43
Jeff and Hunter (originally the creators Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell) hear there’s going to be a musical theatre festival showcasing new work. Only problem, they don’t have anything ready and the submission deadline is 3 weeks away. This is a slightly left-field version of “let’s put on a show” in which the show amounts to the process the pair go through in developing a show… the show… this show! So does the idea actually work?
[title of show] cast. Photos by Danny Kaan
By Stuart King Monday, November 18 2024, 09:24
Director Harry Fehr who has been responsible for two previous iterations of Donizetti’s bel canto buffa masterpiece, has managed along with his creative team, to drag the oft-performed garish frippery of L’elisir d’amore into an altogether surprisingly playful setting.
The Cast of ENO’s The Elixir of Love 2024 © Marc Brenner
By Stuart King Friday, November 15 2024, 08:36
Beru Tessema’s play WOLVES ON ROAD which has just opened at Bush Theatre, attempts to juxtapose the promise of quickly acquired wealth with the reality of council estate hardship. The production is directed by Bush Theatre’s wunderkind Daniel Bailey who recently helmed the excellent Red Pitch. So is the drama mere hype, or something more tangible than its cryptocurrency subject matter?
Kieran Taylor-Ford (Manny) in Wolves On Road at Bush Theatre. Credit Helen Murray.
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