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, April 5 2025, 14:03
Commendable, experimental theatre doesn’t come much more commendable than this. But don’t expect a rollicking toe-tapping night at the theatre either.
Container at the New Diorama Theatre. Photo by Camilla Greenwell
By Stuart King Friday, April 4 2025, 17:00
Presented as a burst of vignettes, some of which are several minutes long, others lasting mere seconds, each scene in James McDermott’s JAB delivers a snapshot of time for a married couple before, during, and post the Covid pandemic.
Jab at Park Theatre. Credit Steve Gregson.
By Stuart King Thursday, April 3 2025, 09:27
APEX PREDATOR delivers a modern twist on the vampire story, with sufficient nods to the past to keep it relevant to lovers of the genre. But does it induce toothy titillation or tedium?
Apex Predator at Hampstead Theatre. Photo by Ellie Kurttz.
By Stuart King Wednesday, April 2 2025, 09:50
Eugène Ionesco’s RHINOCEROS was first performed at the end of the 1950s and was created as a direct result of the playwright’s experience with Romania’s Iron Guard, the country’s equivalent of the Nazi Party.
Joshua McGuire, Anoushka Lucas, Alan Wiliams, Hayley Carmichael, Sophie Steer, John Biddle and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù in Rhinoceros at the Almeida. Photo Marc Brenner.
By Stuart King Tuesday, April 1 2025, 09:39
Beneath the dramatic and imposing sight of Venice’s eternal symbol (the winged lion of St Mark), the city bustles about its business. Catholic patronage and trading wealth no longer vie for supremacy, but instead make for easy and comfortable bedfellows in 1730.
Stiletto at Charing Cross Theatre. Photo Johan Persson.
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