Stuart King
28 Sep
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Review: SUOR ANGELICA at ENO, London Coliseum
By Stuart King Saturday, September 28 2024, 13:00
Puccini’s one act opera SUOR ANGELICA is usually performed as the middle part of a triptych (with Il tabarro and the more famous, Gianni Schicchi) each of which contain a hidden death. Here, the work which premiered at The Met in 1918, is included as a stand alone production in English National Opera’s current season, reimagined in 1960s Ireland by designer Yannis Thavoris.
Suor Angelica - London Coliseum
25 Sep
Reviews
Review: CORIOLANUS at Olivier Theatre, National
By Stuart King Wednesday, September 25 2024, 09:22
Shakespeare’s third tragic Roman tale, (completed c.1608 shortly after Antony and Cleopatra), tells of Caius Marcius a high born patrician who as deputy commander of the Roman army, earns considerable respect, prestige and the agnomen of Coriolanus when he successfully defeats the Volscians through a siege of their city of Corioli.
Ashley Gerlach (Flaminius), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Aufidius), and Chereen Buckley (Andromeda) in Coriolanus at the National Theatre. Photo Misan Harriman.
24 Sep
Reviews
Review: BUYER AND CELLAR at King’s Head Theatre
By Stuart King Tuesday, September 24 2024, 09:59
Penned by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Kirk Jameson who was visible on press night up in the tech box which overlooks the stage (clutching a fluffy dog throughout the performance), BUYER AND CELLAR is the fictional story of an out of work gay actor Alex More played by Rob Madge, who lands a weirdly nightmarish dream job at Dream Home, Barbra Streisand’s oceanfront property on Zumirez Drive, Malibu.
Rob Madge in Buyer and Cellar. Photo by Genevieve Girling.
21 Sep
Reviews
Review: A FACE IN THE CROWD at Young Vic
By Stuart King Saturday, September 21 2024, 11:08
In something of a mild take on Johnny Cash’s early trajectory, we first encounter our plain speaking Arkansas hero Lonesome ‘Larry’ Rhodes in jail, recovering from a bout of drunk and disorderly. A local radio journalist Marcia Jeffries has come to the jailhouse to interview inmates in a bid to get interesting real life stories. Our wayward charmer sings her one of his own compositions to gain early release(!) and in short time has a weekly slot on Marcia’s radio programme where his plain speaking verisimilitude gains a following.
A Face In The Crowd at The Young Vic. Photography by Virginie Khateeb.
20 Sep
Reviews
Review: WAITING FOR GODOT at Theatre Royal Haymarket
By Stuart King Friday, September 20 2024, 05:54
Samuel Beckett’s dystopian nightmare in which Vladimir and Estragon occupy a desolate landscape with merely a tree and a rock to occupy their thoughts, has become a byword for existential limbo. The environment causes the fractious codependent pair to scramble incessantly in their bid to fill the void with commentaries on the mundane — boots, hats, carrots and a failing prostate. They bicker and disagree in their loneliness, as they await the arrival of the mysterious Godot who may somehow confer meaning on their situation and existence.
Ben Whishaw, Lucian Msamati, Tom Edden, and Jonathan Slinger in Waiting for Godot at Theatre Royal Haymarket. Photo Marc Brenner
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