Stuart King
17 Feb
Reviews 
Review: STALLED at King's Head Theatre
By Stuart King Monday, February 17 2025, 13:12
As a theatre reviewer, I frequently encounter commendable projects. Projects where the individuals involved are invested, engaged and obviously talented. But sometimes, even with such credentials the end result doesn’t quite pay off. It pains me to report that such an instance is STALLED, which recently opened at Angel Islington’s indomitable institution The King’s Head Theatre, where new seating was especially in-stalled for the occasion.
Grace Venus in Stalled at King's Head Theatre. Photo Johan Persson
14 Feb
Reviews
Review: UNICORN at Garrick Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, February 14 2025, 08:14
This week, producer extraordinaire Nica Burns welcomed Mike Bartlett’s new play UNICORN to the Garrick Theatre — a feat achieved despite seemingly impossible timelines. Helmed by director James Macdonald, the pre-show information includes the following enticement: “Contains explicit content and scenes of a sexual nature, which some audience members may find intriguing…”! You’ve gotta love whoever came up with that.
Stephen Mangan (Nick), Nicola Walker (Polly) and Erin Doherty (Kate) in Unicorn. Credit Marc Brenner
12 Feb
Reviews
Review: OUTLYING ISLANDS at Jermyn Street Theatre
By Stuart King Wednesday, February 12 2025, 09:42
On entering Jermyn Street Theatre’s small but perfectly formed cavernous environs for their latest opener OUTLYING ISLANDS, one is instantly enveloped by the muted sepia tones of a harsh and unforgiving coastal backdrop. Lightly sketched seabirds carouse the skies before a gigantic rocky outcrop, as torrents of spray rise from the turbulent waters below. Best of all, Anna Lewis’ design deploys a hand painted cyc, with not a projection in sight.
Bruce Langley and Fred Woodley Evans in Outlying Islands at Jermyn Street Theatre. Photo by Alex Brenner
10 Feb
Reviews
Review: THE YEARS at Harold Pinter
By Stuart King Monday, February 10 2025, 00:01
The Almeida’s stunning, all-female success from last year, has been given a West End transfer and deservedly so. The production’s original cast of Deborah Findlay, Romola Garai, Gina McKee, Anjli Mohindra and Harmony-Rose Bremner have reassembled at the Harold Pinter where they perform THE YEARS until 19th April.
Romola Garai, Gina McKee, Deborah Findlay, Harmony Rose-Bremner and Anjli Mohindra in The Years at Harold Pinter Theatre. Credit Helen Murray.
05 Feb
Reviews
Review: MRS PRESIDENT at Charing Cross Theatre
By Stuart King Wednesday, February 5 2025, 08:57
There are occasions in a reviewer’s life, when we are exposed to a nugget of political history which encapsulates sufficient intrigue that we yearn for it to receive the attentions of an accomplished playwright. Such writers can often weave the factual nuggets into an interesting and compelling yarn. The best are brim full of wit, wisdom and relatable characters with stories and opinions which inspire, unnerve, interest and elicit (from those of us with our bums on seats) oodles of empathy, envy, compassion and admiration. Unfortunately John Ransom Phillips’ homage to the feisty and oft maligned Mary Lincoln (wife of President Abraham Lincoln) achieves few of these.
Miriam Grace Edwards and Sam Jenkins-Shaw in Mrs President (credit Pamela Raith)
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