Stuart King
14 Jan
Reviews 
Review: FIREBIRD at King’s Head Theatre
By Stuart King Tuesday, January 14 2025, 10:10
During an alcohol-fuelled New Years Eve party, a beefcake Soviet fighter pilot Roman (Robert Eades) who is stationed in Estonia, begins a forbidden romance with a subordinate private, Sergey (Theo Walker) who is completing his 2 years conscripted service before embarking on a career as an actor.
Theo Walker, Nigel Hastings, Sorcha Kennedy and Robert Eades in Firebird - photo by Geraint Lewis
11 Jan
Reviews
Review: THE MAIDS at Jermyn Street Theatre
By Stuart King Saturday, January 11 2025, 00:25
Since its founding in a basement beneath an Italian restaurant in 1994, the intimate 70-seater Jermyn Street Theatre has developed a niche reputation for producing a dazzlingly diverse programme of studio productions each year. Now a registered charity, you cannot fault the management’s ambition and determination.
Anna Popplewell and Carla Harrsion-Hodge in The Maids at Jermyn Street Theatre. Photography by Steve Gregson.
10 Jan
Reviews
Review: TITANIQUE at Criterion Theatre
By Stuart King Friday, January 10 2025, 09:52
After building up a head of steam on the other side of the Atlantic, TITANIQUE has finally berthed for its run at The Criterion, Piccadilly Circus. So, is the spoof musical all at sea, or riding the crest of a wave?
The company of Titanique at Criterion Theatre. Photo credit Mark Senior.
26 Dec
News
2024 - A Year in Review
By Stuart King Thursday, December 26 2024, 10:46
Our Head Reviewer Stuart King looks back over a dynamic and impressive year for London’s theatreland.
The Tales of Hoffmann at Royal Opera House.
21 Dec
Reviews
Review: THE TEMPEST at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
By Stuart King Saturday, December 21 2024, 17:53
THE TEMPEST — Thunderous rumbling and ethereal wailing welcomes the audience at Drury Lane for Jamie Lloyd’s rendering of Shakespeare’s mystical tale of shipwreck, vengeance and island life. So, does Sigourney Weaver’s much-anticipated West End debut as gender swapping Prospero live up to expectation?
Sigourney Weaver (Prospero) in The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Credit - Marc Brenner
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