Stuart King
07 Aug
Reviews 
Review: CONSTELLATIONS at the Vaudeville Theatre
By Stuart King Saturday, August 7 2021, 10:47
The intimate Vaudeville Theatre on London’s Strand, is currently playing host to Michael Longhurst’s superb revival of Nick Payne’s wonderfully touching 2012 play Constellations.
As the West End gently reawakens, after the devastating restrictions imposed by lockdown, there’s perhaps a greater need than ever before for subtle, life-affirming, human interaction stories — and this is among the very best.
20 Mar
Reviews
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at ENO London Coliseum
By Stuart King Friday, March 20 2020, 15:55
The lasciviously amorous Count Almaviva, rejects his wife and abuses his position in a bid to bed Susanna on the day of her marriage to his manservant, Figaro.
ENO The Marriage of Figaro 2020, Johnathan McCullough, Susan Bickley, Colin Judson, Andrew Shore © Mark Brenner
16 Mar
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Review: THE SEVEN STREAMS OF THE RIVER OTA at Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre)
By Stuart King Monday, March 16 2020, 13:14
More than 25 years have elapsed since French Canadian auteur Robert Lepage launched his multi-dimensional epic THE SEVEN STREAMS OF THE RIVER OTA on an unsuspecting but largely appreciative Edinburgh audience.
11 Mar
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Review: ENDGAME (with ROUGH FOR THEATRE II) at The Old Vic
By Stuart King Wednesday, March 11 2020, 10:38
Endgame (played after the rarely staged, but considerably more satisfying Rough for Theatre II) has been a box office draw for The Old Vic this season, where Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming deliver Beckett’s quirky tales with sufficient spark and comedic zest, to demonstrate an affinity with the oft impenetrable material.
10 Mar
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Review: SHOE LADY at Jerwood Downstairs (Royal Court Theatre)
By Stuart King Tuesday, March 10 2020, 08:28
As its title alludes, SHOE LADY is a play which revolves around a woman (Viv, played by Katherine Parkinson) who is impacted by footwear — most especially, the loss of one half of a pair of shoes. Unfortunately, it is her only pair of shoes, so the loss assumes a profound significance and the results, whilst often comic, are ultimately calamitous.
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