Nick Curtis is The Standard’s chief theatre critic, co-host of the Standard Theatre Podcast, a feature writer and an award winning interviewer. Although he has written predominantly for the Standard for three decades his work has also appeared in most major English newspapers and magazines from Radio Times to Tatler to GQ....
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Nick Curtis is The Standard’s chief theatre critic, co-host of the Standard Theatre Podcast, a feature writer and an award winning interviewer. Although he has written predominantly for the Standard for three decades his work has also appeared in most major English newspapers and magazines from Radio Times to Tatler to GQ.
Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe: a joyful, sunkissed production
Amalia Vitale and Ekow Quartey are arch and spirited as the central, wittily unwilling lovers
The Witches at the National Theatre: the Christmas show to beat
Forget the old adage 'never work with children or animals', this production has great fun with children *as* animals
Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan: our Best Actresses on their sister act
The pair were gobsmacked when they were both named as joint winners
The hottest ticket in town: The ES Theatre Awards special
Nancy and the Nicks bring you all the glitz, glamour and goss from London theatre's biggest night of the year
The Mongol Khan at Coliseum: a thin tale of stupidity and cruelty
This dimwitted ruling family's psychodrama makes no sense of wider society. The costumes are great though...
Susan Wokoma interview, Backstairs Billy, and animals on stage!
The Taskmaster favourite talked to us ahead of hosting the 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 67th Evening Standard Theatre Awards: a glittering night
Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Mendes, Ian McKellen... the glamour quotient was off the scale
Two Strangers..., the Kiln: it's hard not to love this ode to romcoms
This charming Christmas musical, which references films from When Harry Met Sally to Ghostbusters, will have you pining for the Big Apple
Kenneth Branagh's Lear, & Robert Bathurst joins us... Plus more!
Plus! our review of The Time Traveller's Wife....
John Lewis Christmas advert 2023: it's a Little Shop of Ho-ho-ho
Getting a CGI Venus Flytrap for Christmas isn't traditional, but John Lewis makes it work
Backstairs Billy at the Duke of York's: fizzy and fun, but why?
At times, this play about the relationship between the Queen Mother and her favourite servant doesn't quite know where to go
To Have and to Hold at Hampstead: a patchy culture-clash comedy
There are echoes here of writer Richard Bean's best work – such as One Man, Two Guvnors – but they are faint
Theatre Podcast: Jenna Russell interview, review of Lyonesse and more
Plus, would you fancy hearing David Tennant as Macbeth in binaural sound?
The Interview at Park Theatre: playful but clunky Princess Diana drama
This playful but clunky drama explores moral grey areas but strays into them too
The Time Traveller’s Wife at the Apollo Theatre: gloopy and goofy
Audrey Niffenegger’s 2003 bestseller has been adapted by impressive talent, what a shame it's so bland
King Lear at the Wyndham’s: Branagh's youthful king tugs at the soul
Though his take on 'the actor's Everest' initially fails to ignite, in the final third Branagh's performance is truly moving
Sputnik Sweetheart at the Arcola Theatre: scrappy and coolly sexy
This story of loneliness, desire and longing is strange, beguiling and surprisingly warm
Theatre Podcast: Broadway legends, Clyde's at the Donmar and Hamnet
"I think the terrifying thing about performing Mrs Lovett, is putting on a cockney accent in front of all these Brits"
1984 at Hackney Town Hall: send this immersive Orwell show to Room 101
Oh brother! It's totalitarianism with a side order of Negronis
Lyonesse at the Harold Pinter: this star vehicle is a car crash
This new work by Penelope Skinner is an assemblage of half-baked ideas and lazy conceits