Nick Clark
Head of Culture
Nick Clark is The Standard's Head of Culture, covering all aspects of London's extraordinary arts scene. Previously, Nick was features editor of The Stage and he also worked for almost a decade at The Independent, first on the business desk before becoming the newspaper's arts correspondent....
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Nick Clark is The Standard's Head of Culture, covering all aspects of London's extraordinary arts scene. Previously, Nick was features editor of The Stage and he also worked for almost a decade at The Independent, first on the business desk before becoming the newspaper's arts correspondent.
Rufus Norris's guide to London: mudlarking and pelican-spotting
The Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Theatre Rufus Norris shares his favourite spots in the capital
Lehman Trilogy’s Michael Balogun on going from prison to the West End
Following an ‘epiphany’ while serving a prison sentence, Balogun decided to pursue a career in acting - and became a star. Now he is about to open in an acclaimed play in the West End
Comedian Alex Edelman: ‘Antisemitism has got pretty bad again’
The Jewish comedian’s new show tells the tale of how how he attended a white nationalist gathering incognito: ‘People are disappointed when I tell them I didn’t feel in the path of bodily harm.’
Welcome to Chippendales’s Kumail Nanjiani, ‘Such wild stuff happened’
‘This story shows the logical end point for the American dream’
Welcome to Chippendales on Disney+ review: a wild ride
The founding story of the male striptease club is suprisingly dark
British TV shows had a quiet night at the Golden Globes 2023
Despite multiple nominations, British talent (mostly) missed out on scooping awards
Tár star Sophie Kauer: ‘I learned to act from Cate Blanchett’
The rising cello star on making her acclaimed acting debut opposite the Hollywood A-lister, studying Michael Caine and returning to music after a whirlwind year
The best cultural long reads of 2022: from Vardy v Rooney to Totoro
Our picks of the Evening Standard’s best culture long reads of the year
Our top culture interviews of 2022: from Jodie Comer to BackRoad Gee
We’ve spent the year talking to fascinating people - here are some of our favourite conversations
The best TV of 2022: from House of the Dragon to The White Lotus
It has been a stellar year for TV... we pick the shows that have thrilled us
Betwixmas TV: the shows to binge between Christmas and New Year’s Eve
The most bingeworthy boxsets to unwrap this Christmas
Christmas TV 2022: Our picks of the best shows of the festive season
From terrestrial channels to the streamers, we have your holiday covered with the TV to curl up in front of while the weather outside is frightful
Martha Plimpton on living in London, Trump, and her latest stage role
The US star on appearing in As You Like It in the West End, living in London and how she’s still approached by fans of The Goonies almost 40 years on
Julian Clary’s cultural Q&A: from Orville to Bronzino
The legendary performer reveals his cultural hits and misses and why his motto “Just say yes” isn’t always advisable
Christmas theatre 2022: the shows to book in London this winter
With Christmas around the corner, what better than to celebrate with a festive show. We round up the best that London has to offer
London’s best pantomimes 2022 to book, from Mother Goose to Cinderella
It’s not behind you yet
Matilda the Musical’s Tim Minchin: ‘I’m deeply anti-pop culture’
‘I’d be good as a comic baddie, some f**king quirky anti-superhero’
Howdunnit? The Mousetrap turns 70 in London and heads for Broadway
The Agatha Christie play that made its debut in 1952 is still going strong... and will hit New York next year for the first time
James Graham: ‘We’re experiencing a crisis of goodness in politics’
The nicest man in British showbiz is livid at what he calls ‘an unforgivable collapse in standards’ in government
Opera star Danielle de Niese: ‘We need opera, we can’t just do Tiktok’
The soprano on starring in an opera adaptation of the much-loved film, being at the ENO when its funding was cut and what it feels like on stage when audiences boo