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....
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.
Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells star in this scorching update to Henrik Ibsen’s play
Two women across six decades of upheaval are covered in this astonishing true story of Mao Zedong’s revolution
This stage version of the iconic film and book doesn’t pull off the transition into a musical
Manhunt seems to hedge its bets but has a terrifying lead performance by Samuel Edward-Cook as Moat
Bloodsuckers, societal breakdown and psychological horror all feature in this comic-gothic drama
Yes the house lights remain up and the play is absurd, but the cast has a special alchemy and the practical effects are effective
Think the Seychelles is all white beaches and blue seas? Think again, says Nick Curtis, as he boards a luxury cruise ship to explore its lush coves and rich sea life up close
Sabrage has landed in King’s Cross with some dazzling of circus and burlesque routines but audience participation demands too
Azuka Oforka’s debut play marks her as one to watch
All potential for excitement is squandered in Jonathan Maitland’s exceptionally laborious retelling
Two hours in the company of London’s first professional actresses serves up wit, warmth and a decent amount of hamminess
Ivanno Jeremiah reprises his riveting performance as Sidney Poitier in this must-see thriller
This is a team effort, which captures the communal joy and heartache of sport, and now boasts a proper ending
Despite a talented cast, this Dracula spoof entirely misses the jugular
In the ranks of musical adaptations of cult movies, this is almost as good as Legally Blonde, and it’s what Mean Girls should have been
This bouncy musical adaptation boasts a bouncy score, brisk staging and (most importantly) a happy ending
This stilted play dodges potentially interesting subjects in favour of lumpen dialogue and endless Brest/breast jokes
Bohemian Rhapsody and SAS Rogue Heroes star Gwilym Lee talks to us about becoming Gareth Southgate as Dear England hits the National Theatre
James Graham’s Punch has arrived at the Young Vic having already made waves for its depiction of young male violence and restorative justice
Impressive impersonations of Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse are undercut by cheap lines
Khawla Ibraheem asks how you would react to a five-minute warning of impending extinction