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.
Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche — 'I wanted to look good for her'
They’ve been friends for 30 years — now Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes are reprising their on-screen romance in a retelling of the greatest epic of them all: the Odyssey
Gwyneth Goes Skiing at The Pleasance: arch, sarky and wilfully OTT
When it works this show, which went viral around the world before Christmas, is very funny, but it could do with being leaner
The King and I at the Dominion: a lazy nostalgia trip
Thank goodness for the Call the Midwife star who delivers an assured performance in this technically competent but lacklustre show
Till the Stars Come Down at the NT: uproariously enthralling
This is the latest National Theatre show to feature a stunning ensemble of actors
Othello at Shakespeare's Globe: a steely, shockingly brutal revival
This intimate, powerful production transposed from Venice to the Met in London refreshes the play and feels horribly credible
The Standard Theatre Podcast: Cruel Intentions, Six, Charlie Josephine
“You can put it anywhere…”
Plaza Suite at the Savoy Theatre: SJP shines in her West End debut
Anyone hoping for Carrie Bradshaw's swagger may be disappointed, but this has a charm all its own
Northanger Abbey at the Orange Tree: playful yet pulses with passion
The show undercuts the romance at the book's core in favour of something far more interesting
The Most Precious of Goods review: savagely bitter and chirpily sweet
Produced to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, it’s adapted by director Nicolas Kent from a novella by Parisian writer Jean-Claude Grumberg
Cruel Intentions at the Other Palace: a fast, funny, guilty pleasure
Full of classic hits from No Scrubs to Bittersweet Symphony this is a sexy, smirky riot
Hadestown's Anaïs Mitchell interview and music on our theatre podcast!
Plus, our reviews of Cowbois and The Good John Proctor
Cowbois at the Royal Court: a delight that needs reining in
Charlie Josephine's play is affirming and charming, but also in need of a bit of 'whoa there' and 'giddy up'
Kin at the National Theatre: a moving but messy immigration story
This show is full of mixed messages and its harrowing ending is completely unearned
The Enfield Haunting and Kagami reviews: Theatre podcast
Plus, the West End's best post-show pubs...
Catherine Tate on Enfield Haunting & work with David Tennant
How a ghost gripped the capital, plus Time Lords and a famous catchphrase
Exhibitionists at the King's Head: feels phoney from start to finish
The pub theatre has moved next door but the unfunny comedy of gay manners that opens its new home is not remotely convincing
Stranger Things, Tuppence Middleton, and Tennant's Macbeth
Plus, our hosts discuss the musicals they’re looking forward to see in London throughout this year: 2024 is looking to be a corker.
Kagami: Ryuichi Sakamoto mixed reality show is challenging but moving
This 'mixed reality' presentation allows audiences to interact with the work and spectral figure of the famous composer, 10 months after his death
Standard Theatre Podcast Christmas Special - our shows of the year
Only the best kind of drama this Christmas
The big fat Christmas quiz 2023
AI breakthroughs to royal breakdowns — what do you remember, asks Nick Curtis