Nick Clark is the Standard's acting Culture Editor, covering all aspects of London's extraordinary arts scene, and co-host of the Standard Theatre Podcast. 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....
Nick Clark is the Standard's acting Culture Editor, covering all aspects of London's extraordinary arts scene, and co-host of the Standard Theatre Podcast. 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.
A run of recent dramas based on real-life issues - including ITV’s galvanising show Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and James Graham’s new play Punch - remind us of the incredible power of culture
Ahead of Punchdrunk’s anticipated new show Viola’s Room, it’s head Felix Barrett talks through the company’s biggest hits
To celebrate a new exhibition at Sotheby’s, art and design leaders pick their favourite works from a mix of masterpieces and reveal why they think London inspires so many artists
On the first anniversary of Tina Turner’s death, we talk to two people who knew the icon from working with her on Tina: the Tina Turner Musical
We’ve picked out London’s top stage performances to watch this month
It’s a vast show and a deeply rewarding one
The new iPad ad may have looked cool but the dystopian message did not go down well with artists
‘For many Londoners, we feel the National Gallery is ours... It’s embedded in this history of this country and the history of London’
Can the second series of the hit show live up to its predecessor?
Freeman, co-star Adelayo Adedayo and creator Tony Schumacher on the second series of the acclaimed BBC show
The actor on how her family has inspired her ‘feisty and zesty’ character in this stage adaptation of Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend
Culture made for children is often looked down on, but as Young V&A’s nomination for Museum of the Year shows, when they’re done well, they’re as good as anything
The much-loved London cultural hotspots are in the running for the £120,000 prize
The heads of the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet discuss the name change and their new seasons of work
The great German actor talks about starring in a new revival of The Cherry Orchard, what Berlin could learn from London and how it felt to sing in front of 40,000 at Worthy Farm
What is it about the bad-boy old master that continues to pack out the gallery some 400 years after his death?
The award-winning American playwright on writing about Covid in his new work, being embraced by London and why the culture wars have got ‘Black Out’ nights all wrong
The former Manchester United star has an album out and is on the road for a 14-date tour
This series lovingly embraces noir films while putting its own modern spin on them
Bold new musicals with their roots in fringe theatre are popping up across the West End. Stars, writers and producers on why this is a ‘moment’ to celebrate
The star’s easy charm and quick fists ensure this remake is a worthy successor to the Eighties classic