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.
Bluets at the Royal Court: flawless fusion of technology and technique
The superb Ben Whishaw, Emma D’Arcy and Kayla Meikle shine in this clever, culturally aware, technologically adventurous and discombobulating show
An Enemy of the People: Matt Smith's casual charisma nearly carries it
Thomas Ostermeier’s production starts well and has great performances, but it descends into tiresome ranting
The makers of Six on global success and new show Why Am I So Single?
Plus, the shows to get excited about in 2024...
Double Feature at Hampstead Theatre: Hitchcock play fails to thrill
For a play that’s also about truth in art, it feels downright phony throughout
King Lear at the Almeida: Danny Sapani's bear-like king reigns supreme
At 53, the actor’s a young Lear, but he delivers a forceful, moving rendition of the doomed monarch
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Haymarket: all hail Sarah Snook
Morphing from character to character, it’s a virtuoso performance from the Succession star
Dear Octopus at the National Theatre: incurably quaint and dated
This gently witty revival of Dodie Smith’s play rarely provokes more than a wry smile
The Hills of California at the Harold Pinter: A flawed masterpiece
This new work by the writer of Jerusalem and The Ferryman is a strange and enthralling family saga
Metamorphosis at the Lyric: a meandering take on Kafka's classic
The production fosters a potent sense of unease, but the mood is relentless and unvarying
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