Joining us from the launch of their new musical, Why Am I So Single?, Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow talk to our chief theatre critic Nick Curtis.

Nick and Nancy Durrant line up the shows they’re really excited about this year, and the ones you should totally be booking or pinning in your diary…

In news they discuss the hot topics of the week: Tickets for Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo and Juliet starring Tom Holland (who’s playing Juliet?), and Trigger Warnings from Ralph Fiennes.

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Our chief theatre critic Nick Curtis meets former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman to discuss her role in Hir at the Park Theatre.

They also discuss:

-Why she chose a play at one of London’s smallest theatres

-Her early career, Desperate Housewives, and studying at RADA

-Living in London again, how the city has changed since Huffman’s twenties, spotting celebrities

-What she hopes audiences will think after seeing Hir

-Will Huffman ever play a character audiences don’t hate?

Nancy and the Nicks review Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes's production of The Hills of California at the Harold Pinter Theatre, plus Nick Curtis tells us what he made of Kafka’s Metamorphosis at the Lyric Hammersmith.

In the news: John Cleese adapts Fawlty Towers for West End stage debut this spring, Tom Holland to star in Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo & Juliet, Cara Delevingne to take on the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and the West End shows you shouldn’t see this Valentine’s Day.

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California Act 2-3 Transition 3 Composed by Nick Powell. (Composer, Sound Designer and co-arranger)

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🍰Happy birthday to The Standard Theatre Podcast! Coming up in this very special first anniversary episode, we review Plaza Suite at the Savoy theatre, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick (who also tell us about what they discuss post-show).

Our chief theatre critic meets director Ola Ince at The Globe for her new revival of Othello and she tells him why she decided to relocate the Shakespeare tragedy from 16th century Venice to the Metropolitan Police of the present day.

Plus, the Nicks review Till the Stars Come Down at the National Theatre, a show about what happens when you mix a wedding day with a whole load of family secrets and even more vodka.

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