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Matt is London theatre critic of The International New York Times (formerly The International Herald Tribune) and London correspondent for the broadway.com website; he spent 21 years as London arts and theatre critic for the Associated Press and over 13 years as Variety's UK drama critic. He has been on the judging panel of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards since 2009.

Articles By Matt Wolf

The Baker's Wife, Menier Chocolate Factory review - loving reappraisal doesn't entirely, well, rise

Friday, 19 July 2024 Read more...

Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre review - freight is kinda great

Tuesday, 02 July 2024 Read more...

Romeo and Juliet, Duke of York's Theatre review - doomy and deathly, and much-hyped

Monday, 27 May 2024 Read more...

Long Day's Journey Into Night, Wyndham's Theatre review - O'Neill masterwork is once again driven by its Mary

Wednesday, 03 April 2024 Read more...

Opening Night, Gielgud Theatre review - brave, yes, but also misguided and bizarre

Tuesday, 02 April 2024 Read more...

Power of Sail, Menier Chocolate Factory review - alternately stiff and startling

Saturday, 30 March 2024 Read more...

Oscars 2024: politics aplenty but few surprises as 'Oppenheimer' dominates

Monday, 11 March 2024 Read more...

Uncle Vanya, Orange Tree Theatre review - Chekhov served up choice

Monday, 11 March 2024 Read more...

Wicked Little Letters review - sweary, starry film is mostly strange

Saturday, 24 February 2024 Read more...

An Enemy of the People, Duke of York's Theatre - performative and predictable

Wednesday, 21 February 2024 Read more...

The Hills of California, Harold Pinter Theatre - ladies' night for Jez Butterworth

Saturday, 17 February 2024 Read more...

Dear Octopus, National Theatre - period rarity is a real pleasure

Friday, 16 February 2024 Read more...

Plaza Suite, Savoy Theatre review - real-life married couple brings panache and pain to period comedy

Monday, 29 January 2024 Read more...

The Color Purple review - sensational second time round for Alice Walker's novel on screen

Saturday, 27 January 2024 Read more...

Best of 2023: Theatre

Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Read more...

Pacific Overtures, Menier Chocolate Factory review - lesser-known Sondheim scores afresh

Monday, 11 December 2023 Read more...

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