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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 Seagull review - Chekhov classic gets the all-star treatment

Saturday, 08 September 2018 Read more...

£¥€$ (LIES), Almeida Theatre review - financial frolics at the gaming table

Monday, 06 August 2018 Read more...

h 100 Awards: Theatre and Performance - excellence and inclusion across the map

Saturday, 04 August 2018 Read more...

Home, I'm Darling, National Theatre review - Katherine Parkinson in career-best form

Wednesday, 01 August 2018 Read more...

Spamilton, Menier Chocolate Factory review - fun if overstuffed

Thursday, 26 July 2018 Read more...

Pity, Royal Court review - whacked-out and wearing

Saturday, 21 July 2018 Read more...

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again review - sweet, silly, and, best of all, Cher

Friday, 20 July 2018 Read more...

The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre review - an acting tour de force

Saturday, 14 July 2018 Read more...

The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noel Coward Theatre review - Aidan Turner makes a magnetic West End debut

Thursday, 05 July 2018 Read more...

The Bookshop review - lost in translation

Saturday, 30 June 2018 Read more...

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Donmar Warehouse review - Lia Williams makes an iconic role her own

Thursday, 14 June 2018 Read more...

Machinal, Almeida Theatre review - descending into darkness

Tuesday, 12 June 2018 Read more...

Julie, National Theatre review - vacuous and unilluminating

Saturday, 09 June 2018 Read more...

The Rink, Southwark Playhouse - lesser-known musical lands afresh

Wednesday, 06 June 2018 Read more...

The Two Noble Kinsmen, Shakespeare's Globe review - a breezy bromance served up slight

Monday, 04 June 2018 Read more...

Translations, National Theatre review - an Irish classic returns with cascading force

Thursday, 31 May 2018 Read more...

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