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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

Best of 2017: Theatre

Saturday, 30 December 2017 Read more...

The Grinning Man, Trafalgar Studios review - cool puppets but too convoluted by half

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 Read more...

Belleville, Donmar Warehouse review - prickly and unnerving

Friday, 15 December 2017 Read more...

Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre review - intriguing yet opaque

Monday, 11 December 2017 Read more...

Happy End review - grimly compelling but to what end?

Friday, 01 December 2017 Read more...

Wonder review - sweet and smart but sometimes also schmaltzy

Thursday, 30 November 2017 Read more...

Network, National Theatre review - Bryan Cranston’s searing London stage debut

Tuesday, 14 November 2017 Read more...

Howards End, BBC One review - EM Forster adaptation is finding its footing

Monday, 13 November 2017 Read more...

Call Me By Your Name review - a star is born in a heartbreaking gay romance

Friday, 27 October 2017 Read more...

Loving Vincent review - Van Gogh biopic of sorts lacks language to match its visuals

Friday, 13 October 2017 Read more...

Young Frankenstein review - Mel Brooks musical is blissfully bonkers

Thursday, 12 October 2017 Read more...

The Glass Castle review - Woody steals the film by a wide margin

Friday, 06 October 2017 Read more...

Home Again review - Reese Witherspoon romcom is divorced from reality

Friday, 29 September 2017 Read more...

Borg/McEnroe review - Wimbledon face-off is entertaining if incomplete

Thursday, 21 September 2017 Read more...

Victoria and Abdul review - Judi Dench's Queen Victoria retread battles creaky script

Friday, 15 September 2017 Read more...

Peter Hall: A Reminiscence

Tuesday, 12 September 2017 Read more...

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