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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

Occupational Hazards, Hampstead Theatre review - vivid outline in search of a fuller play

Wednesday, 10 May 2017 Read more...

Angels in America, National Theatre review - Andrew Garfield and company soar in seismic revival

Friday, 05 May 2017 Read more...

A Quiet Passion, review - 'Cynthia Nixon is an indrawn Emily Dickinson'

Friday, 07 April 2017 Read more...

42nd Street, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, review - 'sheer synchronised splendour'

Wednesday, 05 April 2017 Read more...

The Salesman

Saturday, 18 March 2017 Read more...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Old Vic

Wednesday, 08 March 2017 Read more...

Oscars 2017: Moonlight and La La Land go toe to toe

Monday, 27 February 2017 Read more...

Speech & Debate, Trafalgar Studios

Monday, 27 February 2017 Read more...

The Girls, Phoenix Theatre

Thursday, 23 February 2017 Read more...

Hidden Figures

Saturday, 18 February 2017 Read more...

Toni Erdmann

Friday, 03 February 2017 Read more...

Denial

Thursday, 26 January 2017 Read more...

Us/Them, National Theatre

Tuesday, 24 January 2017 Read more...

Top Trumps, Theatre 503

Saturday, 21 January 2017 Read more...

La La Land

Tuesday, 10 January 2017 Read more...

Best of 2016: Theatre

Tuesday, 27 December 2016 Read more...

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From the animatronic cat on the bar of the Garter Inn to the rowers’ crew who haul their craft across the stage and the military ranks of “Dig for...

Blu-ray: Heart of Stone

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Superman review - America's ultimate immigrant

A three-century-spanning countdown rapidly ticks to a version of now, and a beaten Superman (David Corenswet) ploughing into Arctic snow. His...