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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

Springs Eternal, Orange Tree Theatre

Monday, 16 September 2013 Read more...

In A World ...

Friday, 13 September 2013 Read more...

What Maisie Knew

Friday, 23 August 2013 Read more...

Looking For Hortense

Thursday, 08 August 2013 Read more...

Macbeth, St. Peter's Church, Manchester

Sunday, 07 July 2013 Read more...

The Night Alive, Donmar Warehouse

Thursday, 20 June 2013 Read more...

Hard Feelings, Finborough Theatre

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 Read more...

Much Ado About Nothing

Thursday, 13 June 2013 Read more...

Stuck in Love

Tuesday, 11 June 2013 Read more...

Behind the Candelabra

Thursday, 06 June 2013 Read more...

The Big Wedding

Tuesday, 28 May 2013 Read more...

Relatively Speaking, Wyndham's Theatre

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Read more...

The Great Gatsby

Thursday, 16 May 2013 Read more...

The Eye of the Storm

Friday, 03 May 2013 Read more...

Olivier Awards 2013: Many Shows Called, Few Chosen

Monday, 29 April 2013 Read more...

All Things to All Men

Friday, 05 April 2013 Read more...

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