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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

Chemical Hearts review - turn off the sound

Saturday, 22 August 2020 Read more...

A Little Night Music, Opera Holland Park review - wasn't it bliss?

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 Read more...

Theatre Unlocked 4: Shows in concert and a contemporary classic comes to TV

Thursday, 13 August 2020 Read more...

Perfect 10 review - a small movie with a big heart

Saturday, 08 August 2020 Read more...

Imagine... My Name is Kwame, BBC One review - interesting but incomplete

Friday, 07 August 2020 Read more...

Theatre Unlocked 3: Signs of activity after a long siesta

Thursday, 06 August 2020 Read more...

Theatre Unlocked 2: A starry premiere and musical revival alongside Greek tragedy where it began

Thursday, 23 July 2020 Read more...

Good Manners review - compellingly eerie

Saturday, 18 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Unlocked 1: George Floyd remembered, a classic transformed, and a call to action re climate change

Thursday, 16 July 2020 Read more...

Love Sarah review - missing key ingredients

Saturday, 11 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 13: Early Lloyd Webber, vintage Rattigan, and a Dame or two in conversation

Thursday, 09 July 2020 Read more...

Back Roads review - nice cheekbones, not much else

Friday, 03 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 12: An American rarity, a British savoury, and fresh Apples

Thursday, 02 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 11: Shakespeare-as-rave, a starlit Old Vic, and, yes, those singing nuns

Thursday, 25 June 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 10: Epic plays from the National Theatre and Broadway alongside voices raised in protest

Thursday, 18 June 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 9: Alan Bennett revisited, and so is Oz

Thursday, 11 June 2020 Read more...

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