Matt Wolf
Bio
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
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This England, Sky Atlantic review - how Boris's No 10 g...
From underneath the messy ash-white thatch of hair, a strange mooing suddenly issues: Sir Kenneth Branagh is wrestling with Boris Johnson’s odd...
Kim Noble, Soho Theatre review - final part of trilogy about...
A dead pigeon. A dead squirrel. A dead fox. Lots of maggots – very much alive. I might be describing your worst nightmare (throw in a rat or two...
Savala Nolan: Don't Let It Get You Down review - findin...
Liminal: a word that conjures thresholds and between states. Caught between three languages – the adjective is a borrowing from the Latin...
In Front of Your Face review - a day in the life
Twenty-four hours in the life of a Korean woman, Sangok (Lee Hyeyoung), are caught in scenes which feel like real time in Hong Sangsoo’s latest....
Purcell's Playhouse, Bevan, Barokksolistene, Eike, Purc...
“What about the communication with the audience?” asked violinist and impresario Bjarte Eike in his First Person piece for theartsdesk...
Hallyu! The Korean Wave, V&A review - frenetic but fun
Remember Gangnam Style, the music video that went viral in 2012? PSY’s cheeky lyrics and daft moves attracted 1.6 billion hits on YouTube...
Bronwyn Adcock: Currowan review - a fire foretold, a warning...
In 2019 Australia endured the hottest, driest year since records began and their bushfire season escalated with unprecedented intensity. The fires...
Igor Levit, Wigmore Hall review - titanic talent shows his l...
It probably tells you all you need to know about Igor Levit that when a mobile phone pinged just before his encore, he neither ignored it, nor...
Marina Abramović: Gates and Portals, Modern Art Oxford and P...
I have powerful memories of performances by Marina Abramović. Back in 1977 at Documenta in Kassel,...