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Matt Wolf

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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

The Years, Almeida Theatre review - matchless acting quintet makes for a must-see

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The Baker's Wife, Menier Chocolate Factory review - loving reappraisal doesn't entirely, well, rise

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Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre review - freight is kinda great

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Romeo and Juliet, Duke of York's Theatre review - doomy and deathly, and much-hyped

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Long Day's Journey Into Night, Wyndham's Theatre review - O'Neill masterwork is once again driven by its Mary

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Opening Night, Gielgud Theatre review - brave, yes, but also misguided and bizarre

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Power of Sail, Menier Chocolate Factory review - alternately stiff and startling

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Oscars 2024: politics aplenty but few surprises as 'Oppenheimer' dominates

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Uncle Vanya, Orange Tree Theatre review - Chekhov served up choice

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Wicked Little Letters review - sweary, starry film is mostly strange

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An Enemy of the People, Duke of York's Theatre - performative and predictable

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The Hills of California, Harold Pinter Theatre - ladies' night for Jez Butterworth

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Dear Octopus, National Theatre - period rarity is a real pleasure

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Plaza Suite, Savoy Theatre review - real-life married couple brings panache and pain to period comedy

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The Color Purple review - sensational second time round for Alice Walker's novel on screen

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Best of 2023: Theatre

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The Band Back Together, Arcola Theatre review - three is a d...

We meet Joe first at the keys, singing a pretty good song, but we can hear the pain in the voice - but is that the person or the...

Music Reissues Weekly: Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs

Although Dagenham’s Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs are less than a footnote in the story of beat boom-era Britain, appearances on archive...

The Critic review - beware the acid-tipped pen

The setting is the lively 1930s London theatre world, but any sense that The Critic will be a lighthearted thriller should soon be...

Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, National Gallery review - pass...

Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers includes many of his best known pictures and, amazingly, it is the first exhibition the...

Kim's Convenience, Riverside Studios review - KC and th...

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The Real Ones, Bush Theatre review - engrossing, enjoyable a...

Platonic love should be simple – basically you’re best mates. And without the complications of sex, what could go wrong? Waleed...

Prom 71, Seong-Jin Cho review - refined Romantic journeys

Out of emergencies may come revelations. Sir András Schiff has broken his leg, and we wish him a super-speedy recovery. At the Proms, his promised...

Frang, LSO, Pappano, Barbican review - a concerto performanc...

Hauntings, memories, echoes: Antonio Pappano has started his official tenure as chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra by looking back...

The Perfect Couple, Netflix review - an inconvenient death r...

Based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand, The Perfect...