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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

Pacific Overtures, Menier Chocolate Factory review - lesser-known Sondheim scores afresh

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A Christmas Carol, The Old Vic review - older, wiser, and yet more moving

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The Witches, National Theatre review - fun and lively but where's the heart?

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Backstairs Billy, Duke of York's Theatre review - starry and gently subversive, too

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Crazy For You, Gillian Lynne Theatre review - high-kicking heaven

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Dear England, National Theatre review - filtering the national narrative through sport

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Aspects of Love, Lyric Theatre review - not much has actually changed

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Beau is Afraid review - life's ordeals in lengthy detail

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The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre review - theatrical titans face off

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Dancing at Lughnasa, National Theatre review - largely ravishing Brian Friel revival

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Private Lives, Donmar Warehouse review - Coward revival cuts to the quick

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Allelujah review - Alan Bennett put through the blender

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Oscars 2023 - the favourite lives up to its title

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Shirley Valentine, Duke of York's Theatre review - Sheridan Smith slays it

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Best of 2022: Theatre

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Best of Enemies, Noel Coward Theatre review - opposites attract, sort of

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Hough, Philharmonia, Rouvali, RFH review - where the wild th...

This autumn, the Philharmonia’s “Nordic Soundscapes” season promises music suffused with the epic vistas, and weather, of high latitudes, along...

The Outrun review - Saoirse Ronan is astonishing as an alcoh...

In 2016, Amy Liptrot made a fine publishing debut with a memoir about her alcoholism, The Outrun. Now she has co-written a...

Hallé, Wong, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - declarati...

If audience reaction is anything to go by, Kahchun Wong’s season-opening first concert officially in post as principal conductor of the Hallé was...

Coriolanus, Olivier/National Theatre review - ambitious stag...

The National’s new production of Coriolanus has to be one of the most handsome to appear on the Olivier stage. But it has...

Album: Ezra Collective - Dance, No One’s Watching

Ezra Collective were faced with a challenge. The quintet needed to follow up from their achievement in winning the Mercury Prize in 2023 with ...