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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

Harriet review - potentially stirring biopic proves a slog

Saturday, 23 November 2019 Read more...

The Antipodes, National Theatre review - mysterious and gently momentous

Wednesday, 06 November 2019 Read more...

Little Baby Jesus, Orange Tree Theatre review - an early play thrillingly alive for now

Thursday, 24 October 2019 Read more...

Vassa, Almeida Theatre review - delayed opening doesn't land

Wednesday, 23 October 2019 Read more...

Groan Ups, Vaudeville Theatre review - adding ambition and emotion to the mix

Friday, 11 October 2019 Read more...

Assassins, Watermill Theatre, Newbury, review - Sondheim musical in scalding form

Thursday, 10 October 2019 Read more...

Judy review - Renée Zellweger's bravura screen comeback

Friday, 04 October 2019 Read more...

'Master Harold' ... and the Boys, National Theatre review - timelessly moving

Wednesday, 02 October 2019 Read more...

Ready or Not review - bloody awful

Saturday, 28 September 2019 Read more...

Big the Musical, Dominion Theatre review - sweet if wildly overstretched

Wednesday, 18 September 2019 Read more...

Amsterdam, Orange Tree Theatre review - suffocatingly mannered

Saturday, 14 September 2019 Read more...

The View UpStairs, Soho Theatre review - well-intentioned but needs a rewrite

Wednesday, 24 July 2019 Read more...

Making Noise Quietly review - poetic if occasionally precious

Saturday, 20 July 2019 Read more...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium review - bright, brash, largely irresistible

Friday, 12 July 2019 Read more...

Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Harold Pinter Theatre review - smart stagecraft, skimpy script

Thursday, 11 July 2019 Read more...

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13-3/4, Ambassadors Theatre review - needs a chill pill

Saturday, 06 July 2019 Read more...

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