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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

Why Him?

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Wild Honey, Hampstead Theatre

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She Loves Me, Menier Chocolate Factory

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Half A Sixpence, Noel Coward Theatre

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School of Rock: The Musical, New London Theatre

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Nocturnal Animals

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The Light Between Oceans

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Howard Davies: An Appreciation

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A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer, National Theatre

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Oil, Almeida Theatre

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Two Women

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Café Society

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Groundhog Day, Old Vic

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The Shallows

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Yerma, Young Vic

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Young Chekhov, National Theatre

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