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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

Sweet Charity, Menier Chocolate Factory

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Novello Theatre

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Mr Right

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The Line, Arcola Theatre

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Cock, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs

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Harry Brown

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Mrs Klein, Almeida Theatre

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theartsdesk Q&A: Actor Lesley Sharp

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Annie Get Your Gun, Young Vic

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Film: Driving Aphrodite

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Breakfast At Tiffany's, Theatre Royal, Haymarket

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Creation

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Sam Mendes back on the (American) road

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The Shawshank Redemption, Wyndham's

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Lolita, National Theatre

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Summer on Broadway: The Musical is King

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