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

Saturday, 06 July 2019 Read more...

the end of history ..., Royal Court review - raises more questions than it answers

Thursday, 04 July 2019 Read more...

Present Laughter, Old Vic review - Andrew Scott continues his rise and rise

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 Read more...

The Light in the Piazza, RFH review - Broadway musical looks good and sounds even better

Wednesday, 19 June 2019 Read more...

While the Sun Shines, Orange Tree Theatre review - frothy, yes, up to a point

Thursday, 13 June 2019 Read more...

Late Night review - Emma Thompson star vehicle needs a serious rewrite

Thursday, 06 June 2019 Read more...

San Francisco Ballet, Liang/Marston/Pita, Sadler's Wells - elemental, ethereal and kitschy, too

Tuesday, 04 June 2019 Read more...

The Starry Messenger, Wyndham's Theatre review - Matthew Broderick gets all cosmic

Thursday, 30 May 2019 Read more...

User Not Found, The CoffeeWorks Project review - solo play set in a café offers food for thought

Tuesday, 28 May 2019 Read more...

Orpheus Descending, Menier Chocolate Factory review - Tennessee Williams scorcher needs more firepower

Thursday, 16 May 2019 Read more...

The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson, Park Theatre review - unwieldy at times but undeniably funny, too

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 Read more...

Rosmersholm, Duke of York's Theatre review - little-known Ibsen lands with force

Saturday, 04 May 2019 Read more...

Red Joan review - Judi Dench can't lift lumbering espionage drama

Saturday, 20 April 2019 Read more...

At Eternity's Gate review - Willem Dafoe excels in hyperactive biopic

Saturday, 30 March 2019 Read more...

Blood Knot, Orange Tree Theatre review - defining apartheid-era drama delivers afresh

Saturday, 23 March 2019 Read more...

Downstate, National Theatre review - controversial but also clear-eyed and compassionate

Thursday, 21 March 2019 Read more...

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Album: The Divine Comedy - Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Neil Hannon has been recording and touring as the Divine Comedy since 1989 and has tried a fair few flavours along the way, from chamber pop to...

Lammermuir Festival 2025, Part 2 review - from the soaringly...

My colleague Boyd Tonkin visited the Lammermuir Festival for the first time this year. His eyes and ears have been opened to its treasures, but...

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How do you tell the story of a person’s mind? In the preface to Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark, published this year by...

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That difficult second documentary – or if you will, “rockumentary” – seems to have been especially challenging for...

Tosca, Welsh National Opera review - a great company reduced...

So it’s come to this: WNO’s autumn season reduced to two operas, a Tosca borrowed from Opera North and a revival of their own Candide...

Not Your Superwoman, Bush Theatre review - powerful tribute...

The Bush is likely to continue its fine recent run of hit plays, with this funny, poignant, culturally authentic and beautifully acted two-hander...