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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

Sir Peter Hall: a day of thanksgiving and celebration for a colossus of culture

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 Read more...

The Seagull review - Chekhov classic gets the all-star treatment

Saturday, 08 September 2018 Read more...

£¥€$ (LIES), Almeida Theatre review - financial frolics at the gaming table

Monday, 06 August 2018 Read more...

h 100 Awards: Theatre and Performance - excellence and inclusion across the map

Saturday, 04 August 2018 Read more...

Home, I'm Darling, National Theatre review - Katherine Parkinson in career-best form

Wednesday, 01 August 2018 Read more...

Spamilton, Menier Chocolate Factory review - fun if overstuffed

Thursday, 26 July 2018 Read more...

Pity, Royal Court review - whacked-out and wearing

Saturday, 21 July 2018 Read more...

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again review - sweet, silly, and, best of all, Cher

Friday, 20 July 2018 Read more...

The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre review - an acting tour de force

Saturday, 14 July 2018 Read more...

The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noel Coward Theatre review - Aidan Turner makes a magnetic West End debut

Thursday, 05 July 2018 Read more...

The Bookshop review - lost in translation

Saturday, 30 June 2018 Read more...

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Donmar Warehouse review - Lia Williams makes an iconic role her own

Thursday, 14 June 2018 Read more...

Machinal, Almeida Theatre review - descending into darkness

Tuesday, 12 June 2018 Read more...

Julie, National Theatre review - vacuous and unilluminating

Saturday, 09 June 2018 Read more...

The Rink, Southwark Playhouse - lesser-known musical lands afresh

Wednesday, 06 June 2018 Read more...

The Two Noble Kinsmen, Shakespeare's Globe review - a breezy bromance served up slight

Monday, 04 June 2018 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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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review - comedy rock band f...

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...