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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

In the Heart of the Sea

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Dr Seuss's The Lorax, Old Vic

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The Dazzle, FOUND111

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Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Apollo Theatre

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Hapgood, Hampstead Theatre

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Here We Go, National Theatre

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Evening at The Talk House, National Theatre

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The Dressmaker

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The Lady in the Van

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The Dresser, BBC Two

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Mississippi Grind

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The Program

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Photograph 51, Noël Coward Theatre

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Irrational Man

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Hamlet, Barbican

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Good People

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