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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

Good Manners review - compellingly eerie

Saturday, 18 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Unlocked 1: George Floyd remembered, a classic transformed, and a call to action re climate change

Thursday, 16 July 2020 Read more...

Love Sarah review - missing key ingredients

Saturday, 11 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 13: Early Lloyd Webber, vintage Rattigan, and a Dame or two in conversation

Thursday, 09 July 2020 Read more...

Back Roads review - nice cheekbones, not much else

Friday, 03 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 12: An American rarity, a British savoury, and fresh Apples

Thursday, 02 July 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 11: Shakespeare-as-rave, a starlit Old Vic, and, yes, those singing nuns

Thursday, 25 June 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 10: Epic plays from the National Theatre and Broadway alongside voices raised in protest

Thursday, 18 June 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 9: Alan Bennett revisited, and so is Oz

Thursday, 11 June 2020 Read more...

Banana Split review - likable if essentially timid romcom

Tuesday, 09 June 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 8: A film star plays tough, and several familiar titles are examined anew

Thursday, 04 June 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 7: Party politics and a Broadway titan or two

Thursday, 28 May 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 6: A prolific playwright, a timeless play, and speeches galore

Thursday, 21 May 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 5: A solo show for the ages, Ibsen refreshed, and yet more frolicsome cats

Thursday, 14 May 2020 Read more...

Theatre Lockdown Special 4: Little-known Lloyd Webber, prize-winning Shakespeare, and starry David Mamet

Thursday, 07 May 2020 Read more...

Can You Keep A Secret? review - a bumpy ride

Friday, 01 May 2020 Read more...

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