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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

Kiss of the Spider Woman, Menier Chocolate Factory review - brilliantly performed and imaginatively staged

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Caroline, or Change, Hampstead Theatre review - Sharon D Clarke conquers

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Hamlet, RSC, Hackney Empire review - Paapa Essiedu's winning Dane

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Oscars 2018: The shape of a snoozefest

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Game Night review - Rachel McAdams is bliss in bonkers comedy thriller

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The York Realist, Donmar Warehouse review - a miniaturist masterpiece

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Dry Powder/Yous Two, Hampstead Theatre review - Hayley Atwell has competition

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Phantom Thread review - Daniel Day-Lewis bows out in style

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All's Well That Ends Well, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review - feisty, prickly and topical, as well

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Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Royal Court review - iconic 1980s title makes a welcome return

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My Mum's a Twat, Royal Court review - Patsy Ferran shines in a solo play that looks back in anger

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Best of 2017: Theatre

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The Grinning Man, Trafalgar Studios review - cool puppets but too convoluted by half

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Belleville, Donmar Warehouse review - prickly and unnerving

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Cell Mates, Hampstead Theatre review - intriguing yet opaque

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Happy End review - grimly compelling but to what end?

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