1,510 stories by "Matt Wolf"
A hard-working Andrew Barth Feldman plays the ruthless Roman emperor in this bewildering musical mishmash scored by the late Duncan Sheik; Sally Dexter - in fine, feral voice - plays the doo…
Patrick Stewart dazzled in theatre forays ranging from Shakespeare to Dickens, Ibsen to Edward Albee
The Tony-winning director Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!) brings this heartfelt Scottish knees-up to London following runs in Baltimore and Edinburgh.
From an infamous emperor to a pioneering scribe and musicals honoring two great composers who are no longer with us, November on the London stage offers a characteristically broad bill of fa…
Triumph / Golden Boy, Almeida Theatre - the Almeida fires on multiple cylinders
Matt Wolf
Fri, 10/23/2026 - 17:00
Rare opportunity for an emotionally raw Al…
Derren Brown, age 55, continues to astonish in his first solo West End entry in four years
The Cherry Orchard, Harold Pinter Theatre review - Chekhov at his most choice
Matt Wolf
Wed, 10/21/2026 - 11:45
Ian Rickson and Kristin Scott Thomas once mo…
Rent, Tom Stoppard Theatre review - roof-raising reappraisal
Matt Wolf
Fri, 10/09/2026 - 13:59
★★★★★ RENT, TOM STOPPARD THEATRE Roof-rais…
Rent, Tom Stoppard Theatre review - roof-raising reappraisal
Matt Wolf
Fri, 09/10/2026
★★★★★ RENT, TOM STOPPARD THEATRE Roof-raising reap…
Rent, Tom Stoppard Theatre review - roof-raising reappraisal
Matt Wolf
Fri, 10/09/2026 - 13:59
Jonathan Larson's New York-centred show finds a loving London…
The theatrical enticements are arriving thick and fast during the month ahead, which finds a beloved Broadway and TV name making her U.K. stage debut and the return of a scorching American c…
Tony winner Zhailon Levingston (Cats: the Jellicle Ball) brings Douglas Lyons's Off Broadway play Off West End, with double Olivier nominee Marisha Wallace as the sassy flight attendant, ori…
Stranger Things star Linnea Berthelsen shoulders the burden of Titas Halder's merciless retelling of the environmental calamity in Bhopal, India, in 1984
September always marks an uptick in activity in any theater capital and that is doubly true of London this year, with the advent of fall bringing to the stage numerous Tony and Olivier Award…
Lola Shalam turns from Juliet to a Rottweiler-like Rosalind in this revelry-filled production of Shakespeare's abiding comedy
August is often a time for theatrical hibernation, but not in London. This summer finds the capital busier than ever, as it plays host to Oscar, Tony and Olivier Award winners across a range…
Eleanor Tindall's splendid two-hander gets a deserved upgrade to the Bush Theatre mainstage. Emily Aboud once again directs.
Maureen Lipman, age 80, brings a misbegotten vanity production to the West End, written by Peter Quilter, the author of "Glorious!" and "End of the Rainbow"
Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding headline a remarkable reappraisal of the 1897 classic, here directed by Simon Evans, who co-authored the new version with Debris Stevenson.
A West End production has the hits, and Joel Harper-Jackson brings swagger and style to the leading role. But where’s the pizazz?
It’s been heat wave time in London, but playhouses for the most part have been welcoming and cool. Whatever the weather, July on the London stage promises its usual bounty, from a revival …
Pride, National Theatre review - full-on musical aims at the heart
Matt Wolf
Fri, 06/26/2026 - 09:45
Small-scale film becomes major emotional experience as …
Stephen Mangan has his best role since "The Norman Conquests" in revival of Florian Zeller's densely woven if rather heartless play: Janie Dee lends ace support
Pippa Nixon and Ken Nwosu play Beatrice and Benedick, and Joseph Potter all but steals the show as the unashamedly malevolent Don John; Chelsea Walker directs, beautifully
Glengarry Glen Ross, Old Vic review - ladies' night at odds with Mamet's machismo
Matt Wolf
Sat, 06/20/2026 - 08:13
David Mamet's 1983 scorcher is problemat…