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Thursday, March 14, 2024

'Harry Clarke' review – Billy Crudup is mesmerising as an unreliable shapeshifter in this Ripley-esque tale by Matt Wolf

Billy Crudup makes his West End debut in David Cale play previously seen Off Broadway

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:46AM
Monday, March 11, 2024

Uncle Vanya, Orange Tree Theatre review - Chekhov served up choice by Matt Wolf

Trevor Nunn, age 84, makes a blinding return to form "We all live here in peace and friendship," notes Telegin (David Ahmad), otherwise known as Waffles, early in Uncle Vanya, to which one …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:18AM
Monday, March 4, 2024

'The Duchess of Malfi' review – Rachel Bagshaw's staging of this dark tale is a genuine sensation by Matt Wolf

Francesca Mills is a first-rate Duchess, with sterling support from, amongst others, Arthur Hughes, Jamie Ballard, and Olivier Huband in Rachel Bagshaw's expert production

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:34AM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

'Shifters' review – Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong are simply irresistible in this heavenly romance by Matt Wolf

Benedict Lombe returns to the site of her award-winning solo play 'Lava' with a follow-up two-hander

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:29AM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Hills of California, Harold Pinter Theatre - ladies' night for Jez Butterworth by Matt Wolf

Laura Donnelly once again soars in tailor-made part/s scripted by her partner Art makes for unexpected bedfellows, and so it proves in Jez Butterworth's moving if meandering The Hills of Ca…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 12:18PM

'King Lear' review – this thrillingly epic production is both atmospheric and viscerally felt by Matt Wolf

At last, a "King Lear" that achieves lift-off, thanks to director Yael Farber, leading men Danny Sapani, Fra Fee, and Clarke Peters, and a thrilling design team

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:08AM
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

An Enemy of the People, Duke of York's Theatre - performative and predictable by Matt Wolf

Matt Smith stars in heavy-handed adaptation of Ibsen's 1880s classic, here with onetime Tony nominee Paul Hilton (The Inheritance) in glowering support

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:50AM

An Enemy of the People, Duke of York's Theatre - performative and predictable by Matt Wolf

Matt Smith gives his all in unyielding adaptation of Ibsen morality play Real life is a helluva lot scarier right now than you might guess from the performative theatrics on display in the …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:48AM
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Dear Octopus, National Theatre - period rarity is a real pleasure by Matt Wolf

A pitch-perfect Lindsay Duncan leads a large and splendid cast in Dodie Smith rediscovery Sisters are doing it for themselves, just as families as a whole are, too, on the London stage thes…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:54PM
Monday, February 12, 2024

'Metamorphosis' review – poet Lemn Sissay transforms Kafka's celebrated study in shape-shifting by Matt Wolf

Scott Graham directs this latest, language-heavy take on Franz Kafka's seminal 1915 novella, here starring Felipe Pacheco as Gregor Samsa

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:54AM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

'Othello' review – Ola Ince's provocative production makes this a blistering play for today by Matt Wolf

Ralph Davis stands out as Iago in a new Othello that casts two actors as the jealous Moor: Ken Nwosu and the excellent Ira Mandela Siobhan; Ola Ince directs.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 04:33AM
Monday, January 29, 2024

Plaza Suite, Savoy Theatre review - real-life married couple brings panache and pain to period comedy by Matt Wolf

Neil Simon's 1968 play allows for fun, yes, but also sadness Sarah Jessica Parker's screen renown as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City has made a London event out of the West End revival …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 03:48AM
Monday, January 22, 2024

'Cowbois' review – this big-hearted queer take on the Wild West bangs a drum for tolerance by Matt Wolf

Sophie Melville and Lucy McCormick shine in rambling if roisterous queer take on the gunslinging wild west

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:09AM
Thursday, January 11, 2024

'The Enfield Haunting' review – this spine-tingling play features ghostly growls not heard since The Exorcist by Matt Wolf

Catherine Tate, David Threlfall, and Grace Molony in Angus Jackson production, whose opening was delayed by a month

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:03PM
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Best of 2023: Theatre by Matt Wolf

The National Theatre fielded hit after hit, and smaller venues scored as well Wait, and your wishes are answered. That seemed to be the case during the theatre year just gone, following on f…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 02:02PM
Sunday, December 17, 2023

'Rock 'N' Roll' review – this empathetic Tom Stoppard revival strikes the heart as well as the head by Matt Wolf

Nathaniel Parker, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and the splendid Nancy Carroll head director Nina Raine's rending reappraisal of Tom Stoppard's 2006 play.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:24PM
Thursday, December 14, 2023

'Ulster American' review – Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland fully inhabit this savage, anarchic satire by Matt Wolf

Woody Harrelson marks his third London stage appearance across 21 years in London transfer of David Ireland's 2018 Edinburgh Festival success, here directed by Jeremy Herrin.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:02AM
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Pacific Overtures, Menier Chocolate Factory review - lesser-known Sondheim scores afresh by Matt Wolf

Stephen Sondheim's fascinating 1976 show enriches aurally and, this time round, visually This is, by my reckoning at least, the third major London production over the years of Pacific Overt…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:24AM
Thursday, December 7, 2023

'The Homecoming' review – Harold Pinter's provocative play remains both menacing and elliptical by Matt Wolf

Nicolas Tennant is a standout in starry revival of Pinter's breakout play, here directed by Matthew Dunster and with Joe Cole as Lenny and Jared Harris as Max

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:46PM
Monday, December 4, 2023

'Infinite Life' review – Annie Baker's magnificent existential drama is by turns hilarious and harrowing by Matt Wolf

The amazing Marylouise Burke marks her second Annie Baker play at the National Theatre, and it's even better than the previous one.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:03AM
Thursday, November 30, 2023

Review: This ‘House of Bernarda Alba’ Is on Fire by Matt Wolf

Rebecca Frecknall, whose “Cabaret” is heading to Broadway, steers Federico García Lorca’s play to its tragic finish with genuinely shocking force.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:08AM
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The Witches, National Theatre review - fun and lively but where's the heart? by Matt Wolf

Roald Dahl adaptation is busy to a fault but lacks emotion The National Theatre these days seems to be going from hit-to-hit, with transfers aplenty and full houses at home. And there's eve…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 01:06PM

'Ghosts' review – Ibsen's play becomes a riveting psychological thriller in this atmospheric venue by Matt Wolf

Hattie Morahan and Paul Hilton lead an astonishing cast in Joe Hill-Gibbins adaptation of 1881 Ibsen scorcher

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:43AM
Monday, November 27, 2023

A Christmas Carol, The Old Vic review - older, wiser, and yet more moving by Matt Wolf

Christopher Eccleston is a Scrooge for the ages Familiarity has bred something quite fantastic with the Old Vic Christmas Carol, which is back for a seventh season and merits ringing all av…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:32AM
Monday, November 20, 2023

'Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen' review – Samuel Barnett lets rip in this moving comedy by Matt Wolf

Two-time Tony nominee Samuel Barnett in roaring form in Marcelo Dos Santos's clever monologue

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:34PM
Thursday, November 16, 2023

'Passing' review – this beautifully acted play about an Anglo-Indian family feels like a slice of life by Matt Wolf

Catherine Cusack and Kishore Walker in play about the biracial experience in the UK

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:38PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Backstairs Billy, Duke of York's Theatre review - starry and gently subversive, too by Matt Wolf

The West End gets a much-needed shot in the arm Rarely has a play's opening been so opportune. Just when it looked as if the West End was slipping into decline, along comes the smart, shrewd…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:54AM
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

'To Have and To Hold' review – Richard Bean's new comedy captures love, family and the ageing process by Matt Wolf

Alun Armstrong and Marion Bailey shine in the latest from Richard Bean, author of One Man, Two Guvnors, and co-directed by Terry Johnson and the venerable Richard Wilson.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:50PM
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Review: Kenneth Branagh’s Short, Shallow ‘King Lear’ by Matt Wolf

The veteran actor directs and plays the title role in a brisk and curiously weightless London production.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:37PM
Monday, October 30, 2023

'Clyde's' review – Lynn Nottage's genius play finds grace amid the grubbiness and grit by Matt Wolf

Lynn Nottage's kitchen play finds a brilliant chef in director Lynette Linton and an astonishing cast, headed by Olivier winner Giles Terera (Hamilton) and Sweat alumnus Patrick Gibson

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:13AM
Thursday, October 26, 2023

‘Lyonesse,’ With Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas, Is a Starry Mess by Matt Wolf

In London, Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas do their best in a new play that careers between near-slapstick one minute and speechifying the next.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:43AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards