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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Evening at The Talk House, National Theatre by Matt Wolf

A lot of people are going to be enraged, frustrated, or confused by Evening at The Talk House, and in the authorial world of Wallace Shawn, wasn't it ever thus? This is the playwright who ga…

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London Datebook: Sheridan Smith's Funny Business, Dominic West's Dangereuse Affair & More by Matt Wolf

The holidays are fast approaching, bringing with them a glut of openings across the spectrum, from a seasonal entertainment with an Oscar winner in the lead to new sightings of iconic titles…

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Review: 'The Winter's Tale,' 'Harlequinade' and 'The Moderate Soprano' by Matt Wolf

Kenneth Branagh occupies center stage for much of "The Winter's Tale," the Shakespeare play with which he inaugurates the company that bears his name.

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Natalie Dew on Learning to Sing and Kick for Her West End Role in Bend It Like Beckham by Matt Wolf

Natalie Dew plays Jess Bhamra, the football-loving London Sikh in the West End musical Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre, a career-making performance that has brought the actress a…

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Jonathan Slinger on Finding His Range and Having a Ball in London's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Matt Wolf

It's not every day that you have a West End musicals leading man who has also played Hamlet, Richards II and III, and Prospero in The Tempest, but the RSC veteran Jonathan Slinger comes …

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Friday, November 6, 2015

Danny Horn on Going from Punter to Leading Man in West End Hit Sunny Afternoon by Matt Wolf

Sunny Afternoon won this year’s Olivier Award for Best Musical, and Danny Horn has stepped into the demanding leading role of Kinks frontman Ray Davies at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Th…

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

PAST IN PRESENT by Matt Wolf

The cast captivates in a production of Pinter that stands out against today s Broadway fare.

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Theater Review: Review: 'Husbands & Sons,' 'Treasure' and 'Ticking' by Matt Wolf

Onstage in London, big casts and ambitions reign in "Husbands & Sons" and "Treasure," while "Ticking" is small but volatile.

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Thérèse Raquin, Studio 54, Broadway, review: 'Did Knightley want to be somewhere else?' by Matt Wolf

For much of a grimly deliberate evening, Knightley appears shoulders hunched, indrawn, her eyes darting about as if in search of escape.

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

London Datebook: Feast on Classics with Kenneth Branagh & Say Farewell to Imelda Staunton's Turn in Gypsy by Matt Wolf

The nights are drawing in, so all the better reason to feast on a month that sees a Broadway classic (the acclaimed revival of Gypsy) enter its final weeks even as another Broadway entry (El…

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Theater Review: Tales of France and Fatherhood by Matt Wolf

"French Without Tears" and "The Father" bring Gallic flair to Britain.

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West End Elf Star Ben Forster on Christmas Shopping, Superstar and Buddy vs. The Phantom by Matt Wolf

Ben Forster played Magaldi in the most recent West End revival of Evita and is poised to take over as the Phantom in London in the New Year, but through the holiday season he can be found le…

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Kenneth Cranham on His French Beard, Frank Langella & Grappling with 'the Big A' in London's The Father by Matt Wolf

Kenneth Cranham has performed twice on Broadway—in Loot in 1968 and then again in 1994 in An Inspector Calls, for which he garnered a Tony nomination. But the veteran actor is get…

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Review: 'Nell Gwynn' and 'Medea' in London by Matt Wolf

Saucy goings-on, illicit confessions and time-honored tragedy in two London productions.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Kyle Riabko on Bringing the Songs of Burt Bacharach to London in Close to You by Matt Wolf

Canadian singer-songwriter Kyle Riabko earned raves off-Broadway in 2013 and then at the Menier Chocolate Factory this past summer with What’s It All About?, his smart, hip reimagining…

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Thursday, October 1, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Review: 'Hangmen' Is a Triumphant Return for Martin McDonagh by Matt Wolf

"Hangmen" reminds one of the unmistakable terrain marked out by a playwright who cares not one whit for niceties and political correctness.

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Oresteia Star Lia Williams on How Klytemnestra Is Like Wallis Simpson and Why Pasta Turns Her Off by Matt Wolf

Lia Williams was nominated for a 1997 Tony for her performance in the original Broadway production of Skylight, since which time the gifted actress’s stage appearances have included th…

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Lara Pulver on Sounding American and Blossoming into a Burlesque Queen in London's Gypsy by Matt Wolf

Lara Pulver was nominated for a 2008 Olivier Award for her performance opposite Bertie Carvel in director Rob Ashford’s London production of Parade and is back in town to play Louise&m…

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Monday, September 14, 2015

Photograph 51, Noel Coward Theatre by Matt Wolf

Nicole Kidman has returned to the West End 17 years after causing an innuendo-laden sensation in The Blue Room, the David Hare play that promptly transferred from the Donmar to Broadway, whe…

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Edward Bennett on How He's Like Benedict Cumberbatch & Starring Opposite Nicole Kidman in London's Photograph 51 by Matt Wolf

Edward Bennett made headlines in 2008 when he replaced an ailing David Tennant in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet. Since then, the actor has gone from further work in Shak…

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Theater Review: Review: 'Absent,' 'Flare Path' and 'Measure for Measure' in London by Matt Wolf

Theater-as-installation in "Absent"; Terence Rattigan's "Flare Path" on tour; a quiet star in "Measure for Measure."

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

London Datebook: Kinky Boots Kicks Up Its Heels, Nicole Kidman's Stage Return & More by Matt Wolf

It’s back to school for families and back to the theater for devotees of the London stage in what is shaping up to be the busiest September in years. Highlights include new plays featu…

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Stephen Wight on Fashion, Tortured Geniuses & Bringing McQueen to the West End by Matt Wolf

Stephen Wight came to attention in the plays of Patrick Marber (Dealer’s Choice, Don Juan in Soho) and then moved on to TV and further acclaim. Now, the actor has transferred to the We…

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Hamlet, Barbican by Matt Wolf

The set turns out to be the thing now that Benedict Cumberbatch's star turn in Hamlet has finally arrived, trailing in its wake a level of expectation, hysteria and scrutiny that might well …

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Monday, August 24, 2015

Review: 'The Jew of Malta,' 'Richard II' and 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' by Matt Wolf

The Royal Shakespeare Company takes on Marlowe; Shakespeare's Globe presents an elegant "Richard II"; Open Air Theater in Regent's Park offers a lesson in manners.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

London Kinky Boots Star Killian Donnelly on Leaving Memphis for a New Life in Heels by Matt Wolf

The sex will be in the heel as of this week at the Adelphi Theatre, where Kinky Boots is readying to open officially on September 15. The London production stars Matt Henry and Killian Donne…

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Review: 'Bakkhai,' 'Splendour' and 'Three Days in the Country' by Matt Wolf

Gods, tyrants and lovers give a scintillating air to London's late-summer theatrical landscape.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Dear Lupin Star Jack Fox on Acting with His Dad, Getting Fired from Harrods & Why He's Not Insane by Matt Wolf

It’s no bad idea in a play about a real-life father and son to cast a real-life father and son. This is the case with the Apollo Theatre production of Dear Lupin, in which the veteran …

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Olivier-Winning Beautiful Star Lorna Want on Playing Strong Women & Why Bad Reviews Are Good For You by Matt Wolf

Lorna Want has appeared on the London stage in Parade, Footloose, and as Peron's mistress in the Michael Grandage production of Evita, but has reached a career high this year, winning an…

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Of Thee I Sing, RFH by Matt Wolf

Satire may famously be what on Broadway closes Saturday night, but last night's concert performance of the Gershwin brothers' Of Thee I Sing found many patrons fleeing the Festival…

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