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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
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Portia Coughlan' review – this taboo-busting portrait of inconsolable grief is a modern Irish masterpiece by Matt Wolf

Alison Oliver plays the title role in director Carrie Cracknell's revival of the remorseless 1996 play from Irish dramatist Marina Carr

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:49AM
Friday, October 13, 2023

British musicals are having a renaissance by Matt Wolf

Sunset Boulevard is back, fresher than ever, but the new British musical is having its moment, too

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:32AM

Nicole Scherzinger is Captivating in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ by Matt Wolf

A stripped-back revival in London, directed by Jamie Lloyd, brings the classic musical into the present day, and gives Scherzinger a career-defining performance.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:07AM
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

'Death of England: Closing Time' review – Sharon Duncan-Brewster is extraordinary in this wide-ranging national portrait by Matt Wolf

The brilliant Sharon Duncan-Brewster has stepped in, triumphantly, to the co-starring role in this delayed stage two-hander that completes a theatrical triptych.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:22AM
Friday, October 6, 2023

'Noises Off' review – Michael Frayn's genius backstage farce remains a marvel by Matt Wolf

Felicity Kendal returns to the role of Dotty Otley in Michael Frayn's comedy classic, opposite newcomers to the cast including James Fleet and an amusingly athletic Mathew Horne

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:17PM
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

'Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends' review – a rapturous musical tribute by a glorious all-star ensemble by Matt Wolf

Bernadette Peters in peerless, age-defying form heads an all-star tribute to her, and our, beloved Stephen Sondheim

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:51AM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

'Derren Brown Presents – Unbelievable' review – astonishing feats of mental wizardry by Matt Wolf

Simon Lipkin and Samuel Creasey in Derren Brown venture without the master mentalist actually in it

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:57AM
Saturday, September 30, 2023

Michael Gambon – majestic, always moving, the theatre world looks smaller without him by Matt Wolf

The tremendous Dublin-born, London-based actor has died, leaving an enormous legacy behind

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:26PM
Friday, September 29, 2023

'Operation Epsilon' review – this riveting and timely history play dissects the ethics of nuclear physics by Matt Wolf

Nathaniel Parker, of "Wolf Hall," and Jamie Bogyo, from the flop revival of "Aspects of Love," are amongst the all-male cast of Andy Sandberg's UK premiere of this decade-old American play.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:32PM
Thursday, September 28, 2023

'Frank & Percy' review – Ian McKellen and Roger Allam are charming company in this sweet love story by Matt Wolf

Ian McKellen, age 84, is as spry and welcome a stage presence ever opposite the equally invaluable Roger Allam

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:28AM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

'untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play' review – a furious and necessary skewering of colonialist classics by Matt Wolf

2023 Olivier nominee Mei Mac stars in Kimber Lee play about Asian stereotyping over time

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:05AM
Friday, September 22, 2023

'Mlima's Tale' review – Lynn Nottage's stealthy poaching drama has animal magnetism by Matt Wolf

Lynn Nottage's 2018 Public Theater play gets a powerful London airing courtesy director Miranda Cromwell and leading player Ira Mandela Siobhan.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:29PM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

'The Little Big Things' review – this new musical movingly and buoyantly puts disability centre stage by Matt Wolf

Henry Fraser's inspirational memoir is now a musical, directed by Luke Sheppard of "& Juliet" renown.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:55AM
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

'Red Pitch' review – this nimble play scores with its celebration of friendship by Matt Wolf

Tyrell Williams's Olivier-nominated and Evening Standard Theatre Award-winning play returns for an encore engagement, fronted once again by the dazzling Francis Lovehall

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:18AM
Thursday, August 31, 2023

Review: ‘Next to Normal’ Is Back, With Extra Pathos by Matt Wolf

A London revival of the hit musical brings extra warmth to the story of a woman in psychological free fall.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:55AM
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

'The Way Old Friends Do' review – this new play is one for the ABBA enthusiasts by Matt Wolf

Ian Hallard stars in his own play, directed by his husband, Mark Gatiss, and with a scene-stealing supporting performance from Sara Crowe.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:28PM

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