Tuesday, March 18, 2025

'Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors' review — Bram Stoker's vampire classic becomes a fang-tastic high-camp spoof by Matt Wolf

James Daly repeats his star turn as a vampy, bare-chested Count Dracula in London premiere of Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen's Off Broadway romp; Charlie Stemp, from Crazy for You, co-star…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:54AM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

'Farewell Mister Haffmann' review — Nigel Harman is eerily commanding as a Nazi official in this French wartime drama by Matt Wolf

Hit French play comes to London, translated by Jeremy Sams and with a scene-stealing supporting performance from onetime Olivier winner, Nigel Harman (Shrek): Michael Fox and Jennifer Kirby …

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:16AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

'Weather Girl' review — this absolutely scorching solo play is like an apocalyptic 'Fleabag' by Matt Wolf

Julia McDermott is a solo sensation in her partner Brian Watkins's scorching solo play set amidst a world on the cusp of meltdown

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:14AM
Sunday, February 23, 2025

'East is South' review — Beau Willimon's thrilling new play takes us on a wild ride through the world of AI by Matt Wolf

Cliff Curtis and Olivier Award winner Luke Treadaway in dense new play by the Oscar-nominated American writer Beau Willimon

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:13AM
Friday, February 14, 2025

'Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew' review — grief, gender identity and gardening combine in this heartfelt new play by Matt Wolf

Omari Douglas and Wil Johnson in baggy if big-hearted play that also stars its non-binary author, Coral Wylie

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:15AM

'More Life' review — a quietly riveting, and all-too-human, sci-fi drama which excitingly subverts expectation by Matt Wolf

Futuristic play is also deeply humane, and superbly served by its ensemble cast headed by Helen Schlesinger and Tim McMullan.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:50AM
Monday, February 3, 2025

'Play On!' review — this all-swinging, all-dancing musical take on Shakespeare's comedy is a jazz-hot joy by Matt Wolf

Earl Gregory plays the Duke in inspired musical transposition of Shakespeare's buoyant comedy

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:47PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

'The Gift' review — this hilariously zany poo-dunnit uses the hunt for a harasser to spark an existential crisis by Matt Wolf

Nicholas Burns gets gifted with a surprise lump of excrement in Dave Florez's existential comedy

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:25PM
Friday, January 24, 2025

'Cymbeline' review — women rule in this astonishingly smart gender-flipped take on Shakespeare's late play by Matt Wolf

Martina Laird and Gabrielle Brooks shine in shrewd, witty Shakespeare reappraisal

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:14AM
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

'The Invention of Love' review — Tom Stoppard's exquisite portrait of unrequited passion cracks open the heart by Matt Wolf

Tom Stoppard's dense 1997 play is dazzlingly served by director Blanche McIntyre and two formidable leading men in Matthew Tennyson and Simon Russell Beale as the younger and older AE Housma…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:46AM
Monday, November 25, 2024

'The Purists' review — worlds collide in this dynamic play about rap, musical theatre, race and grief by Matt Wolf

An outstanding Sule Rimi joins Emma Kingston and Jasper Britton in UK premiere of Dan McCabe's play set in Sunnyside, Queens

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:01PM
Monday, November 18, 2024

'Wolves on Road' review — two fast-talking friends risk it all in this energetic premiere about the lure of cryptocurrency by Matt Wolf

Baggy and overlong Beru Tessema play, directed by Daniel Bailey, gets a high profile guest appearance from onetime Hamilton himself, Jamael Westman

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:20AM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

'Reykjavik' review — Richard Bean's elegiac, eerie drama about trawler fishermen is an unusual catch by Matt Wolf

John Hollingworth gives a movingly indrawn performance in new play from Richard Bean, who wrote "One Man, Two Guvnors"; Emily Burns directs.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:15AM
Saturday, October 12, 2024

'The Fear of 13' review — Adrian Brody gives a soulful, awe-inspiring performance in a real-life tale of injustice by Matt Wolf

Adrien Brody is in magnificent form in his UK stage debut as Nick Yarris in new Lindsey Ferrentino play, directed by Justin Martin, of Prime Face renown

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:57AM
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024

'Roots' / 'Look Back in Anger' review – this blistering double bill of radical 1950s plays is essential viewing by Matt Wolf

Morfydd Clark and Billy Howle give blazing star turns in this Almeida double bill of onetime Royal Court classics; Diyan Zora and Atri Banerjee direct - brilliantly

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:38AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Dame Maggie Smith — a matchless talent in the West End and on screen by Matt Wolf

An appreciation of the legendary Tony winning actress, an impassioned presence always on the London (and, sometimes, Broadway) stage

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:17PM
Friday, September 27, 2024

'Princess Essex' review – this witty and very welcome herstory play is full-throttle entertainment by Matt Wolf

Anne Odeke stars in her own play which has morphed from a solo endeavour into a bustling, capacious rallying cry on the Globe mainstage

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:37PM
Thursday, September 19, 2024

'I Wish You Well' review — the infamous Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial becomes a hoot of a musical by Matt Wolf

Diana Vickers and Marc Antolin in thin if breezy musical send-up of Gwyneth Paltrow Utah ski trial

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:12PM

'The Lightest Element' review — a brilliant female scientist battles the patriarchy in this enlightening bio-drama by Matt Wolf

Maureen Beattie stars in Stella Feehily's bioplay directed by Alice Hamilton as the opening show of the new Hampstead season

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:12PM
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Sunday, August 18, 2024

'Peanut Butter & Blueberries' review – two terrific performers deliver this sweet and unusual romance by Matt Wolf

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan's debut play is beautifully served by its cast of two

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:14AM
Saturday, August 17, 2024

'Farm Hall' review – a thrilling wartime drama from the front line of nuclear fission by Matt Wolf

Alan Cox and David Yelland head all-male cast of West End upgrade for Katherine Moar play.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:06AM
Thursday, July 25, 2024

'The Hot Wing King' review – family strife, sexual badinage and sizzling chicken wings galore in this comedy-drama by Matt Wolf

Roy Alexander Weise directs UK bow of Katori Hall's baggy if brio-filled Pulitzer winner

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:54AM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

'Visit from an Unknown Woman' review — Stefan Zweig's novella becomes an erotically daring mating dance by Matt Wolf

Christopher Hampton adapts Stefan Zweig's 1922 novella, here starring Jim Corrigan, Natalie Simpson, and Nigel Hastings; Chelsea Walker directs.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:09AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

'Skeleton Crew' review — unemployment stalks Dominique Morisseau’s empathetic work play by Matt Wolf

Pamela Nomvete follows on from Tony winner Phylicia Rashad in Detroit-set Dominique Morisseau play co-starring Racheal Ofori.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:43PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

'Alma Mater' review — Justine Mitchell has masterly control over this heated study of rape culture by Matt Wolf

Justine Mitchell shines in takeover of Kendall Feaver play whose opening was delayed by a change of leading lady

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:47AM
Thursday, July 4, 2024

'Mnemonic' review — this brain-teasing metaphysical thriller is still an extraordinary feat by Matt Wolf

A quarter-century on from its Salzburg premiere, Simon McBurney's mind-bending show continues to enthrall

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:01PM
Sunday, June 30, 2024

'My Father's Fable' review — a gripping new drama that keeps you guessing right to the end by Matt Wolf

The men prevail in new play from 2023 Olivier nominee for her acting, Faith Omole

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:45AM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

'Kiss Me, Kate' review – Adrian Dunbar and Stephanie J Block deliver big time in this rip-roaring revival by Matt Wolf

Stephanie J Block delivers a knockout UK stage debut in Bart Sher staging of Cole Porter classic

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:24AM
Thursday, May 23, 2024

'Jerry's Girls' review – this buoyant revue celebrates Jerry Herman's gift for turning adversity into triumph by Matt Wolf

Olivier winner Cassidy Janson is the standout performer in director Hannah Chissick's production of decades-old Jerry Herman musical revue

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:23AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre