1,481 stories by "Matt Wolf"
Royal Court verbatim theatre is both affecting - and self-flagellating
Dissent in the ranks in uber-timely American comedy
Can a play peak too soon? That's the quandary that attends the Old Vic airing of Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector's on-point if overextend…
"Handbagged," a play that opened in London a day after Queen Elizabeth II died, depicts a clever, compassionate monarch. But theatrical depictions haven't always been so reverential.
Maynard Eziashi and Donna Berlin play husband and wife in exciting Almeida Theatre premiere from Dipo Baruwa-Etti
Max Webster and Jo Tyabji co-direct Inua Ellams' modern-day adaptation of Sophocles tragedy.
Ivo van Hove returns to the Young Vic, where his shattering 'A View from the Bridge' was first seen in 2014
Two productions at the London playhouse feature heroines who, reluctantly, allow transformative characters into their lives.
While marquee productions have featured star turns from Ian McKellen and Alan Cumming, smaller shows deal with contemporary life.
Shakespeare's valedictory, to comply with the received scholarship on this climactic play of his, lands with muted force in Sean Holmes's curate's egg of a production " engaging and vital at…
Julian Ovenden and Joanna Ampil in Rodgers & Hammerstein classic directed by Daniel Evans, Ovenden's former castmate in Merrily We Roll Along two decades ago
Problematic Globe production of The Tempest, starring Ferdy Roberts as a barely-clad Prospero
Long-aborning musical still has a leg or two further to go
There's further training, shall we say, still needed on 101 Dalmatians, the much-delayed show that marks the second consecutive mu…
Kate Fleetwood as Cruella de Vil in a show in need of further shaping
Joshua Harmon's Off Broadway play resurfaces in London for a shouty revival headed by newcomer Rosie Yadid
Scott Karim and Irfan Shamji reprise their 2019 stage partnership in a new play set between Kolkata, India, and the UK and directed by Milli Bhatia
Last summer's hit Cole Porter revival is itself now revived, now with Kerry Ellis as Reno Sweeney, replacing Sutton Foster
Ella Hunt gives a breakout performance opposite Jack Farthing in patchy 25th anniversary revival of Patrick Marber's London and Broadway play.
In London, a new play about President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and a revival of "The Seagull" explore undercurrents of pain.
Two new plays, "The Southbury Child" and "Mad House," explore domestic discord with contrasting degrees of success.
Kathryn Hunter revisits Lear in a patchy production that co-stars Hunter's boss, Globe artistic director Michelle Terry
Broadway entry from 2017 is the rare sequel that richly delivers
Slamming the door on experience comes with repercussions in A Doll's House, Part 2, the thrilling Broadway entry from Americ…
Siena Kelly in superb form in a play by newcomer Dave Davidson - or maybe not .....
Tinuke Craig directs Sule Rimi and a fine ensemble in early August Wilson drama
The updated musical version of the popular film challenges preconceived notions about the protagonist's appearance. A take on "Oklahoma!" similarly offers a twist on a classic.
Sirine Saba is Agrippina and Nathaniel Curtis Britannicus in rare sighting of 17th-century classic by Racine, directed by Atri Banerjee
