1,494 stories by "Matt Wolf"
Stephanie J Block delivers a knockout UK stage debut in Bart Sher staging of Cole Porter classic
In June, New York may be in thrall to the Tonys, but life on the London stage continues apace. The month ahead promises a broad array of musicals, from a pocket-sized hit of the Edinburgh Fe…
★★★ ROMEO AND JULIET, DUKE OF YORK'S THEATRE Doomy and deathly, and much-hyped
Tom Holland reaches for the stars and makes it to the theatre's roof
One of Shakespeare's lo…
Olivier winner Cassidy Janson is the standout performer in director Hannah Chissick's production of decades-old Jerry Herman musical revue
Danny Sapani moves on from King Lear at the Almeida to the UK premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis´s trophy-bearing play, co-starring Ayesha Antoine and Martins Inghambe.
A radiant Nina Hoss, from the film Tar, heads the splendid cast of adaptor-director Benedict Andrews's electrifying reclamation of Chekhov's final play
A stage production of the beloved Studio Ghibli movie is big on spectacle, but rarely grabs the heart.
While Broadway spends the month of May in pre-Tony Awards overdrive, the London theater continues to do what it does so well"namely, offering a broad array of shows to suit all tastes. Some …
A gender-flipped Jodie McNee stars in visually impressive, emotionally subpar adaptation of the same Philip K Dick story that spawned the Tom Cruise film
Charles Edwards shines in overly tricksy, overlong Sam Adamson play tracing a friendship over time
The stunning Anthony Welsh heads a pitch-perfect quintet in UK premiere of 2023 Off Broadway play by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins and directed once again by Eric Ting.
In Robert Icke's adaptation of Parts 1 and 2 of "Henry IV," the veteran stage actor's performance belies his age.
Dominic Dromgoole directs UK premiere of Paul Grellong play, wit Julian Ovenden, 2024 Olivier nominee Giles Terera, and Michael Benz
Paul Grellong play delivers in its final passages
The Menier Chocolate Factory has made something of a habit of late out of trawling unexpected corners of the contemporary American…
For him, "art played a particular role in social change," the director Mehmet Ergen said. "Everything was political."
Patricia Clarkson powers the latest iteration of this great, grievous American drama
Memory is a confounding thing. By way of proof, just ask the Mary Tyrone who is being given unforgettable…
Sheridan Smith gives it her all against near-impossible odds
Is there a more purely likeable actress than Sheridan Smith, the performer who was still a teenager when she stole the show at t…
New York isn't the only game in town. London is continually busy, as befits a theater town that thinks not in terms of seasons but of exciting and rewarding shows throughout the year. Just i…
Rachael Stirling and Dominic Rowan are in fine, aptly fruity form in April De Angelis play about the legendary British tragedienne
30 years on from the film, Stephan Elliott's road movie is now an excuse to grab some drinks
Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer bring their Mischief-inflected silliness back to London after a New York run
Justine Mitchell gives a performance for the ages in superb revival of Brian Friel's onetime Broadway flop, with Nick Holder and Declan Conlon in fine form, as well
Billy Crudup makes his West End debut in David Cale play previously seen Off Broadway
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 …
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
