Tuesday, July 14, 2026

'Tender' review — this quietly astonishing thriller is tough-minded and terrific by Matt Wolf

Eleanor Tindall's splendid two-hander gets a deserved upgrade to the Bush Theatre mainstage. Emily Aboud once again directs.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:12AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 10, 2026

'Allegra' review — Maureen Lipman bursts into song in Peter Quilter's whimsical play by Matt Wolf

Maureen Lipman, age 80, brings a misbegotten vanity production to the West End, written by Peter Quilter, the author of "Glorious!" and "End of the Rainbow"

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:17AM[SHARE]
Monday, July 6, 2026

'Cyrano de Bergerac' review — Adrian Lester is remarkable in this absolute triumph of a show by Matt Wolf

Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding headline a remarkable reappraisal of the 1897 classic, here directed by Simon Evans, who co-authored the new version with Debris Stevenson.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 25, 2026

'The Truth' review — Florian Zeller's intricately plotted comedy is gorgeously acted by Matt Wolf

Stephen Mangan has his best role since "The Norman Conquests" in revival of Florian Zeller's densely woven if rather heartless play: Janie Dee lends ace support

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:58AM[SHARE]
Saturday, June 20, 2026

'Much Ado About Nothing' review — this glorious production is the Globe at its very best by Matt Wolf

Pippa Nixon and Ken Nwosu play Beatrice and Benedick, and Joseph Potter all but steals the show as the unashamedly malevolent Don John; Chelsea Walker directs, beautifully

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:14AM[SHARE]
Friday, June 5, 2026

'Are You Watching?' review — this scalding new play examines sex, violence and the online world by Matt Wolf

Debut playwright channels the great Caryl Churchill in her 65-minute play about the grim intersection of carnality and chaos, desire and dread: Jess Edwards directs the expert cast of six he…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:16AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

'Equus' review — this deeply impassioned revival of Peter Shaffer's play is a wild ride by Matt Wolf

Newcomer Noah Valentine makes a stunning impact as Alan Strang, opposite Toby Stephens's Martin Dysart, in Lindsay Posner's deeply felt revival of the 1973 Peter Shaffer play.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:21AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 15, 2026

'Stage Kiss' review — this American backstage comedy takes a wry look at intimacy by Matt Wolf

MyAnna Buring inherits Jessica Hecht's Off Broadway role as She in the UK debut of Sarah Ruhl's play, which suggests Coward and Pirandello crossed with "Noises Off"

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:11AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

'I'm Not Being Funny' review — comedy is therapy in this intimate and heartfelt show by Matt Wolf

A radiant Tia Bannon and the likeable Jerome Yates play parents under pressure in Piers Black's grief-laden two-hander that honours its title

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:56PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

"Between The River and The Sea" review — this thoughtful solo show reflects on identity and tolerance by Matt Wolf

A charismatic, empathic Yousef Sweid stars in his and Isabella Sedlak\'s solo play about a twice-divorced Palestinian Israeli search for identity in an ever more binary world

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:54PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 13, 2026

Critic Matt Wolf goes behind the scenes at the biggest night in London theatre: the Olivier Awards, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. by Matt Wolf

"Paddington" got seven Olivier gongs, but "Into the Woods," "Evita," and the sleeper success that is "Kenrex" held their own

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:13AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

'Copenhagen' review " fraught real-world events lend new power to Michael Frayn's play by Matt Wolf

Damien Molony and a miscast Richard Schiff play Heisenberg and Bohr in he first London revival of Michael Frayn's Tony-winning drama; Alex Kingston plays Margrethe, for which Blair Brown won…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:31PM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 28, 2026

'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' review " this exuberant play explores heritage, identity and sisterhood by Matt Wolf

Jocelyn Bioh's five-time 2024 Tony-nominated play comes to west London in Monique Touko's hyper-exuberant production; Paul Wills is the top-class designer

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:32AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

'Consumed' review " four generations of women assemble for this fiery, feral family showdown by Matt Wolf

Northern Ireland-set play is funny, sparky and ultimately savage, with a superb star turn from Julia Dearden

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:36AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

'The Holy Rosenbergs' review " this pressure cooker of a drama is a sharp and timely revival by Matt Wolf

Tracy-Ann Oberman and Adrian Lukis head a sterling cast in blistering revival of Ryan Craig's play about familial fallout prompted by the situation in the Middle East

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:16AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

'Bird Grove' review " quietly scorching play about writer George Eliot by Matt Wolf

Andor's Elizabeth Dulau gives a star-making performance as Mary Ann Evans before she became George Eliot; Tony winner Owen Teale co-stars as her father, Robert.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:58AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

'Deep Azure' review " the late Chadwick Boseman's play is adventurous, committed and tragically pertinent by Matt Wolf

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe is the possibly unlikely berth for the UK premiere of a 2005 play about Black-on-Black violence from the late, much-missed Chadwick Boseman

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:05AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 13, 2026

'I'm Sorry, Prime Minister' review " Griff Rhys Jones and Clive Francis are wonderful sparring partners in this witty comedy by Matt Wolf

Clive Francis, 80 this year, delivers the standout performance in writer and co-director Jonathan Lynn's farewell to the beloved Yes, Minister TV and stage franchise.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:13AM[SHARE]
Friday, January 30, 2026

'Ballad Lines' review " this powerful folk musical is suffused with passion and heart by Matt Wolf

Long-aborning Finn Anderson musical has a gorgeous score but needs work on its clotted, overly earnest book; Tanya Azevedo directs the mostly-female cast of 8.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:09AM[SHARE]
Monday, January 19, 2026

'Woolf Works' review " Wayne McGregor's impassioned response to Virginia Woolf's writing by Matt Wolf

The word made flesh takes on renewed meaning when it comes to Woolf Works, Wayne McGregor's impassioned response to the writing of Virginia Woolf. First seen in 2015, since which time McGreg…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:06AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

'Christmas Day' review " it's the family gathering from hell in Sam Grabiner's intriguing, beautifully acted play by Matt Wolf

Bel Powley is in bruising form as Nigel Lindsay's outspoken daughter in Sam Grabiner's messy but always-interesting play, directed by James Macdonald

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:35AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

'Indian Ink' review " Felicity Kendal pays emotional tribute to Tom Stoppard in this deeply felt revival by Matt Wolf

Felicity Kendal shifts roles in this splendid 30th-anniversary production of a minor Top Stoppard play, here delivered with feeling and empathy by the director Jonathan Kent and a genuine fi…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:36AM[SHARE]

'Paranormal Activity' review " things go bump in the night in this chilling stage adaptation of the hit horror movie by Matt Wolf

Patrick Heusinger makes a ripped West End debut in this stage iteration of the hugely popular film franchise, here directed by Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett and co-starring Melissa James ("Moul…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:41AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo' review " this scorched-earth portrait of war is immensely powerful by Matt Wolf

The protean Kathryn Hunter fills in brilliantly for an indisposed David Threlfall in the European premiere of Rajiv Joseph's 2011 Broadway play about the ravages of war, directed by the ever…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:21AM[SHARE]
Monday, December 8, 2025

'Last Days' review " this Kurt Cobain-inspired modern opera is totally mesmerising by Matt Wolf

2022 co-commission between the Royal Opera and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama is back for a longer run of a work inspired by the Gus van Sant film of the same name about onetime Nir…

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:14PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

'Fallen Angels' review " Janie Dee and Alexandra Gilbreath are a hoot in Noël Coward's risqué comedy by Matt Wolf

Janie Dee dazzles afresh in this centenary revival of Noel Coward's fragile if sexually audacious 1925 comedy, last seen in London a quarter-century ago

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:51AM[SHARE]
Monday, December 1, 2025

Sir Tom Stoppard " a playwright for the ages by Matt Wolf

An appreciation of Sir Tom Stoppard, arguably the greatest English-language dramatist of his generation

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:25PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 27, 2025

'Lovers Actually' review " this indecently funny musical spoof of the classic film is a joyful festive pick-me-up by Matt Wolf

Neil Hurst and Jodie Prenger co-author a ribald, rude, riotously funny take-down of the 2003 film, directed by Alex Jackson, who gave us "Homo Alone"

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:35AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

'The Horse of Jenin' review " this Palestinian coming-of-age tale brilliantly mixes compassion, conviction and comedy by Matt Wolf

Alaa Shehada's hit solo play from Edinburgh transfers to London, mixing humour, history - and horror

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:18PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 24, 2025

'Ride the Cyclone' review " this strange but sweet new musical is one of the giddiest delights of the year by Matt Wolf

Grace Galloway and Damon Gould are amongst the terrific cast in the European premiere of this quirky, sweet Off Broadway hit, seen originally in Canada; Lizzie Gee directs and choreographs.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:14AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 3, 2025

'Dead Man Walking' review " this extraordinary contemporary opera has the force of a thunderclap by Matt Wolf

Christine Rice gives a tremendous performance as Sister Helen Prejean in the ENO premiere of Jake Heggie's scorching opera

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:56PM[SHARE]

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