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Why do so many newspaper columnists love to hate theatre?

Why do so many newspaper columnists love to hate theatre?

Opinionby David Benedict
Now is not the time to celebrate with awards – let’s hold off until 2022

Now is not the time to celebrate with awards – let’s hold off until 2022

Opinionby Kate Maltby
Critics are gatekeepers of women and people of colour’s work, writers argue

Critics are gatekeepers of women and people of colour’s work, writers argue

Newsby Giverny Masso
Honesty is the best policy for critics to help theatre revive and flourish

Honesty is the best policy for critics to help theatre revive and flourish

Opinionby Lyn Gardner
Calling out prejudice is vital – but not at the expense of valid criticism

Calling out prejudice is vital – but not at the expense of valid criticism

Opinionby Kate Maltby
Could lockdown arts bring an end to cultural snobbery?

Could lockdown arts bring an end to cultural snobbery?

Opinionby Richard Jordan
Sports fans aren’t wary of experts, so why are arts critics left on the bench?

Sports fans aren’t wary of experts, so why are arts critics left on the bench?

Opinionby David Benedict
Ben Brantley

Ben Brantley

Big Interviewsby Howard Sherman
As theatre begins to renew itself, we must work out how critics engage with it

As theatre begins to renew itself, we must work out how critics engage with it

Opinionby Kate Maltby
New York Times' Ben Brantley to step down

New York Times' Ben Brantley to step down

Newsby Georgia Snow
Localism is vital, but so too is theatre’s national conversation

Localism is vital, but so too is theatre’s national conversation

Opinionby Kate Maltby
No cuts to nude revue – 50 years ago in The Stage

No cuts to nude revue – 50 years ago in The Stage

Archiveby The Stage
The Understudy

The Understudy

Long Reviewsby Fergus Morgan
Careers are fragile – we must be careful not to force out talent

Careers are fragile – we must be careful not to force out talent

Opinionby Kate Maltby
Grace Smart: Dear lazy critics – great design is more than ‘simple, yet effective’

Grace Smart: Dear lazy critics – great design is more than ‘simple, yet effective’

Opinionby Grace Smart
Kate Maltby: Theatre criticism is in trouble but we should still be optimistic

Kate Maltby: Theatre criticism is in trouble but we should still be optimistic

Opinionby Kate Maltby
Michael Coveney: Has the wheel come full circle for amateur theatre in Britain?

Michael Coveney: Has the wheel come full circle for amateur theatre in Britain?

Opinionby Michael Coveney
Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Big Interviewsby Nick Clark
Arifa Akbar to replace Michael Billington as Guardian’s chief theatre critic

Arifa Akbar to replace Michael Billington as Guardian’s chief theatre critic

Newsby Matthew Hemley
Michael Coveney: Today, when everyone's a critic, voices like Michael Billington's are irreplaceable

Michael Coveney: Today, when everyone's a critic, voices like Michael Billington's are irreplaceable

Opinionby Michael Coveney

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