I have been led by some of the content in this issue of Drama & Theatre to contemplate the role of the theatre critic. In Bardwatching on page 12 you will find news of a furore caused by respected theatre writer Michael Billington in recent weeks, while on page 30 my interview with Lyn Gardner led me to reflect on the need for a critical audience to be demographically commensurate with the public audience – so that the voices on whose opinion we might base our decision whether to see a production match up with the variety of people making that decision.
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