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  1. Billington is "Britain's longest-serving theatre critic" and the author of biographical and critical studies relating to British theatre and the arts. He is the authorised biographer of the playwright Harold Pinter (1930–2008).

  2. Nov 5, 2019 · After almost 50 years and some 10,000 reviews, Michael Billington is to step down as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic. Billington, who was hired in 1971, has been virtually a daily...

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  4. Nov 6, 2015 · Michael Billington has been a Guardian theatre critic for more than 40 years. He talks about disgruntled directors and how the internet has changed the way he writes Linda Mooney

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  5. Dec 4, 2019 · As Michael Billington, the Guardian’s chief theatre critic, prepares to step down, he discusses what has changed – and what hasn’t – in his 48 years as a nightly aisle-squatter

  6. Apr 2, 2019 · An incredible interview with one of the leading theatre critics working today. And a man who has truly dedicated his life to theatre.

  7. Feb 25, 2020 · The changes in criticism reflect radical shifts in theatre and in society at large. The gender issue is a major topic in theatre. One of the first features I wrote for The Guardian, early in 1972, was a piece asking why there were no women playwrights.

  8. Mar 18, 2018 · This November, Michael Billington will turn 79. Three years from now, he will celebrate his fiftieth anniversary as The Guardian’s chief theatre critic. I ask him whether the thought of retirement looms over him at all.

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