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Michael Keith Billington OBE (born 16 November 1939) is a British author and arts critic. He writes for The Guardian, and was the paper's chief drama critic from 1971 to 2019. Billington is "Britain's longest-serving theatre critic" and the author of biographical and critical studies relating to British theatre and the arts.
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Nov 5, 2019 · Tue 5 Nov 2019 09.00 EST. 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...
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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. Fri 6 Nov...
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May 3, 2015 · Michael Billington. Photo: Daniel Farmer. The Big Interview: Michael Billington. Features May 3, 2015 by Matt Trueman. I n May 1965, The Times sent a 25-year-old theatre critic to review...
Feb 25, 2020 · Michael Billington View all authors and affiliations. Volume 31, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956474820910070. Contents. PDF / ePub. More. The veteran theatre critic explains what he has learned about the role in almost 50 years at The Guardian. Getting a job as a critic is difficult.
Now, at the age of 80, and after 48 years as lead drama critic on the Guardian, Michael Billington is stepping off the critical merry-go-round. He began his life as a critic while a student at Oxford University. After graduating in 1961, he wrote reviews for the Liverpool Echo before a stint working at the Lincoln Theatre Company.
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