Billington has held this position for nearly half a century, beginning in 1971, and has been a theatre critic since 1965 when he worked for the Times. Although he said his time at the Guardian was ...

BroadwayWorld recently reported that Michael Billington is stepping down as the Guardian's chief theatre critic. According to The Stage, Arifa Akbar will succeed Billington. Akbar is a former ...

Theatre critic Michael Billington has criticised British theatre for being too "soft centred", claiming political and international drama are virtually non-existent. He was speaking in an in ...

Michael Billington spoke with artistic director Rufus Norris about his career and processes. Billington stepped down from his role as chief theatre critic of the Guardian, a position he held for ...

LONDON — One very sticky afternoon last month, amid a surprisingly crowded summer theater season, Michael Billington ... for a few weeks. Billington has been the drama critic for The Guardian ...

Theatre critic Michael Billington has branded regional theatre “a shadow” of what it used to be. He also said that venues outside of London were making “increasingly bland” production ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Michael Billington has remained ...

Arifa Akbar is to succeed Michael Billington as chief theatre critic at the Guardian. Former literary editor of the Independent, Akbar has written about the arts for the Guardian over several ...

Michael Billington, the Guardian’s chief theatre critic, has announced he is stepping down from the role after nearly half a century. Billington has held the position since 1971, and began ...