Editor-in-chief Katharine Viner hails the 'extraordinary' career of the celebrated critic who started at the newspaper in 1971 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 presence in the paper through decades of different broadsheet designs up to today's tabloid and digital forma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM on November 5, 2019