'He holds us to account!' Theatre greats celebrate Michael Billington

Patrick Stewart, Peter Brook, Sonia Friedman are among those who give their verdict on a critic with 'razor-like intelligence and a tender heart' Tom Stoppard: In the theatre, Michael is simply "Billington", like a brand. Four stars from Billington is a relief and a blessing; a single star is as rare as five. Actually rarer. After so many reviews and so many years, I doubt Michael ever enters a theatre pessimisticall…

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