Musicals are expensive and risky, as the producers of the new Adrian Mole adaptation well know. But that doesn't mean critics should feel duty-bound to support themAre critics too hard on new British musicals? Well, not on Matilda or Billy Elliot they weren't. The five-star reviews came thick and fast for those delights, both of which are still running in the West End and may well for years to come. Most critics love…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM on July 14, 2014