Two decades ago, Susannah Clapp filed her first theatre review for the Observer. Here, she reflects on the quirks of the job, the joy of spotting new stars " and how the role of the critic has changed'How long do you think you'll do it?" asked the arts editor when she told me I'd got the job. "A year?" Maybe I'll stretch it to two, I muttered.I was interviewed for the post of Observer theatre critic in the spring of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AM on May 28, 2017