Should critics offer an easier ride to some kinds of theatre than others in order to offer them much needed support? In Monday's Guardian, Lyn Gardner wrote of a regional show she'd reviewed and awarded what she says she had "hoped was a fair three-star review." But it wasn't enough, apparently: as she goes on, "Shortly afterwards, the director sent me an impassioned email, pointing out that some regional theatres we…
SOURCE: The Stage at 01:48AM on November 30, 2011