There's an unspoken assumption that critics should never discuss the show they're reviewing. Isn't it all a bit ... outdated?Some years ago I took my dad with me to the theatre. There were interval drinks for critics and guests in a small room. My father walked in among the assembled critics and asked loudly: "So are we all enjoying it, then?" Everyone froze as if he had just lobbed a hand grenade into the room. Ther…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:38AM on September 2, 2013