New editors need to shift the scenery " but shouldn't the Times keep on a reviewer who is on the same wavelength as readers?Three years ago, after Libby Purves came out of the blue to succeed Benedict Nightingale as theatre critic of the Times, there were reasons to wonder about her appointment. Nightingale had been there for two decades, dispensing expertise as well as opinions. Shouldn't another theatre professiona…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM on September 21, 2013