New Blog by Michael Coveney
Note from Whatsonstage.com Editorial Director Terri Paddock:
This blog has been set up for our chief critic, Michael Coveney, who will shortly be launching his coverage here, which will be an insightful addition to his ongoing overnight reviews for the main website. One of the country’s most respected critics, Michael has been with the company since April 2006. Born in London and educated at St Ignatius College and Worcester College, Oxford, Michael has written about theatre for over three decades, as editor of Plays and Players, and as staff drama critic on the Financial Times, the Observer and, most recently, the Daily Mail. His books include a history of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre and critical biographies of Maggie Smith, Mike Leigh and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Since leaving the Daily Mail in April 2004, Coveney has been a regular contributor to the Guardian, the Observer, the New Statesman, Prospect and BBC Radio’s Front Row. In addition to his reviews on Whatsonstage.com, Michael contributes regular features to our sister print monthly, What’s On Stage Magazine (formerly Theatregoer), and is a member of the advisory panel for our annual audience-voted Theatregoers’ Choice Awards.