Are Theater Critics Too Negative? Is Theater Criticism Dying?
- DATE: April 8, 2015
- POSTED BY: Jessica Koslow
Jonathan Mandell’s recent HowlRound article, Are Theater Critics Critical? An Update, revisits an old and passionate conversation — and it got people talking once again. You may have seen Thomas Cott’s email yesterday spotlighting both Mandell’s article along with one by U.K. critic Mark Shenton. In his article, Mandell asks — and answers — a few hot-button questions about theater criticism: Should anybody care about theater critics? Are theater critics crucial? Are theater critics too negative? Is theater criticism dying? …
