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page 1British theatre critics
William Hazlitt
English essayist and writer (1778–1830)

Leigh Hunt
British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)
George Henry Lewes
British philosopher (1817-1878)
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980)
Derek Taylor
British music executive (1932-1997)
Eric Bentley
American playwright (1916–2020)

Jeremy Collier
English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian
Charles Osborne
Australian/British author (1927–2017)
James Mortimer
American chess player (1833-1911)
James Agate
British diarist and critic (1877-1947)
Toby Young
British journalist (born 1963)
Michael Billington
British author and arts critic (born 1939)
John Dennis
English dramatist (1658–1734)
Paul Bailey
British novelist (1937–2024)
Penelope Gilliatt
British writer (1932-1993)
Desmond MacCarthy
British literary critic (1877–1952)
Bamber Gascoigne
English television presenter (1935–2022)
John Russell Taylor
British writer
John Gross
English writer, anthologist, and critic (1935-2011)

Quentin Letts
British journalist (born 1963)
Clive Barnes
English writer and critic (1927-2008)
Nick Awde
British musician and writer
Hannen Swaffer
British journalist (1879-1962)
J. T. Grein
British impresario (1862–1935)
Michael Kennedy
British music journalist and biographer (1926-2014)
Arnold Haskell
British dance critic