A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening.
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Foreword, p. viiiKenneth Tynan
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As poets we do not ask permission before we begin to practise, for there is no authority to license us. We do not inquire whether it is still possible to pen a drama, for the answer to that question is ours alone to give. It is our drama, spoken or sung, that asserts our right to the title of poet. It is our decision that counts, and not the opinion of some theatre management, or the ponderings of the critic, or even the advice of our friendliest mentors.
James Fenton
Has anybody ever seen a drama critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.
P. G. Wodehouse
If Attila the Hun were alive today, he'd be a drama critic.
Edward Albee
Great drama, drama that may reach the alchemical level, must have dimension and its relevance will take care of itself. Writing about AIDS rather than the cocktail set, or possibly the fairy kingdom, will not guarantee importance. . . . The old comment that all periods of time are at an equal distance from eternity says much, and pondering on it will lead to alchemical theatre while relevance becomes old hat.
Robertson Davies
The trade of critic, in literature, music, and the drama, is the most degraded of all trades.
Mark Twain
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