The reviewer reviewed: 40 years of Michael Billington
If you're a theatre-lover, there's every chance you've seen this man in the aisles. As Guardian critic Michael Billington celebrates 40 years of reviewing, stars of the stage " from Lucy Prebble to Peter Hall " pay tributeMichael Billington became the Guardian's drama critic a year after I became arts editor in 1970. He was fresh from a stint on the Times, and came wreathed in recommendations, and with a reputation f…