Stratford Festival Third Stage
July 27 – September 4, 1988
Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Directed by Robin Phillips
Role: A Beefeater
Critical Response
“The Critic opens with some gloriously funny shots at the pretensions and hypocrisy of playwrights and critics. . . . Here is a priceless opportunity for actors to let their hair down and indulge in excess. . . . What’s required is discipline and tight ensemble work; overactive overacting spells disaster. . . . And what a delight [the ensemble work] is to see. [The Critic is] an upbeat way to end a shrewdly chosen festival season that combines popularity and real artistic achievement.”
—Robert Crew, Toronto Star (August 1, 1988)