ABSTRACT
There has never been a more challenging time to be an arts critic. Delivering to digitally literate readers who expect your thoughts on the play by the time they arrive home is one such challenge, as is meeting the expectations of your overworked arts editor, who knows that you’re both in the firing line should the axe swing again in another round of redundancies. That is to say nothing of the artists, who need and crave your attention, or the fact that the blog you started last year is hitting the spot with your witty observations but hasn’t made any money.
