Michael Coveney

Michael Coveney (born 24 July 1948) is a British theatre critic.

[2] He was theatre critic for The Observer from 1990 until he joined the Daily Mail in 1997, following the death of Jack Tinker.

He was chief critic of the theatre website WhatsOnStage.co until retiring from the role in 2016.

He is the author of The Citz, a history of the Citizens Theatre (Nick Hern Books, 1990) and Maggie Smith: A Bright Particular Star (Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1993).

In 2011, he published a biography of Ken Campbell, The Great Caper.