Peter Calder
Film, theatre and restaurant critic for the New Zealand Herald.
Media
Jul 11, 2016
Critic's Day: Peter Calder's classic column 'Job of others to nurture fragile flower of art'
In 2002 a small storm erupted when the brilliant film, theatre and restaurant critic Peter Calder dared to negatively review a local production. An actor involved angrily accused him of traitorousness, or some other rubbish. Below we reprint, with Calder's kind permission, his scorching response.
