Irving Wardle

Irving Wardle
Wardle in 2010
Born	John Irving Wardle (1929-07-20)20 July 1929 Manchester, England
Died	23 February 2023(2023-02-23) (aged 93)
Occupation	Theatre critic
Alma mater	Wadham College, Oxford Royal College of Music
Spouse	Joan Notkin ​ ​ (m. 1958, divorced)​ Fay Vivian Crowder ​ ​ (m. 1963, divorced)​ Elizabeth Grist ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	4

John Irving Wardle (20 July 1929 – 23 February 2023) was an English theatre critic and author. He wrote about theatre for The Observer from 1959 to 1963, for The Times from 1963 to 1989, and for The Independent on Sunday from 1989 to 1995.