How I Became an Englishman

Peter had recently turned eighteen when he heard rumours that a demonstration was going to take place that day. He and his classmates of his prestigious school were instructed not to attend, which naturally made them all the more eager to do so.

John Anthony Peter MBE (born Janos Antal Peter; 24 August 1938 - 3 July 2020) was a Hungarian-born British theatre critic, who immigrated to Britain in 1956. He was chief drama critic of The Sunday Times from 1984 to 2003, and The Sunday Times contributing drama critic through to 2010. In 1990 he founded the Ian Charleson Awards, which he directed until 2017.