Holly Williams is a Welsh arts and features writer and theatre critic. [1] [2] [3][ non-primary source needed] She grew up in Wales, studied at the University of York [4] and worked for a local[ clarification needed] newspaper before moving to London. From 2010 to 2016 she worked at The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. [5] Since 2016 she has been a staff writer for WhatsOnStage.com. [6] She has also contributed to The Daily Telegraph [1] [2] and the London Evening Standard. [7] Since 2019, she has been a judge for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. [8]