... MANY THANKS SIR, Since my recent disablement I have been overwhelmed by the generosity and kindness shown to me and my family by all my friends and colleagues. I have been unable to thank them all personally for their letters and enquiries, and it is im possible for me to thank all who have contributed, through Larry Dalzell, to what I can only describe as my nursing fund as they have ...

... TECHNICIANS Sir,-- With reference to the article Where are the Technicians of Tomorrow, may I pass a few comments as a technician with over 40 years' experience? firstly, 1 was surprised with John Bury's approach to the stage designer, in as much that he would ask the technician How can I do this? Surely a competent stage designer worth his salt, should be fully conversant with scenery con ...

... SOUND SIR,-- I would like to underline the comments of Denis Harbour and Gwen North. Theatre sound, is, on the whole, appalling. Though when it is good it can steal the show. In our wide tours of Scotland and England I have never come across a theatre with suitable sound equip ment. To get sound to a high standard in the theatre one needs specialised sound equipment and a sound technician, but ...

... PROTEST Sir.-- We the undersigned members of Equity currently working at the Nottingham Playhouse believe that: The Council in its present form does not provide a democratic representation of the full range of its membership. We further believe that in order to provide a coherent determination as to whether or not Equity should remain registered under the Indus trial Relations Act, the ...

... SIR. Can someone please tell us how it is possible to justify the spending of £4,000 on a sound ins tallation in the Little Theatre of Mull, a theatre of onlv 40-odd seats? One wonders which theatre sound expert (so-called) Barrie Hesketh is going to consult and what sort of guarantee he will seek in order that the sound system shall be more satisfactory than those in stalled in the theatres ...

... PSYCHIC RESEARCH SIR May I make an appeal for help through your columns? As we know, many theatricals are interested in the field of psychical research. Spiritualism, etc. I wonder if any who have had purported evidential Communication from Ivor Novello are prepared to share their experiences with an author and psychical researcher? The object is to present a book, the literary pro ceeds from ...

... 'Cheat ending' in Thriller play Dear Sir, I would welcome the opportunity to publicly reply to Patrick Campbell's criticism of mv Thriller, Once The Killing Starts (Television Today, February 7). Let me first say that I totally agree with his main criticism of the cheat ending. However, in the original script there were stronger clues; the final scene explored more fully the fact that the ...

... SIR. In the just published issue of Equity there appears an article by 48 supporters of the Campaign for Reaffiliation and Progress for Equity. Before the February 10 Special General Meeting this same body issued leaflets underlining some quite noble aims. I care little for the differences and haggles oc casionally (though not unhealthily) erupting between various splinter groups on the one ...

... THE ANTI-REFERENDERS Sir, Other than Equity, is there a Union of workers anywhere, in this country or elsewhere, some of whose members openly and actually declare opposition to the holding of a referendum? I am merely putting a question. Your*: faithfullv Reuben Elyy. 145 Gloucester Avenue, N.W.I. ...

... Dear Sir, I am in almost total disagreement with Sandy Allison in criticising the acting in Thames's Jennys and London Weekend's The Affairs of the Heart. Lee Remick gives a very creditable performance as Jennie Jerome. After all, it is extremely difficult for an American to portray another, who won the heart of Lord Randolph Churchill, probably the greatest British statesman of this century ...

... GOODWILL VISIT SIR--I was very moved to hear over Christmas Cliff Richard's recent experiences in a children's relief camn in Bangladesh. I have talked with Donald Swann about his experiences while touring in the Middle East. Danny Kaye's work for UNICEF is of course well known. All these individual efforts are admirable but what a great gesture of goodwill it would be if a plan- load of ...

... PLAYWRIGHTS Sir,--I feel much sympathy for the disheartened fellow scribes who have contributed to this forum. Although it is many years since I suffered the frustrating pangs of a beginning writer, the painful memory is still in the back of my mind, and will probably remain there forever. Fortunately, I discovered early enough in my chosen career, that writing was a rough business, and one ...