... Actions speak louder than words SIR, It's no use actors moaning at casting directors. I am always sur prised at how polite and helpful some of them arc, considering the pressures they are under. What is wrong, is the state of the acting profession, with ...

... which you assert that all performances of The King must be matched against the interpretation of Yul Brynner in the role. I speak as one who had the pleasur able experience of appearing as The Kralahome and sometimes as The King in the original London produc ...

... Locals speak out SIR, Your item in Television Diary in your issue dated February 28 concerning the local accents depicted in our series Devices And Desires has been brought to my attention. Apart from the fact that many of the central characters of the ...

... Put the accent on fine tuning SIR,-The letter, Locals speak out, in last week's issue spurs me to broach a subject which has long caused grief to myself (as a professional forever in search of perfection) and, I imagine, to the populace of Wales. On so ...

... Turn on, tune in, speak up SIR,--Recently at my local Equity branch meeting we passed a motion to request head office to look into the prospect of setting up a crises line to counsel distressed actors. Regressive spending cuts, short er, sparser, lower ...

... Voices of discontent SIR--Anthony Allen is to be commended for speaking out against the Radio Times's cynical treatment of actors working in both television and radio (August 15). Although he has been fobbed off with a typically unhelpful response from ...

... grammes and presenters huffing and puffing at us. Without the Beeb's influence, who knows, even our children might learn to speak properly again! Come on. Support the strikers and bring back entertainment! Christopher Hervey-Alleyn Manor Road Teddington ...

... Elections surely members within those spheres should have the right to say who will repre sent them on Council and who will speak for them? Our Councillor hardly ever attends the Afro-Asian Committee meetings to report back from Council nor does he get ...

... or slogans, what huge strides can be made by building a relaxed and multi racial society. To quote a prominent British MP, speaking at a seminar on Africa: If you want to see the South Africa of the future, come to Bop huthatswana today. Jerry Reid Secretary ...

... Royal Court in 77k Stage puzzling and, frankly, annoying. And since he chose to vent his spleen on your front page before speaking to me, it's a bit rich of Mr Scon to accuse me of negotiating via The Stage. Graham Cowley General Manager Royal Court Theatre ...