... I'll second that From Michael Linden: SIR Seldom have I agreed with a polemic so much as with Garry Bushell's When will we see the like again (The Stage and Television Today, October 20). The defining difference between the comic pimples of the present and the past masters is that today almost all are writer/performers. In the past each discipline had a part to play and knew its place. Some ...

... The more the merrier?! From Michael Earl: SIR Your correspondents Michelle Myers and Peter Lazell (Bothered by Bushell, Funny Business, October 20, Letters, page 1 1) soon might not need to worry about journalists jumping the queue of drama students and variety artists waiting and hoping for an Equity card. If the new Council, proceeding further along the manifesto of the Left Alliance, ...

... Thanks for a happy ending From Peter Molloy: SIR As you are aware, I have acted on behalf of The Salmon Sisters, liaising with the media throughout the recent traumatic events, following 1 5-year-old Jill's disappearance from Majorca. May I through this column, express our thanks to everyone who has helped and supported The Salmon family throughout a nightmare eight week period. The family ...

... SIR--Having seen myself widely 'quoted' in the August 4 edition of The Stage and Television Today (Barbican, Barbican't, page 12), I thought I should respond by trying to put things in context and clear up what I felt were some inaccuracies and misrepresentations. Firstly I should like to say that I have a great regard for the Corporation of London and enjoyed much of my time at the Barbican ...

... SIR--The education debate--mandatory awards--is reaching a stage where the mistakes of forming the dying accreditation system, running it and draining the public purse for no public good have to be analysed, and the basic facts on which the future accredita tion system will be based are stated. At present there are three parties involves in drama edu cation: National Council for Drama ...

... SIR--I was appalled to read of yet another example of misinformation about casting being conveyed to subscribers to PCR. May I echo the anger which Brian Hewitt-Jones voices in your article on Page 3 of this week's issue, PCR jumps the gun, ('News, page three, April 21). Over the past several years my com pany has experienced that same frus tration and time wasting exercise of having to return ...

... SIR In The Stage and Television Today, April 2 1, Brian Attwood's report on the Equity AGM, con cerning the debate on the future of the AGM, headlined: Equity votes for end to AGM (News, page two), begins: Equity's annual general meeting this week sensationally voted itself out of existence The article then goes on to describe how performers backed an amendment to the Council's pro posal ...

... SIR Last week s issue of the Stage and Television Today regarding Chris Bond's non-invitation to the Olivier Awards carried an article which requires clarification Sweeney's Bond left on his Todd, page one, April 21). I do not believe in name calling as it only detracts from the real issue. I deeply regret the remarks which broke the courtesy code and ask the Olivier Awards office to accept ...

... SIR What a very strange and illogical set of responses there were to those individual members who support the Campaign for a Representative Conference whose names happen to be more widely recognisable than oth ers. The reason that they are so is obvi ous. They work regularly in all areas, and at every level, of our profession. Who better to represent the members of our union than just such ...

... Letters L should be addressed to: I The Editor, I The Stage And Television Today, I 47 Bermondsey I Street, I London SE1 3XT I SIR--As a regular reader of The Stage and Television Today I must respond to 'the dramatic gesture' proposed by Ian Flintoff (The time has come to give back your gong--January 20). Alas, as much as I admire Mr FlintofFs 'angry response' to the 'arts continuing to be ...

... SIR I feel I had to write to say that although I agree with everything your reviewer said about the wonderful production of Scrooge The Musical at the Apollo Theatre, Oxford, I was very disappointed to see it reviewed amongst the pantomimes Qanuary n). This brilliant musical is about as far away from a pantomime as you could possibly get and I feel that this needs to be pointed out to your ...

... SIR On behalf of The Players' Theatre, I am writing to take issue with Duggie Chapman's claim in his full-page advertisement in your publication (February 24), that his company is Britain's Longest Running Music Hall 30th Year. We are proud to say that we are now in our 58th year, nearly twice as long as Mr Chapman Malcolm Williams Box Office Manager Players' Theatre The Arches Villiers ...