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Embarking on entertainment
Reading the review of You Lucky People by Patrick Newley (page 18, September 18) reminded me of my close encounters with Tommy Trinder.
iPlayer pay
The Stage Online mum who enquires how much artists get paid when their programmes are shown on BBC iPlayer (Letters, page 9, September 18) can do no better than contact the British Equity Collecting Society Limited.
Talent drain
I read the letter from Bryn Hughes headlined American Dream (Letters, page 8, September 25) with interest. Keira Knightley and Kate Winslet aside - lovely as they are - I’d like to mention the names of a few more actors that have left the UK to work in the US. Idris Elba, Eamonn Walker, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Treva Etienne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Oyelowo… I could go on.
Showing support
As a regular weekly subscriber to The Stage, I am really disappointed of late with the constant critical remarks regarding Andrew Lloyd Webber and his West End shows (Chit Chat, page 9, September 25).
Printing plates
We at Samuel French Ltd were surprised and excited to see an illustration from an old T H Lacy Acting Edition adorning the Training page (page 14, September 25) in reference to a one-day symposium on 19th-century plays.
Pages of history
Wanted: Good home for a collection of more than 500 theatre programmes dating from 1937 to 1995, in chronological order. Mostly straight plays. Many London theatres, and Manchester touring venues, but about 50 from various reps etc. around the country. Any library or other organisation interested, please contact me.
Palace history
May I through the pages of The Stage, ask readers for any memories or information concerning the recent history of the Palace Theatre Plymouth and for any information on the adjoining hotel - the Grand Western Hotel, which was purpose built for patrons of the theatre at the same time as the theatre.
Embrace or withdraw
There’s one major snag with Ewan Spence’s vision for Eurovision (September 11, page 11), the BBC is only one of its 120 members and the Song Contest is not a BBC production.
Gospel truth
Having recently seen the Last Choir Standing competition on BBC1, I am amazed that the ACM Gospel Choir, who appear more like a rock group, back one of the judges in a Stevie Wonder number and then, as if by magic, appear with him a few days later in a concert, all at a time they release an album. Aren’t these usually winners’ perks and shouldn’t a judge be impartial?
Host with the most
There must be numerous solutions to the current dissatisfaction with the voting procedure in the Eurovision Song Contest (Ewan Spence column, September 11, page 11).
That’s entertainment
I read with interest your article on producer Duggie Chapman (September 11, page 27). I was surprised to see there was no mention that he was asked by the Isle of Man tourist board in the early eighties to come over to run the Gaiety Theatre Douglas, the 1,000-seat Matcham theatre, following the retirement of manager Bob Wilkinson.
American dream
Liz Thomas makes valid points in her column “Losing Britain’s best to the US” (September 11, page 25), but Keira Knightley is far from being “the most obvious case in the past decade”. The pirate movie trilogy aside, her highest-profile screen roles have been in a British milieu.
Curtains rise and fall
It’s great news to read that the London Hippodrome is to reopen as a theatre, but before we all get excited, this is purely for La Clique - a cabaret cum burlesque show that will occupy the existing night club space with only cosmetic touches to get the show ready. The proposed casino at the Hippodrome has already been refused its initial licence application. Having seen Phantom of the Opera in Las Vegas and how the auditorium there has been adapted to resemble an opera house, imagine how the Hippodrome could be purpose built and adapted for the new Phantom musical that is currently being written.
Proud to play Pitney
Since the death of Gene Pitney, I have been keeping his music and name alive by performing a tribute show of Gene’s music throughout the UK. I have been involved with Maurice Merry on two shows and have other shows with him coming up.
Name check
I am writing on behalf of the charity Young Enterprise, in response to your article Sound Cheque (Insight, August 28, page 6).Ê
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