104 stories by "Letters"
Readers respond to a call from theatre leaders to challenge the erosion and devaluation of artistic subjects
I'm appalled to read about the erosion and devaluation of the arts in state schoo…
Jamie Hale, Richard Eyre and Chris Hodgkins respond to the director's proposals
I read Nicholas Hytner's article with interest (The arts in Britain are teetering on the brink. Here is my pla…
Readers on their memories of the founder director of the Hampstead theatre club
As a theatre-obsessed teenager, I used to volunteer at the wonderful Hampstead theatre club in its early days …
Caryl Churchill and Dominic Cooke defend the play Seven Jewish Children, and John Pelling recalls plays by Arnold Wesker and Bernard Kops
In his article (Once even Jews would utter the word …
Readers on freedom of expression and hate speech, following the cancellation of the comedian's Edinburgh fringe show
In Brian Logan's reasonable and informed article (Who went too far: Jerry…
Drama in schools gives students the opportunity to explore a wide range of issues, says Catherine Griffin, while Sue Jackson points to the favouring of Stem subjects at the expense of humani…
Kate Boulton feels shut out of performances where there is no mask-wearing due to Covid concerns. Plus a letter from Anthony Lawton
I completely agree with the actor Liz Carr who has said …
Livestreams change the game for those who can't access live theatre, writes Richard Lee, while John Warburton thinks all National Theatre productions should be broadcast by the BBC
Larry Ell…
Tam Dean Burn says he and many other members of the union for actors and other creative workers have no confidence in the leadership of their Brexit-supporting general secretary
I write in t…
Lionel Burman and Robert Leach shed more light on the country's theatrical history, while Jean Baker extols the merits of joining the Society for Theatre ResearchMark Lewinski (Letters, 6 Ma…
Geoffrey Bull laments the passing of regional theatre companies, while James Collett-White shares a success storyWhile admiring the spirited rearguard action to save buildings (Dozens of uni…
As well as being innovative, musicals are labour-intensive and often take a long time to develop fully, says Jodi MyersIt was encouraging to see the case being made for public investment in …
Many theatres benefit from captioned performances so that everything on stage is made clear through subtitles, says Richard LeeThank you for challenging the myth that privately purchased hea…
Tributes to the film and stage actor, who died last week, from Anthony Roche and Jenifer ArmitageFreddie Jones was an actor of extraordinary gifts and I was saddened to read of his passing. …
Readers share their experiences of how the lack of funding has affected creative industriesI worked at the British Film Institute when Jennie Lee was the arts minister (This philistine gover…
A black actor queries an outpouring of support for Anthony Ekundayo Lennon, who was accused of taking a theatre role meant for ethnic minoritiesThere has been an outpouring of support for An…
Actors including Michaela Ewuraba Coel voice their support for the theatre director and say he has never misled anyoneThe media narrative of a white man adopting a black identity to claim fu…
As the theatre reopens this week, Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton urge 'everyone who professes to have loved the Tricycle' to support its new name and its artistic directorI appeared in Doug …
Former artistic directors and board members call for a rethinkAs both the former artistic directors and all three previous chairs of the board, as well as 12 past board members of London's T…
Ancient tales 'go to the dark core of human experience', writes Harry EyresClaire Armitstead (Ancient tales are back in fashion " for telling it like it is, 16 July) is only partly right. Su…
Bryan Raven adds his voice to the worry over a ban on much entertainment lighting, while Stephane Arditi says the directive can be amended. Plus letters from John Lincoln and Eleanor Levin, …
The president of the Association of Lighting Directors warns that a new directive could make all existing equipment obsoleteI am writing to you as the president of the Association of Lightin…
Loo queue view | Boris Johnson's non-apology | Bottle deposit schemes | Plastic-free in France | Caned for passing the 11-plusWe are sorry for the inconvenience experienced by Gill Glover (L…
Royal Shakespeare Theatre toilets | Women's Aid | Karren Brady | MnemonicsRe your article "Time to end the queue for women's loos" (G2, 22 March), when I visited the newly refurbished R…
Directing Graham Chapman in The Dog Beneath the Skin left a lasting impression on Duncan Noel-Paton I was intrigued to read Michael Billington's review of the seldom-performed The Dog Beneat…
