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Yes, it had a very good reputation. I think when Jane Howell left there she
went on to work at the Royal Court Theatre.

Saw Anna Russell there 'doing' the Ring Cycle, all by herself. Hilarious!

I remember the electrician being so drunk-as-a-skunk during the technical
fit up that he just didn't write down every lighting cue and Jane Howell,
who was the director then, went justifiably mad when he missed
every one of
them in the technical rehearsal. Just occasionally, I still see some of
those long-ago faces on tv. It's quite a jolt when that happens but fun,
too. I found an old programme in the archives showing my name as a 'walk
on' in a panto and suddenly, all those names came rushing back to
me. How
peculiar!

Poke a memory with a sharp stick and you never know what else will
float up.

It's going back an awfully long way - about 45 years which seems horrifying!

My memories of Hornchurch go back to 1943...

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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