Excerpt from chapter 6 of or forever Be Damned: Old names, including Noel Coward, lived on, some sparklingly renewed. Eight or nine new or rebuilt theatres since Ginnys last visit had given ground to glittering young headliners. She reeled off exciting new names: Think of John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Alec Guinness, Michael Redgrave and John Mills. But theyre all men and actors, Mona despaired, they can work in pictures too! I was speaking industrially, dear, not specifically, sidetracked the rambling aunt. Ivor Novello reigns supreme over all things musical. Alas, nowadays you have the trade union, Equity, with its closed shop policy, limiting options for beginners. Unless youre an overnight discovery with producers fighting to contract you, you need membership to work and work to get membership. Then you need so many weeks regional work, using your provisional card, before any West End contracts—even pantos—are permitted, which require full-membership. But Ive got this Me And My Girl interview, thats a London show? Mona was sceptical. Its just something that came up. Try it but keep your expectations low. Remember, expectations are premeditated resentments. https://youtube/watch?v=Mc6XUus5IC4
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