A world of superb theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe for just £5 | Brief letters
I understand the concern about ticket prices for the theatre, but is it really “becoming the pursuit of a moneyed elite” (Editorial, 1 March)? West End prices compare reasonably with Premier League football tickets, and you can still be a groundling for superb plays at Shakespeare’s Globe for just £5.
Elaine Yeo
Enfield, London
Zoe Williams (Who will miss the manual car when it’s gone? Only the very smuggest drivers, 4 March) is depriving herself of the deep satisfaction of smooth downward changes in a crash gearbox, necessitating the procedure known as double declutching – a dying art that I practice often in my 1970 Fiat 500.
Dr Allan Dodds
Nottingham
Re your article (‘It doesn’t feel special’: is Soho House a victim of its own success?, 5 March), as a low-paid “creative” I went to the “exclusive” Soho House in its first years simply by following the best advice I’ve ever been given: forget expensive membership fees, just get to know the door staff. Worked every time.
Nigel Robinson
London
I’m no fan of artificial intelligence, but let’s keep criticism of this “resurgence of disinformation” in perspective (AI-generated images of Trump with Black voters being spread by supporters, 4 March). Photoshop has been manipulating images for more than 30 years.
David Beake
Sheringham, Norfolk
As a child, when I asked for something considered expensive, my parents would say: “Who do you think we are, the Rothschilds?” (Lord Rothschild obituary, 4 March).
Helen Evans
Ruthin, Denbighshire
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