I MET a friend by chance at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall last night and she was incensed by Douglas Henshall's remarks regarding the Citizens Theatre ("After London, Glasgow feels like living in the country", Herald Magazine, February 9). She appraised me of the articles in this week's and last week's magazines. She was delighted and relieved to read Keith Bruce's column ("Sorry, Douglas, but you are wrong about the Citz", Herald Magazine, February 16) and to realise that her own opinion was not wrong after all. Perhaps people do not think Henshall's opinion of Glasgow is worth getting het up about since he has been living in London for so long.
I usually fall behind with my newspapers and had read neither magazine at that point. I remedied this when I went home. I am surprised along with Keith that there had been no irate letters during the week regarding Henshall's views. He apparently took up residence in Glasgow about two months ago. Not a long time in which to have formed such a derogatory impression of what is going on in the city.
Does he not realise that the theatre is closed at present and that the Citizens is doing its best to carry on – between two sites in the city? Has he seen Cyrano de Bergerac and A Christmas Carol, both of which were excellent and as far as I am aware were very well received?
It would be cutting off my nose to spite my face if I did not watch the remaining episodes of the current Shetland on TV, but that is certainly exactly what I feel like doing. What an immense cheek he has.
Catherine M Bergamini,
24 Mossgiel Road, Glasgow.
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