Letter: Alone, not lonely
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Your support makes all the difference.From Ms Patricia Reeves
Sir: The Royal Court's proposal to have a weekly singles night implies that going to the theatre on one's own is somehow strange and sad.
I have loved the theatre all my life, and for the past 50 years have gone regularly, 95 per cent of the time on my own. In that way, I have been able to see and enjoy plays without having to worry as to whether my companion is of the same mind. If I had waited for friends or family to come with me, I should have missed so much.
Now that we no longer live near London, the journey is longer, but I refuse to give up that which has brought me so much happiness.
Yours sincerely,
Patricia Reeves
Bournemouth, Dorset
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