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Digested week: Garrick Club confirms an actual woman has joined – the queen

Approval of the royal’s membership doesn’t seem to be the most rigorous enforcement of the democratic principle

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

Queen Camilla makes history as first female royal member of London's elite Garrick Club

Camilla is one of just a handful of women to join exclusive private members club since it permitted female members for first time in 193 years

Evening Standard · Mar 26

‘I’m a big bear. I lumber’: showbiz superstar Richard Kind on delivering performances you can see from space

The first time Kind starred in Nazi-spoof The Producers, he lost 30lb. Is he – and the West End – ready for his return? And why is he so worried about his old flatmate George Clooney?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

Mrs Warren’s Profession review – Imelda Staunton in formidable form as brothel-keeper

Filial tangles, played with the actor’s real-life daughter Bessie Carter, bring George Bernard Shaw’s once-banned drama to life

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

‘I said there was no reason to make it a musical!’ Mel Brooks on The Producers’ West End transfer

Veteran director, who originally opposed adapting 1967 film for the stage, is ‘very proud’ as Menier Chocolate Factory production will move to London’s Garrick theatre

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

Barrister cleared of misconduct after criticising 'boys' club' attitude in legal profession

Dr Charlotte Proudman had faced disciplinary tribunal over Twitter thread criticising a ruling in a case she worked on

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Welcome to the club: why are private members’ clubs booming?

Whether it’s an exclusive establishment with a years-long waiting list or a working men’s club at the heart of its community, there’s nothing like a sense of belonging. And when times are tough, memberships go up

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024

Simon Case 'rejoins Garrick club' six months after resigning amid row over ban on women members

The head of the civil service resigned after he was named on a list of 80 senior male figures in politics, the law and arts who were members while women were excluded

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024

Head of civil service Simon Case rejoins Garrick Club six months after quitting it

Case left in March after the Guardian published names of senior public figures who were in the then men-only club

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024

The week in theatre: Why Am I So Single?; The Band Back Together; Our Country’s Good – review

Dating disasters fuel a joyful new musical from the creators of Six; three old band members reunite in Barney Norris’s low-key elegy to lost youth. Plus, a hit-and-miss revival of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s penal colony classic

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024