Dear Editor,
I would like to say publicly how very much I enjoyed this year’s Link Show. Thanks and congratulations all round to the team for giving us such a splendid evening’s entertainment. I’ve missed a couple of the shows over the years, but out of those I’ve attended, this certainly was the best: the witty satire, the choreography, the costumes, the sound system, the clever use of images projected onto the screen, the choice of music, the lighting − every aspect of the presentation showed us that excellence continues to be the goal.
Just one thing spoilt the evening for me − and that was the behaviour of the audience when the show was over. We were reminded by an announcement from the Cultural Centre staff that a certain decorum of dress and conduct is expected of us, and I’m sure that many of us winced to realize that our conduct as a nation has deteriorated so badly that we now need to be so warned. So, thankfully, there was no booing or heckling − and that was good. But no excuse can be found for the rudeness with which we leapt to our feet and rushed out of the theatre as soon as the final curtain came down. Indeed, the curtain had to be lowered quite hastily to hide our shame.
The forty-odd people involved in presenting Link Show 25 have worked very, very hard for months: scripting, learning lines, rehearsing, practising dance steps, working on movements, etc, etc. Their efforts provide a delightful night out for thousands of us. The only way we have to thank them is by putting our hands together after each item, and particularly at the end of the show, and letting them know that we appreciate their hard work and their fine performance. Better yet, after such a splendid show as this year’s Link Show, we should be clapping so heartily that they come back and give us just a wee bit more!
Bravo! Encore! Thank you, and well done!
Yours faithfully,
Joyce Jonas
