Putting short plays under the spotlight | Brief letters

It’s good to see Caryl Churchill bringing short plays back to national attention ( Editorial, 23 October ). JB Shorts in Manchester has been producing six new short plays by TV writers, twice-yearly for two-week runs, since 2009. Bite-Size Plays in Brighton is another good example.

This popular form of theatre has gone on under the radar for decades. Trevor Suthers Manchester Dr Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean, chair of the Bahamas National Reparations Committee, describes King Charles as “the person who is responsible for the enslavement and colonisation of our ancestors” ( ‘We want a full apology for slavery’: Commonwealth at a crossroads as king heads to the Caribbean, 27 October ).

No, he isn’t – any more than Pope Leo is responsible for the crimes of the Inquisition. You can’t inherit guilt. David J Utley Havant, Hampshire Three times in the last century, I have gone to join the military, but backed out each time because, as a homosexual, I refused to lie.

Where is my compensation ( MoD seeks out-of-court resolution over compensation battle with gay veterans, 23 October )? Charles Webber Hackney, London I always envisage the Barringtons and the Rissingtons – namechecked on a road sign on the A40 west of Burford – meeting every week for a couple of G&Ts before sitting down to Sunday lunch ( Letters, 26 October ).

Don Keller Harringay, London Several poems about the snooker player Alex Higgins ( Letters, 23 October ) can be found in the Complete Collected Poems of my late wife, Iliassa Sequin (1940-2019), published in 2021. Ken Sequin London