Putting short plays under the spotlight | Brief letters

Caryl Churchill | King Charles and reparations | Homosexuality in the military | Road signs | Poems on Alex Higgins 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 Continue reading...