I am often accused of never being satisfied. That is true, I never am. When I reach that petrifying state, it will be time someone shoots me because there would be no further development. Complete satisfaction is the refrigeration of all effort. At the moment, as I have said, we are denuded of soloists.
Fewer people seem to be interested in singing.
The screaming, grunting, and moaning which are today accepted and encouraged as an example of the human voice, mean that these young people who have a decent voice, misuse it. The quality of singing required for Gilbert and Sullivan is rarer today than it was in the early days of the Theatre. This may be a regional shortage, but I have heard the same moan from many people, when I have attended conferences in different parts of the country. Fewer people today seem to have the staying power to spend time and effort on some of the worthwhile hobbies. I consider we have been very fortunate to have kept the flag flying at our Theatre for twenty-one years.