The actors were given fast-tracked membership during the club’s annual general meeting yesterday evening, The Guardian
reports. Until now, no woman had been allowed into the Garrick unless invited in and accompanied around the building by a man.
About 60 per cent of members of the central London institution voted in May to admit women, reversing several earlier votes that had blocked proposals to reform the club’s rules.
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