Johnny is proud to be a member of the performers’ trade union, Equity, an organisation with which he’s been actively involved for more than 40 years, campaigning at every level, from branch to Council and everywhere in between.
A host of posts Over the course of more than four decades’ Equity activism, Johnny’s appointments and undertakings have included... Trustee...
Equity deputy, on numerous shows...
Member of Equity Council, serving for eight years...
JW with Sheila Dawn and Graham Padden, after receiving Honorary Life Membership at the 2014 Annual Representative Conference
With Peter Plouviez (General Secretary) and Hugh Manning (President) at a press conference about demanding more work for black performers, Equity HQ, Harley Street, 1974
Equity in action, 1976: picketing the South African embassy along with such as Sheila Hancock, Albert Finney, Robert Morley, Kenneth Haigh and Kenneth Williams
Founder Director of The Actors’ Centre...
West End deputy...
West End Working Party...
Equity Appeals Committee...
Dancers’ Resettlement Fund...
JW was part of the campaign that led to the establishment of the Actors’ Centre. Committee members, as seen here, included (L-R): Clive Swift, Sheila Hancock, Vincent Burke, JW, Trevor Baxter
Chair, Minority Ethnic Committee (successfully fought to establish a permanent minority seat on Council)... Chair, Save London's Theatres...
National Council of Drama Training...
JW interviewed in The Guardian, August ’74, on the lack of roles for black actors in British TV