Vanessa Scammell

It was shocking, sickening and underhand.

And make no mistake, there was nothing kind about it.

Who were these unnamed women from the 2014 Rocky Horror Show?

I had been on the tour.

There had been no one who had displayed any issues with Craig.

I had in fact witnessed nothing but friendly exchanges throughout the tour and Craig had remained in touch with many of his castmates and crew beyond 2014.

Indeed, a number of them had gone back and toured with him in 2015.

Many of them had also reapplied for the job in 2017-18, hoping to go back and do yet another return season, knowing that Craig had already been recast.

Craig had never been made aware of any complaints by any member of the production during his time on the show.

Ever.

And why not?

Because, as was revealed during the court proceedings, no official complaint had ever been made about harassment or indecent assault to the producers, management, crew, stage management or company management of the Rocky Horror Show.

Not in 2014.

Not in 2015.

Not in 2016.

Not in 2016.

But in 2017, almost four years after the 2014 production had ended, Weinstein hit the headlines.

These complaints suddenly surfaced.

So what were we meant to do?

We weren't lawyered up.