Garrick club chair says ‘exceptional lady members’ may be fast-tracked

The admissions process into the London club can stretch over at least two years, so pro-women members have called for it to be expedited for women. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

The chair of the Garrick has told its members that the club may consider “allowing one or two exceptional … lady members” to join in the near future but that normal waiting times will apply for the majority of women.

A leaked email from Christopher Kirker to all members on Wednesday described Tuesday’s vote ending the London institution’s men-only rules as “momentous” and addressed questions about how quickly the club might move to admit women.