Monthly Archives: September 2003

FILM REVIEW: Stephen Fry’s ‘Bright Young Things’

Posted on September 24, 2003 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Stephen Fry’s “Bright Young Things” will be judged at two levels: as an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel “Vile Bodies” and as a film on its own merits. Possibly torn between the two, writer/director … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Michael Frayn’s ‘Democracy’

Posted on September 5, 2003 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Michael Frayn’s absorbing new play has a straightforward surface as it look at the years from 1969 to 1974 when Willy Brandt, played by Roger Allam, was chancellor of West Germany until he was brought … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Anthony Sher’s ‘I.D.’ at the Almeida

Posted on September 5, 2003 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – “I dream of a girl waiting for me somewhere in Africa,” says Demetrious Tsafendas, a man of very mixed heritage but mostly Greek and Mozambican who appears unable to settle anywhere. Mostly that’s due to … Continue reading →

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