Monthly Archives: October 2007

THEATRE REVIEW: Jonathan Pryce in ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’

Posted on October 14, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – David Mamet’s already spare drama “Glengarry Glen Ross” has been pared to the bone in a scintillating revival that stars Jonathan Pryce (pictured left) , who shows that spending time on such light Hollywood fare as … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Wycherley’s ‘The Country Wife’

Posted on October 12, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – When the curtain goes up in the new West End production of William Wycherley’s Restoration sex comedy “The Country Wife,” Toby Stephens, as a priapic young stud named Horner, is standing alone with his back … Continue reading →

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Charles Strouse earns his applause at the ASCAP awards

Posted on October 11, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – No matter their age nor how well they sing, there is something magical in songwriters performing their own tunes. Broadway veteran Charles Strouse (pictured), who turns 80 next year, proved that at the 2007 ASCAP … Continue reading →

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RIO FILM REVIEW: Viggo Mortensen in ‘Good’

Posted on October 10, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian director Vicente Amorim’s drama “Good,” based on a play by C.P. Taylor, is set in Nazi Germany and tells with escalating tension the story of a presumably decent man whose bland acquiescence … Continue reading →

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Feat of clay: Terracotta Army marches on

Posted on October 9, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett The exhibition of China’s 2,000-year-old terracotta warriors at the British Museum is everything it’s cracked up to be. Some 100,000 tickets were sold in advance of the six-month display of a small group of the immense army … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Noel Coward’s ‘Present Laughter’

Posted on October 5, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON — Noel Coward’s brittle and pathetic self-portrait of the matinee idol as the center of the universe is preserved more or less under glass in the National Theatre’s glossy new production. The play is set in … Continue reading →

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