Monday, Jan. 04, 1971

Year's Best Plays

Last of the Red Hot Lovers.

Neil Simon decides to give a married middle-aged restaurateur a fling or three. Amour: kaput. Laughter: rampant.

Borstal Boy. A foaming mugful of the bitter, cheery malt of Brendan Behan's life.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. A strange beautiful flower of a girl grows out of the scorched earth of a viciously unhappy family.

Company. Couples--Manhattan style. A musical that redeems musicals; stylish, literate, honest, original.

Alice in Wonderland. A breath-stopping descent into the quirky labyrinth of the human psyche.

Saved. Onstage, a baby stoned to death in its pram makes news. Young British Playwright Edward Bond may make something more --future dramatic history.

Story Theater. Whenever theater seems exhausted, someone like Paul Sills comes along to prove that it is inexhaustible. His alchemy remints fables into wondrous blithesome magic.

Sleuth. A sophisticated and flawless murder mystery.

Home. There is a certain moment when actors join the immortals. This is that moment for John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson.

Jack MacGowran in the Works of Samuel Beckett. What do you give to a man who has the Nobel Prize? Answer: the love, beauty, truth and artistry of Actor Jack MacGowran.

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