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There are other plays worth seeing in New York. Brendan Behan's The Hostage is every bit as funny as Miss Delaney's play, and also takes a look at such human insanities as patriotism, the brink, and men who take themselves too seriously. High hopes are held for Brecht's Jungle of the Cities, which is opening now. Unfortunately, this is far from the poet's finest work, though New York seems ready for good Brecht. The Wall, by Millard Lampell, is a good reminder of the Nazi atrocities, but it is too reminiscent of Diary of Anne Frank...
...Hostage. Sprawling, shocking, howlingly off key, marvelously in tune, humane and hilarious, this play is as much a portrait of Playwright Brendan Behan as it is the story of an English soldier held as a hostage at I.R.A. headquarters in a Dublin brothel...
...Hostage. A jolly but self-indulgent romp in which Playwright Brendan Behan proves himself more than a buffoon if less than a philosopher...
...Hostage, by Brendan Behan. A gorgeous display of Erin-go-bawdry, keening Celtic lyricism and tongue-out-of-cheek irreverence. In an incoherent sort of way, it is all about an English soldier captive in Ireland...
...Hostage, by Brendan Behan, holds an English soldier-and the audience-captive, while his Irish characters run the emotional gamut from bawdy irreverence to keening Irish lyricism...