The Independent - London, March 3rd, 2003
An American who wishes that Europe were on another planet; a madman who believes that he is President of the US in time of war - Arsenic and Old Lace may seem eerily topical. But this 60-year-old play is in fact more dated and less relevant than current revivals of plays by Shakespeare and Euripides.
Joseph Kesselring created the first version of Arsenic, which was extensively rewritten by its canny Broadway producers, the musical- comedy book-writers Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Opening one month after America entered the Second World War, it was a smash hit on both sides of the Atlanti...
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