In a witty play on the polysemy of the word "blue," Big Bird sings the mournful song"No Wonder I'm So Blue."

The titles of the books are witty play on words featuring the country and a common phrase, such as Spain or Shine and Swede Dreams.

The Stage called it "an intriguing, intensely witty, brainy play [...] one of the most compelling two-handers imaginable".

David Kane's witty and incisive play evokes the decadent sensuality of the period.

The deed, done years before the curtain rises, laid the foundation for Sir Robert's wealth and career as well as for a witty play.

Mr. Hodges's witty play with fact and fiction, nature and artifice, process and product, is not deep, but it nevertheless engages the mind as well as the eye.

"No gripping novels, no witty plays, no insightful essays, no great poetry."

Mr. Kelly's subtly witty, formally acute play with simple shapes, the picture plane and primary colors gives these works a punchy vitality.

And Gary Stevens's performance piece, using toys and animals, is a witty play on ideas of confused identity.

Mr. Gurney still writes wonderfully thoughtful and witty plays that range widely in theme and subject matter.