Word: swankest
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...swankest show in the West End is "Absolutely (Perhaps)," Martin Sherman's adaptation of the Pirandello play usually known in English as "Right You Are (If You Think You Are)." Director Franco Zeffirelli, still sparking glamorous ideas at 80, also designed the production: instead of walls, he has grids of rectangular jigsaw pieces flanked by walled mirrors. The set handsomely visualizes the play's core: a puzzle demanding reflection. On either side of the set are two rows of seats for members of the audience - our surrogates in considering the scandal that unfolds, silent (for the most part) judges...