Kenneth Tynan on Terence Rattigan's Variation on a Theme
In this extract, originally published in the Observer on 11 May 1958, the critic muses on the loss of Terence Rattigan's inspirationMusing out loudLet us suppose that Terence Rattigan's Muse, a brisk, tweedy travelling representative of Thalia-Melpomène Co-Productions Ltd, has just returned home after four years' absence. We find her reading the reviews of Mr Rattigan's Variation on a Theme (Globe). After a while sh…