Under Ms. Hynes's incisive direction the production moves fluidly between layers, so that it's easy to keep clear the intrigues among the actors and the intrigues among the politicians.
It deserves something more incisive than David Farr's production, which is lethargic, though full of knowing drollery.
He could turn to more deliberately journalistic projects, and documentaries seem an especially good fit for Stewart's knack for incisive interviews and smart production.
The Radio Times Guide To TV Comedy described Victoria Wood As Seen On TV as having "a regular company of fine performers, good production values, incisive scripts and a snappy pace... the show rarely dipped below brilliant and featured numerous delights, such as Wood's hilariously authentic dialogue and her surprisingly stinging satirical characters".
But the best aspect of the production is the incisive performance the conductor David Agler elicits from the chamber orchestra.
Since the Mac Sharry's reform, the issue of commodity's production has been addressed with incisive interventions: first by ensuring the protection of the farmers through measures to support the production and protect the markets, then moving into the limitation of production through strong measures such as set-aside and decoupling.
The production, by Sam Helfrich, was sleek and incisive; Andrew Garland and Aaron Blake, as the lovers Prior and Louis, sang with vocal allure and dramatic urgency.
There is a smidgen of formula about Rupert Goold's effective production, but that is dispelled by Lucy Prebble's incisive dialogue.
Sungji Kim was charming as the mechanical doll Olympia, her bright, incisive voice compensating for choreography seemingly borrowed from a rural production of "Cats".
Music critic Nathan Rabin perceives "an undercurrent of pain and desperation" in Nas' lyricism and notes "melancholy production that places an emphasis on Nas' ferocious flow and incisive lyrics".
