Her witty portrayal is a whirlwind of flighty intellectual pronouncement.
Amid more uneven casting, the baritone Richard Paul Fink stole the show with a full-voiced, savagely witty portrayal of Alberich, and the tenor Marlin Miller lent a fresh, songful timbre to the part of Loge.
Moore said it was a "fabulously witty portrayal of suburbia" but said it would be "cynical" to suggest it was aimed at the same audience who enjoyed another BBC1 series about the over-60s, Sally Wainwright's award-winning drama, Last Tango In Halifax.
Mr. Small won the Caldecott for his rueful, witty portrayals of the presidents of the United States in "So You Want to Be President?" by Judith St. George, published by Philomel Books.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, original name Ruth Prawer (born May 7 , 1927 Cologne, Germany died April 3, 2013, New York, New York, U.S.) novelist and screenwriter, well known for her witty and insightful portrayals of contemporary Indian lives and, especially, for her 46 years as a pivotal member of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory's filmmaking team.
(1962), which displays slashing insight and witty dialogue in its gruesome portrayal of married life.
On paper it wasn't the type of role Ms. Graham, best known for her portrayal of a witty single mother on "Gilmore Girls," was looking for.
It projected disappointment rather than fury; it gave a platform to Momentum activists who contrasted sharply with the media portrayal; it was witty; and it showcased what it actually did, using the attack as an opportunity to get its own message across.
This Divided Island – balanced, observant, good-natured, discursive and frequently witty – is a searingly angry and deeply moving portrayal of the agonies of this conflict, especially by the innocent Tamils caught in the middle of two ruthless forces.
Bollen is always witty, never snarky, and exhibits a generosity in his portrayal of each of the Orient residents, which makes everyone's behavior toward one another, even at its most malicious, not simply believable but understandable.
One wonders whether there's an element of witty defiance in Gambon's decision to give us a portrayal of the great Beckett protagonist that so pointedly highlights the fact that he's not long for this world.
