Tightrope walking inexperienced funambulists will often walk barefoot so that the wire can be grasped between the big and second toe. This is more often done when using a rope, as the softer and silkier fibres are less taxing on the bare foot than the harder and more abrasive braided wire. The word "funambulism" or the phrase ""walking a tightrope"" is also used in a metaphorical setting not referring to any actual acrobatic acts. For instance, politicians are said to "walk a tightrope" when trying to balance two opposing views with little room for compromise. The term can also be used in
Work Is a Four-Letter Word more interested in having her sweep up the boiler room so he can concentrate on his first love, the mushrooms. Eventually he goes haywire and the film ends with Brose and Betty loading up a pram with mushrooms and escaping. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Brooks who adapted it the play "Eh?" by Henry Livings. It premiered in New York City in 16 October 1966. Livings won an Obie Award for Best Play the same year. David Warner had established a reputation for playing off-beat roles, including the title role in "Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment" (1966) and