Theatre of the United Kingdom works are often characterised by menace or claustrophobia. Beckett also influenced Tom Stoppard (1937-) ("Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead",1966). Stoppard's works are however also notable for their high-spirited wit and the great range of intellectual issues which he tackles in different plays. Both Pinter and Stoppard continued to have new plays produced into the 1990s. "Beyond the Fringe" was a comedy stage revue written and performed by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, and Jonathan Miller. It played in London's West End and then on New York's Broadway in the early 1960s, and is widely regarded as seminal to the
Beyond the Magic Door Beyond the Magic Door Beyond The Magic Door was a children's television show on WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois in the early 1980s. The show was a sequel of sorts to the earlier program The Magic Door Television Theatre The theme song began with the following lyrics Rusty Steiger acted as the main puppeteer. Ken Raabe acted as puppeteer. One of his characters included J. P. Potter, a disembodied hand wielding a cigar. David C. Waite was an ensemble cast member. Dan Castellaneta briefly played the role of Detective Farblonget. The role of Detective Farblonget was taken over by John Szostek.