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Donahue, who directed the terrific revival of “Little Shop of Horrors” at Pasadena Playhouse and the extraordinary West Coast premiere of “The Inheritance” at the Geffen Playhouse, does such an impressive job with this overwhelming play that I hesitate to mention that some of the modern touches come off as superficial, which is to say untied to a larger interpretive vision.

Without us, there would of course be no “Strangers on a Train,” no “The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant,” no “Tongues Untied,” no “Bound,” but there would also be no “Frankenstein,” no “Philadelphia Story,” no “Red River,” no “Night of the Hunter.”

Think tanks including the Royal Untied Services Institute and the Institute for Fiscal Studies have said the extra spending would also have to come from cuts to other departments.

He untied the bag, then upended it over a blanket he set on the ground.

He lolled and squealed, and I untied my apron.