12 APRIL 1986, page 39

Theatre

Mephisto (Barbican) The Normal Heart (Royal Court) The Rivals (Bristol Old Vic) An unforgettable film Christopher Edwards T his is a stage version of Klaus Mann's novel Mephisto......

Television

Two tycoons Alexander Chancellor W hat is good about BBC2's Forty Minutes series is not only its usually in- teresting choice of subject but also its practice of letting stories......