16 AUGUST 1986, page 29

Records

The strife of Brian Peter Phillips W hat is to be done about Havergal Brian? There seems to be some genuine interest in his music at the moment; but does it result from abstract......

Theatre

Long Day's Journey into Night (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) The American Clock (Cottesloe) True notes of despair Christopher Edwards E ugene O'Neill's sprawling, guilt- sodden play......

Cinema

Cobra ('18', selected cinemas) The revenger's tragedy Peter Ackroyd S ylvester Stallone's voice has never been lower as, at the beginning of this film, he intones various of......