At the beginning of this last decade of ihe twentieth century, Ihere has appeared both on the stage and in published form a sequel to Look Back in Anger. Such an event leads to a reconsideration of this emblematic work. Certain features of the earlier work are reinforced forty years later, one such feature being Osborne’s antifeminist siani. Despite ihe fact that Dejavu fails as a comedy, a return lo Ihe characters of Look back in Anger is not to be ovcrlooked, even though one may discover that Jimmy Porter’s creator has wasied an opportunity lo etch a picture of present-day England. somewhat come down in Ihe world.