The ever-dependable Stephen Frears, who brought his "Dirty Pretty Things" to Toronto three years ago, returns with another keeper. "Mrs. Henderson Presents," starring Judi Dench as a bored, wealthy British widow of the 1930s who buys a rundown Soho theater and shakes up the staid British establishment by introducing nudity, is an absolute delight from start to finish. Frears, a filmmaker who never likes to repeat himself, is very much at ease delivering what will likely be his most commercially successful picture in years, complete with wittily acerbic dialogue, pitch-perfect performances and terrific production numbers.

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