Year of the King - Couverture souple

Sher, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1854597531 ISBN 13 : 9781854597533

Editeur : Nick Hern Books, 2004

Synopsis

Year of the King Antony Sher's stunning performance for the Royal Shakespeare Company as a Richard III on crutches - the so-called 'bottled spider' - won him both the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actor of 1984. This book records - in the actor's own words and drawings - the making of this historic theatrical event. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A classic of theatre writing, a unique insight into the creation of a landmark Shakespearian performance.

Antony Sher's stunning performance for the RSC as Richard III on crutches - the so-called 'bottled spider' - won him both the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actor. This book records - in the actor's own words and drawings - the making of this historic theatrical event.

This new edition was published on the twentieth anniversary of the premiere. It includes a new introduction in which Sher looks back somewhat bemusedly at how much has happened to him and to the world in the intervening years.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Antony Sher was born in South Africa and shot to fame as an actor for the Richard III that is the subject of this book. Other roles at the RSC include the Fool to Michael Gambon's Lear, Tamburlaine, Cyrano, Macbeth (with Harriet Walter) and, this year, Iago. He has published three novels, a book of his paintings and drawings and an autobiography, Beside Myself (Hutchinson 2001). His first play, I.D., premiered at the Almeida in 2003 with Sher in the lead. He was knighted in 2000.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Nick Hern Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1854597531
• ISBN 13: 9781854597533
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256