Primo Time - Couverture souple

Sher, Antony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185459852X ISBN 13 : 9781854598523

Editeur : Nick Hern Books, 2005

Synopsis

Antony Sher's enthralling account of the struggle - and the triumph - of bringing Primo Levi's Auschwitz memoir to the stage.

When Primo was first announced by the National Theatre, every performance sold out even before tickets went on sale to the general public. When the show opened in September 2004, Antony Sher's incarnation of a middle-aged Primo Levi recounting his year in Auschwitz was hailed as one of the most remarkable performances of recent years.

In Primo Time Antony Sher tells of his long-held ambition to find a way of adapting Primo Levi's book, If This is a Man, for the theatre. He tells of the difficult negotiations with the Primo Levi Estate, who were adamantly opposed to any stage or screen version of the book. He tells of research trips to Auschwitz and the house in Turin where Levi was born and where he died. And he tells of the workshops and rehearsals through which he built a performance and shaped a show that would remain utterly true to the book.

The two years that make up Primo Time also coincide with a troubling new factor in Sher's life as an actor. Early on in the book, he asks, 'If you're currently suffering from chronic stage fright, is it a good idea to write yourself a one-man show?' His battle to conquer what he calls The Fear offers valuable insights into an actor's life, as does his relationship with Primo's inspirational - but ruthless - director, Richard Wilson: 'Victor Meldrew without the laughs!' compains Sher at one point.

Primo Time is the story of a remarkable journey, often very dark, but also shot through with vital flashes of humour, culminating in a piece of theatre that goes a long way towards describing the indescribable.

A propos du livre

À propos 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 his first book, Year of the King. Other roles at the RSC include the Fool to Michael Gambon's Lear, Tamburlaine, Cyrano, Macbeth (with Harriet Walter) and, earlier this year, Iago. He has published four novels, a book of his paintings and drawings and an autobiography, Beside Myself (2001, recently published in paperback). His first play, I.D., premiered at the Almeida in 2003 with Sher in the lead. He was knighted in 2000.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nick Hern Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185459852X
• ISBN 13: 9781854598523
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible