NAMEDROPPING IN THE WINGS: A light-hearted account of an extraordinary backstage career encapsulating thirty years of theatre history. - Couverture souple

Collison, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798576381876

Editeur : Independently published, 2021

Synopsis

NAMEDROPPING IN THE WINGS (2021)
"I love books that give you an insight into the workings backstage - especially of there is a bit of gossip involved." So I LOVED THIS BOOK.
Nick Wakeman (Musical Theatre Review)

"Entertainikng, eloquent and star-studded book."
Nick Smurthwaite (Stage and Television Today)

"A most enjoyable read."
Phil Ward (Lighting & Sound America))

"Will without doubt appeal to anybody who enjoys reading about celebrities and show business and following an illustrious career."
John Offord (Entertainment Technology Magazine)

This is the memoir of an incredible backstage career from when such legendary figures as Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Williams Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg and Vanessa Redgrave were starting out, and a young Peter Hall was directing the first production of Waiting for Godot.
As promised in the title, the book brims with personal anecdotes involving a succession of illustrious names: Peter Sellers, Julie Andrews, Bing Crosby, Elizabeth Taylor, John Guilgud, Sammy Davis Jnr, Michael Crawford, Leslie Caron, Rex Harrison, Bruce Forsythe, the whole of the Dad's Army team......The list goes on.
Told with a sense of humour, there are stories about a number of renowned West End musicals such as A funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Frankie Howerd, Pickwick with Harry Secombe, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Cabaret with Judi Dench, Applause with Lauren Bacall, Company with Elaine Stritch, and Mame with Ginger Rogers, plus the original productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat and Stephen Sondheim’s Company.
Along the way, there were also some notable disasters about which there is always a good tale to tell; one of the most notorious being Lionel Bart’s Twang! featuring Barbara Windsor and Ronnie Corbett.
The author was also involved in a number of plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre with Sir Peter Hall and the inaugural productions of the National Theatre Company with Sir Laurence Olivier, including Hamlet starring Peter O’Toole.

Namedropping in the Wings will appeal to anybody who enjoys reading about celebrities and show business.

128,000 words, 92 photos and illustrations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798576381876
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 450
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg