BOOK REVIEW: ‘WHAT ACTORS DO’ BY MIKE ALFREDS
For non-actors, this book offers a window on the actor’s art; for the actor both an interrogation and a call-to-arms from a director whose passion for the theatre has clearly never dimmed.
Read MoreFor non-actors, this book offers a window on the actor’s art; for the actor both an interrogation and a call-to-arms from a director whose passion for the theatre has clearly never dimmed.
Read MoreIn this 1st Folio Quatercentenary year, it is appropriate that we should be reminded that The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, and Macbeth are just some of the plays that were only preserved thanks to the astounding labour of love that went into creating the first collection.
Reviewed by Andrew Hilton
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From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. Reviewed by Andrew Hilton
This is a richly entertaining and illuminating book which will find an enthusiastic readership amongst Shakespeare lovers worldwide. Reviewed by Graham Wyles
Read MoreA primer for the Shakespeare director, packed full of wisdom, pithily expressed. It is a fine achievement – a necessary and timely one – and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Reviewed by Andrew Hilton
Read MoreWinner of the Theatre Book Prize 2023. In a study of British theatre through a varied acting career spanning over sixty years, An Actor’s Life explores the many changes within the performing arts scene through Oliver Ford Davies’ experiences. Reviewed by Andrew Hilton
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