Summary
Completely revised and expanded with entirely new material detailing Callow’s relationship with the theatre in the twenty years since Being an Actor first appeared.
Few actors are more eloquent, honest or entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow. Being an Actor traces his stage journey from the letter he wrote to Laurence Olivier that led him to his first job, to his triumph as Mozart in the original production of Amadeus. This ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099471950 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099471957 |
| Author: | Simon Callow |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2005 |
| Weight: | 277g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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Pugnaciously candid… His book is a unique account of an actor’s life
Pugnaciously candid… His book is a unique account of an actor’s life * Guardian *
The most honest book ever written about us all * Sir Ian McKellen *
A very important book about our work * Peter Brook *
Impassioned, intelligent, informative, and quite simply one of the best theatre books I have read * Financial Times *
About The Author
Simon Callow
Simon Callow is an actor, director and writer. He has appeared on the stage and in many films, including the hugely popular Four Weddings and a Funeral. His books include Being an Actor, Shooting the Actor, Love is Where it Falls, the first two volumes of his four-volume life of Orson Welles, his theatrical memoir My Life in Pieces, and, most recently, the highly acclaimed Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World.
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