Nick Groom and Piero explore how Shakespeare became so influential, and why he is widely considered the greatest writer ever. Shakespear's absolute pre-eminenceis simply unparalleled. His plays pack theaters and provide Hollywood with blockbuster scripts; his works inspire mount…
This is a full and authorised biography of leading playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Paul Allen attempts to discover what has made Ayckbourn such a successful writer, producer and director.
This is a full and authorised biography of leading playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Paul Allen attempts to discover what has made Ayckbourn such a successful writer, producer and director.
This is a full and authorised biography of leading playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Paul Allen attempts to discover what has made Ayckbourn such a successful writer, producer and director.
Interviews med: Howard Brenton, Max Stafford-Clark, Alan Bennett, Nicholas Hytner, David Edgar, Michael Attenborough, David Hare, Richard Eyre, Michael Frayn, Michael Blakemore
'Making Plays' explores great drama of the last two dec- ades through the eyes of those who write it and those who direct it. It is at once a masterclass on theatrical technique and a unique insight into the ways in which great dramatists of our time have reacted to a rapidly ch…
This collection of specially conducted interviews explores the drama of the last two decades through the eyes of those who wrote it, and those who directed it. It provides insight into the reaction of the theatre to a rapidly changing world.
Making Plays explores great drama of the last two decades through the eyes of those who write it, and those who direct it. It is at once a masterclass on theatrical technique and a unique insight into the ways in which great dramatists of our time have reacted to a rapidly chang…
"Making Plays is a collection of ten interviews with some of the greatest dramatists of our time and the directors with whom they have worked: Howard Brenton and Max Stafford-Clark, Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner, David Edgar and Michael Attenborough, David Hare and Richard Ey…
This book reinterprets British dramas of the early-nineteenth century through the lens of the star actors for whom they were written. Unlike most playwrights of previous generations, the writers of British Romantic dramas generally did not work in the theatre themselves. However…
Drawing on recently released or previously neglected archive material, this book is the first dedicated to the stage career of Cicely Hamilton (1872?1952). Best known for her work with the women?s suffrage movement, Hamilton was at the same time deeply committed to the commercia…
