David Weston

Covering McKellen (eBook, ePUB)

An Understudy's Tale

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

WINNER OF THE 2011 THEATRE BOOK PRIZE

Shakespeare's greatest play, directed by the most experienced and acclaimed director in the land, starring one of our very finest actors at the very peak of his powers... What could possibly go wrong?

The stage is set for what promises to be one of the greatest tours in the history of theatre. Take a front row seat as a whole host of stars led by Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Trevor Nunn set off to take the world by storm with their new production of King Lear only to endure injuries, critical backlash and almost constant controversy.

As understudy to the King himself, Weston's frank and funny account takes us right through from the London rehearsals to the historical Stratford Season, back to the glittering West End, and then out across the globe. Punctuated with hilarious celebrity anecdotes, insightful travelling tales, and lessons for any aspiring thespian, Weston deftly lifts the curtain the on Royal Shakespeare Company's much heralded tour and reveals the chaos underneath.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786824769
• Artikelnr.: 53494766

Autorenporträt

David Weston is an English actor, director and author. Since graduating from RADA he has acted in numerous film, television and stage productions, including twentyâEURnine plays in Shakespeare's canon. With Michael Croft he was a founder member of the National Youth Theatre. He has directed also at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre anda number of other theatres in London. He wrote and narrated a series of nonâEURfiction audio books, including Shakespeare:His Life and Work which won the 2001 Benjamin Franklin Award for best audio nonâEURfiction book. Covering McKellen: An Understudy's Tale won the 2011 Theatre Book Prize. His recently published novel Dodger Down Under was described by the Mail on Sunday as 'a delightful Dickensian pastiche which will definitely have the readers clamouring for more.'