Covering Shakespeare by David Weston

Covering Shakespeare by David Weston

Actor David Weston traces his sixty-two year association with the Bard in this fascinating book, shortlisted for the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography 2015

'a mixture of theatrical history, opinionated views and personal reminiscencesSharp insights, anecdotes and vibrant character sketches pour from [Weston's] pen, as do dismissive put-downs... His book should be compulsory reading for any aspiring actor still labouring under the delusion that the profession is in any way glamourous... Weston may never have played Hamlet during his long career, but he has achieved something possibly more valuable. He has become, in Hamlet's phrase, one of the abstract and brief chroniclers of the time.' Mail on Sunday 'After the success of his first book, I look forward immensely to reading this one.' Dame Judi Dench '[An] excellent book' Michael Billington, Guardian 'Should be in the pocket of every young actor - and also those of us who are not so young.' Patricia Hodge 'Weston gives the readers a front row seat as well as fascinating backstage glimpses.' Martin Jarvis 'It's a real pleasure to spend a few hours in the company of Mr Shakespeare and Mr Weston.' Ian McShane

David Weston is an English actor, director and author. Since graduating from RADA he has acted in numerous film, television and stage productions, including twenty-nine 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 and a number of other theatres in London. He wrote and narrated a series of non-fiction audio books, including Shakespeare: His Life and Work which won the 2001 Benjamin Franklin Award for best audio non-fiction 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."

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ISBN 13	9781783190645
ISBN 10	1783190647
Title	Covering Shakespeare
Author	David Weston
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-07-21
Number of pages	296
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