Year of the king : an actor's diary and sketchbook / Antony Sher.
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Computer filePublication details: London : Nick Hern, 2004Edition: New edDescription: 1 online resource : illISBN: 9781780010786 (ebook) :Subject(s): Sher, Antony, 1949- -- Diaries | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III | Actors -- Diaries. -- Great Britain | Biography | Acting techniques | Individual actors & performers | Literary studies: plays & playwrights | Theatre studies | Individual actors & performers | Performing arts | Individual film directors, film-makers | United Kingdom, Great BritainAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification: 792.028092 LOC classification: PN2598.S47Online access: Open e-book Summary: Anthony Sher's performance as Richard III, for which he won the Standard Award for Best Actor of 1985, has been praised by both critics and audiences alike. This text records the making of this notable theatrical event. A classic of theatre writing, a unique insight into the creation of a landmark Shakespearian performance. Antony Sher's stunning performance for the Royal Shakespeare Company as Richard III on crutches - the so-called 'bottled spider' - won him both the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actor. This book records - in the actor's own words and drawings - the making of this historic theatrical event. This edition of Year of the King is published on the twentieth anniversary of the RSC's 1984 production. It includes a new introduction in which Sher looks back at what has happened to him and to the world in the intervening years.
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Previous ed.: London: Chatto & Windus, 1985.
Anthony Sher's performance as Richard III, for which he won the Standard Award for Best Actor of 1985, has been praised by both critics and audiences alike. This text records the making of this notable theatrical event. A classic of theatre writing, a unique insight into the creation of a landmark Shakespearian performance. Antony Sher's stunning performance for the Royal Shakespeare Company as Richard III on crutches - the so-called 'bottled spider' - won him both the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actor. This book records - in the actor's own words and drawings - the making of this historic theatrical event. This edition of Year of the King is published on the twentieth anniversary of the RSC's 1984 production. It includes a new introduction in which Sher looks back at what has happened to him and to the world in the intervening years.
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