Description: All is Fortune by Jonathan Croall This unusual collection of short stories captures the essence of life in the theatre. Behind the superficial glamour lies a world marked by ambition, jealousy and heartache. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This unusual collection of short stories captures the essence of life in the theatre. Behind the superficial glamour lies a world marked by ambition, jealousy and heartache.Among stories featured in All is Fortune are an actress under stress at an audition, a struggling playwright committing a deception, a biographer falling out with his subject, a female playwright suffering sexual harassment, and many others. Lighter stories tell of the mysterious disappearance of a member of an amateur dramatic society, the unrequited love of a chorus girl in a musical, and a monologue by an elderly jobbing actor.Jonathan Croall, a leading theatre historian and biographer, and the son of well-known actors, has created these imaginative stories with warmth, insight and humour, bringing vividly to life a host of well-drawn characters.Jonathan Croall has written extensively and illuminatingly about acting and actors. In these stories he attempts something different, a sequence of shiny, shard-like vignettes – some ironic, some poetic, some straightforwardly realistic – which reflect the life of the theatre in all its many aspects. Haunting. Simon Callow, actor and writer Author Biography Jonathan Croall is a theatre historian and biographer living in London. His books include acclaimed biographies of John Gielgud and Sybil Thorndike, and Buzz Buzz!, a collection of interviews with playwrights, actors and directors working at the National Theatre. Other titles include Performing Hamlet and Performing King Lear in the Arden Shakespeare series, and the inside story of Peter Halls productions of The Bacchai and Waiting for Godot. Details ISBN1915603811 Author Jonathan Croall Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1915603811 ISBN-13 9781915603814 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-06-28 UK Release Date 2023-06-28 Publisher Book Guild Publishing Ltd Imprint Book Guild Publishing Ltd Subtitle And Other Theatre Stories Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-06-28 NZ Release Date 2023-06-28 Pages 216 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142686560;
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