Antony Sher était un acteur et écrivain célèbre dont l'œuvre plongeait profondément dans la psyché humaine et les personnages complexes. Sa prose, souvent inspirée par sa vaste expérience de la scène, explorait des thèmes tels que l'identité, l'ambition et l'ambiguïté morale avec une intelligence incisive. La voix distinctive de Sher résonne à travers son dévouement à des portraits de personnages magistraux et sa capacité à capturer la vie intérieure des individus, offrant aux lecteurs des récits captivants et stimulants.
Antony Sher's honest, illuminating and witty account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles. A fascinating perspective on the process of one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his generation.
Discusses what it is to be an actor, describing the journeys the author undertakes in order to inhabit the roles for which he is famous including The History Man (his TV breakthrough), Macbeth, the Fool (to Michael Gambon's Lear), Tamburlaine, Cyrano, Adolf Hitler, Stanley Spencer and Richard III.
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.
Smous arrives in the isolated settlement of Middlepost in British South Africa in 1902 to find everyone speaking different languages, worshipping different gods and jostling for space. He stays here for nearly two years, amidst confusion, comedy and catastrophe.