Few actors are more eloquent, honest or entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow. Being an Actor traces his stage journey from the letter he wrote to Laurence Olivier that led him to his first job, to his triumph as Mozart in the original production of Amadeus. This new edition continues to tell the story of his past two decades onstage. Callow discusses his occasionally ambivalent yet always passionate feelings about both film and theatre, conflicting sentiments partially resolved by his acclaimed return to the stage with his solo performances in The Importance of Being Oscar and The Mystery of Charles Dickens, seen in the West End and on Broadway in 2002.
Being an Actor is a guide not only to the profession but also to the intricacies of the art, told with wit, candour, and irrepressible verve by one if the great figures of the stage.
| ISBN: | 9780099471950 |
| Publication date: | 4th November 2004 |
| Author: | Simon Callow |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 356 pages |
| Genres: |
Autobiography: arts and entertainment Individual actors and performers Theatre studies Films, cinema |
Few actors are more eloquent, honest or entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow. Being an Actor traces his stage journey from the letter he wrote to Laurence Olivier that led him to his first job, to his triumph as Mozart in the original production of Amadeus. This new edition continues to tell the story of his past two decades onstage. Callow discusses his occasionally ambivalent yet always passionate feelings about both film and theatre, conflicting sentiments partially resolved by his acclaimed return to the stage with his solo performances in The Importance of Being Oscar and The Mystery of Charles Dickens, seen in the West End and on Broadway in 2002.
Being an Actor is a guide not only to the profession but also to the intricacies of the art, told with wit, candour, and irrepressible verve by one if the great figures of the stage.
Being an Actor features in the following genres: Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Individual actors and performers, Theatre studies, Films, cinema
Being an Actor is available in Paperback
Being an Actor was written by Simon Callow and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
Being an Actor has 356 pages
£15.29