Year of the mad King: The Lear Diaries [Audiobook] download free by Antony Sher

Listen audiobook: Year of the mad King: The Lear Diaries
Author: Antony Sher
Release date: 2018/2/10
Publisher: NICK HERN BOOKS
Language: English
Genre or Collection: Poetry and Drama
ISBN: 9781848426719
Rating: 7.91 of 10
Votes: 586
Review by: Gerald Weatherly
Review rating: 9.74 of 10
Review Date: 2018/11/3
Duration: 2H37M6S in 256 kbps (41.6 MB)
Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-17
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Total pages original book: 208
Includes a PDF summary of 16 pages
Duration of the summary (audio): 11M39S (3.2 MB)
Description or summary of the audiobook: In 1982, rising actor and recent Royal Shakespeare Company arrival Antony Sher played the Fool to Michael Gambon's King in the RSC's production of King Lear. Shortly after, he came back to Stratford to play Richard III - a breakthrough performance that would transform his career, winning him the Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for Best Actor. Sher's record of the making of this historic theatrical event, Year of the King, has become a classic of theatre writing, a unique insight into the creation of a landmark Shakespearean performance. More than thirty years later, Antony Sher returned to Lear, this time in the title role, for the 2016 RSC production directed by Gregory Doran. Sher's performance was acclaimed by the Telegraph as 'a crowning achievement in a major career', and the show transferred from Stratford to London's Barbican. Once again, he kept a diary, capturing every step of his personal and creative journey to opening night. This book, Year of the Mad King: The Lear Diaries, is Sher's account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles.His honest, illuminating and witty commentary provides an intimate, first-hand look at the development of his Lear and the production as a whole. Also included are a selection of his paintings and sketches, many reproduced in full colour. Like his Year of the King and Year of the Fat Knight: The Falstaff Diaries before it, Year of the Mad King offers a fascinating perspective on the process of one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his generation. 'One of the finest books I have ever read on the process of acting' Time Out on Year of the King
Other categories, genre or collection: Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Plays, Playscripts, Shakespeare Plays, Theatre: Individual Actors & Directors
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Format: Hardback
Approximate value: 24.71 USD
Dimensions: 138x216x33.02mm
Weight: 612.35g
Printed by: Not Available
Published in: London, United Kingdom