| Title:
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PLAYING FOR REAL
ACTORS ON PLAYING REAL PEOPLE |
| By: |
Tom Cantrell, Mary Luckhurst |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£77.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230230415 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230230415 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
30 July, 2010 |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Description: |
This is the first book to explore how actors play real people. How do you capture Hitler, Mugabe, or a serial killer? How do you portray living monarchs or political leaders? Is it possible to embody a genius like Mozart or Darwin? With a multiple award-winning line-up, including Sir Ian McKellen on playing himself in Ricky Gervais's Extras. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the first book to explore how actors play real people. How do you capture Hitler, Mugabe, or a serial killer? How do you portray living monarchs or political leaders? Is it possible to embody a genius like Mozart, Woolf or Darwin? What are the pressures of performing an icon like Marlene Dietrich? Bringing together original conversations with award-winning actors, the line-up includes Jeremy Irons, Dame Eileen Atkins, David Morrissey, Henry Goodman, and Sir Ian McKellen. |
| Illustrations: |
176 p. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |