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In a career of great range and depth, Dame Peggy Ashcroft was an important part of most new movements in British theatre for more than half a century. Always preferring her place in a permanent company to personal fame, she made the Royal Shakespeare Company a living reality and helped to put the National Theatre firmly on the map when it moved to the South Bank. Apart from her excellence in classical roles, her willingness to take chances allied her to Beckett, Pinter, Duras and Albee. It was in her late seventies that she embarked on "A Passage to India" and "The Jewel in the Crown", and revealed her talent to a wider public. Michael Billington followed Dame Peggy's career closely for many years, and in this book he offers an insight into the life of a complex and private woman. Through conversations with her and contemporaries such as Sir John Gielgud, George Rylands, Sir Anthony Quayle and Sir Peter Hall, he sets out to show how she was a pivotal influence in British theatre. This edition has been revised after Dame Peggy's death, to include a postscript and updated chronology.
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke. A biography of Dame Peggy Ashcroft, who represents the heart of British theatre. This book encompasses her most important roles and her involvement in new movements in British theatre over the past 50 years. She discovered the theatre while a schoolgirl in Croydon and dreamt of becoming part of a permanent company of actors after reading about the Moscow Art Theatre. Her work at Lillian Baylis's Old Vic is described, as are her major parts at The New, The Queen's, and The Haymarket. The author expands on her involvement with the Royal Court under George Devine, the Royal Shakespeare Company under Peter Hall and Trevor Nunn, and the National Theatre in its move to the South Bank. The author attributes her credited performances in "The Jewel in the Crown" and "A Passage to India" to her relentless perfectionism and her qualities as a woman. He describes her compassion for people, her tireless work for humanitarian causes, and her curiosity about the world. Michael Billington has drawn on conversations with Dame Peggy and her contemporaries, including Sir John Gielgud, George Rylands, Sir Anthony Quayle, and Sir Peter Hall. He also gives an account of the problems of an actor's life, aiming to provide a glimpse behind the scenes. Seller Inventory # d2068afc-55f6-480b-9690-1db0976ce2f6
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