Time to Act: An Intimate Photographic Portrait of Actors Backstage - Hardcover

Annand, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9089898360 ISBN 13: 9789089898364

Publisher: Lannoo Publishers, 2020

Synopsis

"...delivers an absorbing portrait of actor's final preparation during their last 30 minutes before going on stage." – The Lady

British photographer Simon Annand has been shooting candid photographs backstage at West End theatres in London for 35 years. In these meditative portraits, often shot in the intimate space of the dressing room, he captures the focus and tension of world-class actors right before they go on the stage. Actors such as Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal and Judi Dench are seen in these moments of vulnerability, which every actor experiences no matter how long they have been working. Time to Act, with an introduction by Cate Blanchett, contains a hand-picked selection of Simon Annand's remarkable and unique portraits.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Annand works and lives in London. For 35 years, he has been photographing actors backstage, a few minutes before the curtains rises. He was given permission to enter the dressing rooms of the most famous actors in the world of theatre.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lannoo Publishers
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9089898360
• ISBN 13: 9789089898364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256