Some reading and cover creases, some edge and shelf wear, small sticker tear to front cover, ink name to inside front cover, light foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block, a few ink marks to covers and edges of reading block. ; First printing of Penguin paperback edition. 1985. Nice tight copy. Cover photo by Zoe Dominic. ; B&W Photographs; 224 pages; Should be required reading for anyone wanting to enter this profession. Part autobiographical, part analysis, part manifesto, an honest account of the pressures, rewards and insecurity of the career.

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Title: Being An Actor
Publisher: Penguin Books, London
Publication Date: 1985
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0140076824
ISBN 13: 9780140076820
Binding: Paperback
Edition: Reprint; First Printing.
Condition: Good+

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A gloomy assessment of the state of British theatre today: the decline of ensemble playing; lack of training for young actors; novelty replacing substance. It ends with a warning that without attention to stagecraft, British theatre will surely die.

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In addition to his distinguished career in the theater, Simon Callow has appeared in the films Amadeus, A Room with A View, and Four Weddings and a Funeral. He is also the author of Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor, Shooting the Actor, and Orson Welles. He lives in London, England.

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