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Miranda Hart: Such Fun
John Blake 2011; US$ 17.99With no fewer than three gongs at the 2011 British Comedy Awards, Miranda Hart was crowned the Queen of Comedy. She had become something of a national treasure, yet thrust into the nation's living rooms (and hearts) with her self-titled sitcom, her success did not happen over night. For the first time, author Sophie Johnson reveals the story behind... more...
The Making of Theatrical Reputations
University of Iowa Press 2008; US$ 29.95Today?s successful plays and playwrights achieve their prominence not simply because of their intrinsic merit but because of the work of mediators, who influence the whole trajectory of a playwright?s or a theatre company?s career. Critics and academic writers are primarily considered the makers of reputations, but funding organizations and various... more...
Theatre, Community, and Civic Engagement in Jacobean London
University of Iowa Press 2011; US$ 59.95Taking to heart Thomas Heywood’s claim that plays “persuade men to humanity and good life, instruct them in civility and good manners, showing them the fruits of honesty, and the end of villainy,” Mark Bayer’s captivating new study argues that the early modern London theatre was an important community institution whose... more...
John Gielgud
Bloomsbury Publishing 2011; US$ 39.00In his lifetime Gielgud was acclaimed as the finest classical actor of the twentieth century and Jonathan Croalls biography from 2000 was instantly recognised by critics as a masterful achievement, one that was unlikely to be surpassed ( Sunday Telegraph ). Since that time however a considerable amount of new material has come to... more...
Alastair Sim
The History Press 2011; US$ 14.57Alastair sim was an energetic character both on and off the screen. His idiosyncratic style of acting in films such as 'The Belles of St Trinian's' endeared him to a cinema-going audience desperate to escape the day-to-day dreariness of an invasive, bureaucratic post-war Britain. In private, he was a curiously contradictory character, prejudiced and... more...
Emma Watson
John Blake 2011; US$ 9.99A biography of the actress behind the role of Hermione Granger A detailed insight into Emma Watson's career, the highs and lows of being a child star, and how she is moving on from Harry Potter balancing the world of fashion with her academic studies. Emma shot to fame at just 10 years old, when she took the role of Hermione Granger in the... more...
Anything Goes
Michael O'Mara 2009; US$ 9.99From his Glaswegian childhood and American adolescence to his starring role in the Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood , this memoir traces the life and career of actor John Barrowman. John made a name for himself with remarkable West End achievements, including an Olivier Award nomination and success in the movies The Producers and... more...
Julie Walters
Ebury Publishing 2012; US$ 10.67From her BAFTA-winning television work, such as My Beautiful Son, to her big screen debut alongside Michael Caine in Educating Rita, her starring in Billy Elliot (both of which earned her Oscar nominations) and her portrayal of Mrs Weasley in the Harry Potter films, Julie Walters has worked with some of the greatest and most diverse actors and directors... more...
Size Matters Not
Aurum Press 2010; US$ 10.19Hi! Believe it or not, I?m a world famous actor. No really, I am. Hey! Don?t put the book back! Let me explain . . . You may not recognise my name ? or my face for that matter ? but it?s very likely you?ve seen me at work. I?ve managed to cram quite a bit into my thirty-year acting career. In fact I?ve helped put more bums on cinema seats than Will... more...
Literature and the Theater in Shakespeare's Day
Infobase Publishing 2012; US$ 40.00









