Joy Ride [electronic resource] : Lives of the Theatricals
Lahr, John2015
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A dazzling celebration of theatre, its workings and its most compelling playwrights by the New York's senior drama critic emeritus and the author of Tennessee Williams 'By far the best thing about my stuff I've ever read' Arthur Miller 'Luminous with insight and love for every aspect of the act of dramatic creation' Daily Mail 'A wonderful celebration of theatre, filled with insights' Guardian 'John Lahr manages to write better about the theatre than anybody in the English language,' says Richard Eyre. Joy Ride, which includes the best of his New Yorker profiles and reviews, makes his expertise and his exhilaration palpable. From modern greats, like Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, David Mamet, Tony Kushner and August Wilson, through the work of directors like Nicholas Hytner and Ingmar Bergman, to Shakespeare himself, the depth of Lahr's understanding is plain to see and extraordinary to read. He brings the reader up close and personal to the artists and their art. Whether you are a regular theatre-goer, or just starting out, Lahr's book delights as both a celebration and a guide.
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Lahr, John, Author
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[Place of publication not identified] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
John Lahr has been writing about theatre and popular culture for The New Yorker since 1992. He is the author of sixteen books, among them Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilisation: Backstage with Barry Humphries, Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr, and Show and Tell. John Lahr divides his time between New York and London.
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9781408868645
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English
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2837816
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