Antony Sher byl uznávaným hercem, spisovatelem a umělcem, jehož dílo se hluboce nořilo do lidské psychiky a komplexních charakterů. Jeho próza, často inspirovaná jeho rozsáhlými zkušenostmi na jevišti, zkoumala témata identity, ambicí a morální dvojznačnosti s pronikavou inteligencí. Sherův jedinečný hlas rezonuje prostřednictvím jeho zájmu o mistrovské ztvárnění postav a jeho schopnosti zachytit vnitřní životy lidí, což čtenářům nabízí poutavé a podnětné čtení.
Antony Sher's honest, illuminating and witty account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles. A fascinating perspective on the process of one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his generation.
Discusses what it is to be an actor, describing the journeys the author undertakes in order to inhabit the roles for which he is famous including The History Man (his TV breakthrough), Macbeth, the Fool (to Michael Gambon's Lear), Tamburlaine, Cyrano, Adolf Hitler, Stanley Spencer and Richard III.
Anthony Sher's performance as Richard III, for which he won the Standard Award for Best Actor of 1985, has been praised by both critics and audiences alike. This text records the making of this notable theatrical event.
Smous arrives in the isolated settlement of Middlepost in British South Africa in 1902 to find everyone speaking different languages, worshipping different gods and jostling for space. He stays here for nearly two years, amidst confusion, comedy and catastrophe.