Stage Directions

Sir John Gielgud blends memories of his own performances and productions with critical comment and anecdote in his personal overview of the theatre, its characters and its works.

Gielgud, John, Sir

Humor & Entertainment

Praeger

In this newly updated edition of his bestselling autobiography, John Gielgud tells the story of his life in the theatre, from the time of the great acotre-managers like Tree and duMaurier and star actresses like Sarah Bernhardt and his own great -aunt Ellen Terry to his famous partnerships with Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson. With his own unique warmth and humour, he describes the plays he has starred in and directed, the films he has appeared in and the actors he has known, from James Mason, Marlon Brando and Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs Patrick Campbell and Lisa Minnelli. 'A rare delight - full of wit, theatrical history, anecdotes and wisom' Diana Rigg 'I can hear his superb voice in every line of this book' Alec Guinness 'Funny, touching, brilliant, special, the best - exactly like John Gielgud' Lauren Baccall

An Actor and His Time

Biographies & Memoirs

Miller, John.

Arts & Literature

Trans-Atlantic Pubns

Chekhov's masterful last play is a work of timeless, bittersweet beauty about the fading fortunes of an aristocratic Russian family and their struggle to maintain their status in a changing world. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Marsha Mason as Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranyevskaya Hector Elizondo as Leonid Andreyevich Gayev Michael Cristofer as Yermolay Alekseyevich Lopakhin Jennifer Tilly as Dunyasha (Avdotya Fyodorovna) Joey Slotnick as Semyon Panteleyevich Yepikhodov Christy Keefe as Anya Ranyevskaya Amy Pietz as Varya Ranyevskaya Jordan Baker as Charlotta Ivanovna Jeffrey Jones as Boris Borisovich Semyonov-Pischick Charles Durning as Feers Jon Chardiet as Yasha/Passer-By Tim DeKay as Pyotr Sergeyevich Trofimov Translated and adapted by Frank Dwyer and Nicholas Saunders. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded before a live audience.

Cherry Orchard

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Theatre Arts Books

Reference

English as a Second Language

Backward Glances: Times for Reflection, Distinguished Company

Limelight Editions

Backward Glances [hardcover] Gielgud, John, Sir [Oct 01, 1990]

Backward Glances

Isis Large Print Books

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