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Description for The Lear Diaries
Paperback. This is the diary of Brian Cox, in which he describes the emotional and physical problems that came with playing the all-consuming role of King Lear. It also reveals the personal strains of touring, in particular the problems of being separated from his family as he embarks on a year-long tour. Series: Diaries, Letters and Essays. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ANB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
One of the most frank and authentic accounts yet written of the pressures placed on today's stars King Lear is perhaps the most challenging role in the Shakespearian canon. In 1991, directed by Deborah Warner, Brian Cox gave a highly-acclaimed performance. In this compulsive account of a theatrical journey, Cox describes the rehearsal room investigation in the possibilities of the text in performance as the production toured to Bucharest and Tokyo, Cairo and Paris in the wake of Perestroika and with the Gulf War gathering momentum in the early '90s. But this is also a personal story; for Lear, like ... Read more
One of the most frank and authentic accounts yet written of the pressures placed on today's stars King Lear is perhaps the most challenging role in the Shakespearian canon. In 1991, directed by Deborah Warner, Brian Cox gave a highly-acclaimed performance. In this compulsive account of a theatrical journey, Cox describes the rehearsal room investigation in the possibilities of the text in performance as the production toured to Bucharest and Tokyo, Cairo and Paris in the wake of Perestroika and with the Gulf War gathering momentum in the early '90s. But this is also a personal story; for Lear, like ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
Diaries, Letters and Essays
Condition
New
Weight
399g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413698803
SKU
V9780413698803
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
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