The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes

by Gyles Brandreth

Book Overview

This is the ultimate anthology of theatrical anecdotes, edited by lifelong theatre-lover Gyles Brandreth in the Oxford tradition, and covering every kind of theatrical story and experience from the age of Shakespeare and Marlowe to the age of Stoppard and Mamet, from Richard Burbage to Richard Briers, from Nell Gwynn to Daniel Day-Lewis, from Sarah Bernhardt to Judi Dench.

Players, playwrights, prompters, producers--they all feature. The Oxford...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198749589
• ISBN13: 9780198749585
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 5.3" x 7.8"