{"product_id":"being-an-actor-revised-and-expanded-edition-paperback","title":"Being an Actor, Revised and Expanded Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Callow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the classic book for actors starting their careers, with new material\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew actors have ever been more eloquent, more honest, or more entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow, one of the finest actors of his time and increasingly one of the most admired writers about the theater. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the letter to Laurence Olivier that produced his first theatrical job to his triumph as Mozart in the original production of \u003ci\u003eAmadeus\u003c\/i\u003e, Callow takes us with him on his progress through England's rich and demanding theater: his training at London's famed Drama Centre, his grim and glorious apprenticeship in the provincial theater, his breakthrough at the Joint Stock Company, and then success at Olivier's National Theatre are among the way stations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCallow provides a guide not only to the actor's profession but also to the intricacies of his art, from unemployment--the primeval slime from which all actors emerge and to which, inevitably, they return--to the last night of a long run.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his distinguished career in the theater, \u003cb\u003eSimon Callow\u003c\/b\u003e has appeared in the films \u003ci\u003eAmadeus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Room with A View\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFour Weddings and a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eCharles Laughton: A Difficult Actor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShooting the Actor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOrson Welles\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724275978303,"sku":"9780312422431","price":33.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/abd6f70e7cd2ec5e49a506f00e97e751_27207cf1-683b-4d25-83c3-c8d947905be7.webp?v=1765102116","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/being-an-actor-revised-and-expanded-edition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}