by snowydays | Jan 30, 2019 | History
All the Best Neill: Letters from Summerhill Routledge www.routledge.com The celebrated radical educationist’s vibrant correspondence with his fellow-pioneers John Aitkenhead, WB Curry, RF Mackenzie, Dora Russell and David Wills. ‘Neill positively spouted letters, like...
by snowydays | Jan 30, 2019 | Biography
Sybil Thorndike: A Star of Life Haus Publishing Out of print ‘A riveting and wonderfully sympathetic account of a great actress and a remarkable woman, which vividly captures her life offstage as well as in the theatre.’ – Polly Toynbee, Guardian columnist ‘Jonathan...
by snowydays | Jan 30, 2019 | Biography
John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star Bloomsbury Publishing www.bloomsbury.com ‘John Gielgud was all light and humour, the most mercurial of men, and the most poetic of actors: Jonathan Croall is perfectly tuned in to every one of his qualities.’ – David Hare ‘A...
by snowydays | Jun 27, 2023 | Biography
From Silent Film Idol to Superman: The Life and Career of John Stuart McFarland Publishing Mcfarlandbooks.com A popular romantic actor, with a fan club rivalling that of Ivor Novello, he starred in films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and G.W.Pabst, and acted opposite...
by snowydays | Jan 30, 2019 | Theatre
The Coming of Godot: A Short History of a Masterpiece Bloomsbury Publishing www.bloomsbury.com ‘I think it is really excellent. You have really caught the atmosphere of the work in a rehearsal room, and the way it is woven into the history of Godot is a remarkable...
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