Winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography 2011 Drawing on a lifetime of writing about theatre and film, Callow takes us behind the curtain and behind the camera to introduce us to the
The first volume of SimonCallowA's magisterial biography of Orson Welles was praised as a A"splendidly entertaining, definitive workA" by Entertainment Weekly. Now, this eagerly anticipated second v
Few actors are more eloquent, honest, or entertaining about their life and their profession than SimonCallow. Being an Actor traces his stage journey from the letter he wrote to Laurence Olivier tha
The art of acting in restoration comedy, the buoyant, often bowdy romps which celebrated the reopening of the English theatres after Cromwell's dour reign, is the subject of SimonCallow's bold inves
In this first installment of his masterful biography, SimonCallow captures the chameleonic genius of Orson Welles as only an actor/director deeply rooted in the entertainment industry could. Here is
The conclusion to SimonCallow's masterful three-volume biography of Orson Welles.In One-Man Band, the third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles' life and work, SimonCallow again probes in comp
Now in paperback! Winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography. An alternative autobiography of the well-loved actor and man of the theater. In My Life in Pieces SimonCallow retraces his
A selection of Shakespeare's work focusing on the theme of love. From the passion of the sonnets, the poignant balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet to the bewitched love scene between Titania and Bottom
As well as being one of the most recognisable actors, SimonCallow is an accomplished author and journalist. Drawing on a lifetime of writing about theatre and film, this autobiography takes us behind
SimonCallow, the celebrated author of Orson Welles, delivers a dazzling, swift, and accessible biography of the musical titan Richard Wagner and his profoundly problematic legacy--a fresh take for se
Christmas fascinated the great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens, and to Victorian England, Dickens was Christmas. Following the enormous success in 1843 of A Christmas Carol, Dickens wrote several o
The third volume of SimonCallow’s acclaimed Orson Welles biography, covering the period of his exile from America (1947–1964), when he produced some of his greatest works, includingTouch of EvilIn On
SimonCallow, best-selling author and acclaimed stage and screen actor, immerses himself in Henry IV, Part I and brings to life not only Falstaff but the entire play in a vividly drawn, in-depth consi
