Antony Sher was a celebrated actor and writer whose work delved deeply into the human psyche and complex characters. His prose, often drawing from his extensive stage experience, explored themes of identity, ambition, and moral ambiguity with incisive intelligence. Sher's distinctive voice resonates through his dedication to masterful character portrayals and his ability to capture the inner lives of individuals, offering readers compelling and thought-provoking narratives.
Antony Sher's honest, illuminating and witty account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles. A fascinating perspective on the process of one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his generation.
Discusses what it is to be an actor, describing the journeys the author undertakes in order to inhabit the roles for which he is famous including The History Man (his TV breakthrough), Macbeth, the Fool (to Michael Gambon's Lear), Tamburlaine, Cyrano, Adolf Hitler, Stanley Spencer and Richard III.
Anthony Sher's performance as Richard III, for which he won the Standard Award for Best Actor of 1985, has been praised by both critics and audiences alike. This text records the making of this notable theatrical event.
Smous arrives in the isolated settlement of Middlepost in British South Africa in 1902 to find everyone speaking different languages, worshipping different gods and jostling for space. He stays here for nearly two years, amidst confusion, comedy and catastrophe.