Playing for real : actors on playing real people

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Title:

Author:

Cantrell, Tom, 1982-

ISBN:

9780230230415

9780230230422

Publication Information:

United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Physical Description:

176 p. ; 20 cm.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction * INTERVIEWS * Roger Allam * Eileen Atkins * Simon Callow * Chipo Chung * Oliver Ford Davies * Diane Fletcher * Henry Goodman * Jeremy Irons * Matthew Marsh * Ian McKellen * David Morrissey * Joseph Mydell * Michael Pennington * Sin Phillips * Elena Roger * Timothy West.

Abstract:

"This is the first book to explore how actors play real people. How do you capture Hitler, Mugabe, or a serial killer? How do you portray living monarchs or political leaders? Is it possible to embody a genius like Mozart or Darwin? The book includes a multiple award-winning line-up, including Sir Ian McKellen on playing himself in Ricky Gervais's Extras"--

Subject Term:

Acting.

Actors -- Interviews.

Characters and characteristics in literature.

Added Author:

Cantrell, Tom, 1982-

Luckhurst, Mary.

Copies:

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This is the first book to explore how actors play real people. How do you capture Hitler, Mugabe, or a serial killer? How do you portray living monarchs or political leaders? Is it possible to embody a genius like Mozart, Woolf or Darwin? What are the pressures of performing an icon like Marlene Dietrich?

Bringing together original conversations with award-winning actors, the line-up includes Jeremy Irons, Dame Eileen Atkins, David Morrissey, Henry Goodman, and Sir Ian McKellen.