Playing for real : actors on playing real people / edited by Tom Cantrell and Mary Luckhurst.
| Other author | Cantrell, Tom, 1982- |
| Other author | Luckhurst, Mary. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. |
| Description | ix, 162 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2010023759 |
| ISBN | 9780230230415 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0230230415 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780230230422 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0230230423 (pbk.) |