Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre

by Jonathan Croall

Overview

Containing over a hundred interviews conducted over the last fifteen
years with leading directors, actors and writers at the National
Theatre, Buzz Buzz! is a fantastic compendium that offers unrivalled insight into the work and practice of the best theatre talent.

In these illuminating interviews playwrights such as Michael Frayn,
Kwame Kwei-Armah, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, David Hare, Pam Gems and Tony
Kushner and many others talk about the roots of their work, their
methods of research, and how they collaborate with their directors,
while actors from Fiona Shaw to Kenneth Branagh, and directors from
Peter Hall to Marianne Elliott, contribute fascinating insights into
their ideas and ways of working. The book covers plays by the Greeks
and Shakespeare, English and European classics, and the best of modern
English, Irish and American drama.

Theatre writer and commentator Jonathan Croall draws on the vast
wealth of interviews he's conducted at the National Theatre in this
fascinating and wide-ranging book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408105191
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/05/2015
Series:	Plays and Playwrights
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jonathan Croall is the author of Gielgud: A Theatrical Life; The Coming of Godot: A Short History of a Masterpiece (nominated for the 2006 Theatre Book Prize); and three books in the series 'The National Theatre at Work': Hamlet Observed, Peter Hall's 'Bacchai' and Inside the Molly House. He edits and writes for the programmes at the Old Vic theatre, and was editor of the National Theatre's StageWrite magazine 1992-2007.
Jonathan Croall is a distinguished biographer and theatre historian. He is the author of over twenty-five books, notably the acclaimed biographies John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama) and Sybil Thorndike: A Star of Life. His other titles include The Coming of Godot: A Short History of a Masterpiece (short-listed for the 2005 Theatre Book Prize); The Wit and Wisdom (and Gaffes) of John Gielgud and In Search of Gielgud: A Biographer's Tale; two collections of his theatre journalism, Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre and Closely Observed Theatre: From the National to the Old Vic; and three books in the series The National Theatre at Work – Hamlet Observed, Peter Hall's 'Bacchai', and Inside the Molly House.

Editorial Reviews

'This is a treasure trove of insight and illumination for aspiring actors, directors and playwrights '
The Stage {Main} October 2008

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