Ian McKellen Judi Dench Stephen Sondheim Arthur Miller Alan Ayckbourn John Gielgud Tom Stoppard and many more talk about the stories behind some of the most important and successful theatre productions and performances of recent times.
The Sunday Times Theatre Book of the year!
Shortly after he left the directorship of the National Theatre Richard Eyre embarked on a series of interviews with people who had played a significant part in making and influencing the theatre of the second half of the twentieth century. Forty of these interviews - threaded through with Eyre's own commentary - are published in this new paperback edition. Talking Theatre is a fascinating and revealing insight into the world and mindset of the artists and creative talent who have shaped - and continue to shape - modern theatre.
 
A mine of first-hand theatrical information and insight and better still a wonderful compendium of high-grade gossip.
--Daily Telegraph
Truly various and never less than fierce critical thinking condensed into one endlessly entertaining volume.
--Sunday Times
