Forty engagingly candid interviews with leading theatre people offering rare insights 'behind the scenes'.
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&mdashthreaded through with Eyre&rsquos own commentary&mdashare published here for the first time. Stephen Sondheim &bull Arthur Laurents &bull John Gielgud &bull Peter Brook &bull Margaret 'Percy' Harris &bull Peter Hall &bull Ian McKellen &bull Judi Dench &bull Trevor Nunn &bull Vanessa Redgrave &bull Fiona Shaw &bull Liam Neeson &bull Stephen Rea &bull   Arthur Miller &bull August Wilson &bull Jason Robards &bull Kim Hunter &bull Tony Kushner &bull Luise Rainer &bull Alan Bennett &bull Harold Pinter &bull Tom Stoppard &bull David Hare &bull Jocelyn Herbert &bull William Gaskill &bull Arnold Wesker &bull Peter Gill &bull Christopher Hampton &bull Peter Shaffer &bull Frith Banbury &bull Alan Ayckbourn &bull John Bury &bull Victor Spinetti &bull John McGrath &bull Cameron Mackintosh &bull Patrick Marber &bull Steven Berkoff &bull Deborah Warner &bull Willem Dafoe &bull Simon McBurney &bull Robert Lepage &bull John Johnston (Britain's last Theatre Censor) What emerges is a fascinating account of how theatre is made by the very people who made it. With unrivalled access Eyre has allowed us to eavesdrop on the stories behind many of the most important productions and performances in the theatre of recent times.'A rich stimulating treasure trove. Eyre's interviews exactly hit the spot: in revealing themselves his subjects also give the reader a panoramic view of modern theatre' Michael Billington
