Front row : evenings at the theatre : pieces from the oldie

__With an outstanding introductory essay, one of the greatest living English novelists has assembled her writings, essays and reviews about the theatre to provide a highly individual view of contemporary theatre and actors.__

this Collection Presents Approximately 80 Theater Reviews By British Novelist Beryl Bainbridge From The Magazine The Oldie From 1992 To 2002. She Relates Her Experiences As A Former Actress In The Introduction And Follows With Reviews Of The Wind In The Willows, Henry Iv, Part Ii, Medea, Sunset Boulevard, Oliver!, The Glass Menagerie, Romeo And Juliet, Peter Pan, Cinderella, The Accused, Lulu, And The Three Sisters, Among Others. The Reviews Contain Sketches And Thoughts On Actors Such As Alan Rickman, Alan Bennett, Ronald Harwood, Judith Chalmers, And Billie Whitelaw. There Is No Index Or Bibliography. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

"Front Row is a collection of Beryl Bainbridge's best writing about the theatre. It contains fascinating insights into the work of such contemporaries as Alan Bennett, Alan Rickmann and Ronald Harwood, alongside amusing sketches of the actors Bainbridge worked with in her early years, including Judith Chalmers and Billie Whitelaw. And in her autobiographical introduction, Beryl Bainbridge evokes all the magic that the footlights possess for her."--Jacket. Beryl Bainbridge has assembled her writings, essays and reviews about the theatre to provide a highly individual view of contemporary theatre and actors