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100 1 _aRosenthal, Daniel,
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245 0 0 _aDramatic exchanges :
_bthe lives & letters of the National Theatre /
_cselected and edited by Daniel Rosenthal ; foreword by Dame Helen Mirren.
246 3 0 _aLives & letters of the National Theatre.
250 _aPaperback edition.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bProfile Books,
_c2019.
264 4 _c©2018.
300 _axiii, 401 pages :
_billustrations (some colour) ;
_c24 cm.
336 _astill image
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_2rdacontent
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _aFirst published in 2018.
501 _aP.B
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThere has been always as much drama offstage as on at the National Theatre, and much of it is to be found in the letters, telegrams, scribbled notes and colourful postcards of its main players. - What drove Laurence Olivier to confess: 'The foolishness of my position starts to obsess me'?- Why did Maggie Smith write: 'I am absolutely heartbroken by your decision'?- What prompted Judi Dench to ask: 'Can't you write me a musical so that I can sit on a chair in a fur hat and nothing else and sing RUDE songs?' This book brings together for the first time some of the most inspiring, dramatic and amusing letters from the life of Britain's most beloved theatre: Laurence Olivier's gracious rejection letters, Peter Hall's combative memos, Helen Mirren's impassioned defence of theatrical innovation, fantastical good luck missives and long conspiratorial letters. Together, they reveal the stories behind some of the most lavish, triumphant, daring and disastrous productions in the theatre's history, including Amadeus, Romans in Britain, Laurence Olivier's Othello, Closer, The History Boys and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
610 2 0 _aNational Theatre (Great Britain)
_xHistory
_vSources.
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610 2 7 _aNational Theatre (Great Britain)
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610 2 7 _aRoyal national theatre (Londres)
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655 7 _aHistory.
655 7 _aSources.
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700 1 _aMirren, Dame Helen,
_ewriter of foreword.
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700 1 _aRosenthal, Daniel,
_d1971-
_eeditor.
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