A superlative account of how theatre is made, in the words of the very people who make it.
In Talking Theatre, Richard Eyre uses his unrivalled access to leading theatre people to allow us to eavesdrop on the stories behind many of the most important productions and performances in the theatre of recent times:
John Gielgud
Peter Brook
Margaret 'Percy' Harris
Peter Hall
Ian McKellen
Judi Dench
Trevor Nunn
Vanessa Redgrave
Fiona Shaw
Liam Neeson
Stephen Rea
Stephen Sondheim
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Miller
August Wilson
Jason Robards
Kim Hunter
Tony Kushner
Luise Rainer
Alan Bennett
Harold Pinter
Tom Stoppard
David Hare
Jocelyn Herbert
William Gaskill
Arnold...