{"product_id":"9781408105207","title":"Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePlays and Playwrights\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBuzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJonathan Croall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining over a hundred interviews conducted over the last fifteen\u003cbr\u003eyears with leading directors, actors and writers at the National\u003cbr\u003eTheatre, \u003ci\u003eBuzz Buzz!\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastic compendium that offers unrivalled insight into the work and practice of the best theatre talent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these illuminating interviews playwrights such as Michael Frayn,\u003cbr\u003eKwame Kwei-Armah, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, David Hare, Pam Gems and Tony\u003cbr\u003eKushner and many others talk about the roots of their work, their\u003cbr\u003emethods of research, and how they collaborate with their directors,\u003cbr\u003ewhile actors from Fiona Shaw to Kenneth Branagh, and directors from\u003cbr\u003ePeter Hall to Marianne Elliott, contribute fascinating insights into\u003cbr\u003etheir ideas and ways of working. The book covers plays by the Greeks\u003cbr\u003eand Shakespeare, English and European classics, and the best of modern\u003cbr\u003eEnglish, Irish and American drama. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheatre writer and commentator Jonathan Croall draws on the vast\u003cbr\u003ewealth of interviews he's conducted at the National Theatre in this\u003cbr\u003efascinating and wide-ranging book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJonathan Croall is the author of \u003ci\u003eGielgud: A Theatrical Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Coming of Godot: A Short History of a Masterpiece \u003c\/i\u003e(nominated for the 2006 Theatre Book Prize); and three books in the series 'The National Theatre at Work': \u003ci\u003eHamlet Observed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeter Hall's 'Bacchai' \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eInside the Molly House\u003c\/i\u003e. He edits and writes for the programmes at the Old Vic theatre, and was editor of the National Theatre's \u003ci\u003eStageWrite\u003c\/i\u003e magazine 1992-2007.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 September 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408105207\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369854926988,"sku":"9781408105207","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_01ee2594-a393-4a6b-b919-9e584673f7af.jpg?v=1783880733","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408105207","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}