TOUGH ACTS; MEMORIES OF WORKING WITH STELLA ADLER, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, LEONARD ROSSITER, STANLEY KUBRICK, BRAD DAVIS, EDDIE MURPHY, SYLVESTER STALLONE, ROMAN POLANSKI, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, MIKHAIL BARISHNIKOV, JOAN COLLINS, AL PACINO.

BERKOFF, Stephen.

ISBN 10: 1861056699 / ISBN 13: 9781861056696

Published by Robson Books, London,, 2003

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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Tall 8vo.pp.164. ISBN:1861056699. Signed presentation from the author:" To Gerry (?) S.Berkoff." Original publisher's binding in blue with clear gilt lettering at spine. Dust jacket features a colour photograph of the author with a good Berkoff quote. Fine in fine dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TOUGH ACTS; MEMORIES OF WORKING WITH STELLA ADLER, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, LEONARD ROSSITER, STANLEY KUBRICK, BRAD DAVIS, EDDIE MURPHY, SYLVESTER STALLONE, ROMAN POLANSKI, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, MIKHAIL BARISHNIKOV, JOAN COLLINS, AL PACINO.
• Publisher: Robson Books, London,
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861056699
• ISBN 13: 9781861056696
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signedes
• Seller catalogs:
  • Stephen Berkoff
  • Autobiography
  • Theatre

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Synopsis

In Tough Acts Berkoff writes in fascinating detail about many of the legendary directors and actors he has worked with, including Stanley Kubrick, Mikhall Baryshnikov, Christopher Walken, Sylvester Stallone, Leonard Rossiter, Roman Polanski, Eddie Murphy, Joan Collins, Christopher Plummer, Stella Adler, Brad Davis and Al Pacino. Berkoff vividly captures the unique and intense kind of closeness that develops during the rehearsal period and the run of a play or the time of a film shoot and the volatile and unpredictable encounters that this sudden and intense intimacy can produce. Full of first-hand stories and observations of the stars he has worked with creatively and seen in the raw, and based in part on his detailed journals, Tough Acts is a compelling read which provides an intriguing insight into the vivid and intense experiences that make up Steven Berkoff's enthralling and often surrealist world.

About the Author

A brilliant and innovative director, writer and performer, Steven Berkoff's radical and daring approach to theatre has made him a cult figure among audiences and actors alike, and he has remained at the cutting edge of the British stage for over 25 years.