Tough Acts: Memories of Working with Stella Adler, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski, Al Pacino et el (signed 1st edition hardback)

Berkoff, Steven

ISBN 10: 1861056699 / ISBN 13: 9781861056696

Published by Robson Books Ltd, 2003

About this Item

Published by Robson Books in 2003, here is the first hardback printing of Steven Berkoff's Tough Acts: Memories of Working with Stella Adler, Leonard Rossiter, Stanley Kubrick, Sylvester Stallone, Roman Polanski, Joan Collins et el signed by Steven in black ink to the full title page. 164 pages, blue cloth binding, gilt lettering, the book is in very good condition with some bumping to the outside edge of the rear board. The dust jacket is very good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tough Acts: Memories of Working with Stella Adler, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski, Al Pacino et el (signed 1st edition hardback)
• Publisher: Robson Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861056699
• ISBN 13: 9781861056696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

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.