Orson's Shadow - Acting Edition [Paperback]

Austin Pendleton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0822220881 | ISBN-13: 978-0822220886 | Edition: First Edition

Sir Laurence Olivier. Orson Welles. Vivien Leigh. Joan Plowright. Kenneth Tynan. When these champions of the theatre get together to rehearse Ionesco's Rhinoceros, mere mortals best step aside. With lightning wit and scathing insight into the true nature of genius, Austin Pendleton's new play opens the private worlds of these very public people, exposing their warmth, their egos, and their glittering madness. Directed by Rosalind Ayres.

Starring: Caroline Goodall, Glenne Headly, Martin Jarvis, Robert Machray, Simon Templeman, Orlando Seale

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.; First Edition edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822220881
• ISBN-13: 978-0822220886
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #924,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you missed it in New York, here's your next best experience!, March 9, 2006

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William G. Simmons "a bibliophile with too li... (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orson's Shadow (Library Edition Audio CDs) (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collections) (Audio CD)

An amazing audio recording of a top-notch cast performing an intricate verbal dance that is Austin Pendleton's clever play. After hearing the recording, I wished I knew how to reach Joan Plowright, the only surviving notable who's a character in the play (the others being Orson Welles, Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Tynan and Vivien Leigh), to ask her if any of the play is actually true. Oh, to have been witness to the real-life drama that was going on during rehearsals of Ionesco's RHINOCEROS, which is the play that Welles, Plowright and Olivier were working on while Olivier's marriage to Leigh was falling apart. This recording is for the theatre lovers and theatre historians as well as the theatre artists.