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I, an Actor by Nicholas Craig: Another Great Actor Explores Himself
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At last the memoirs of Nicholas Craig – theatrical eminence best known for his Truepate in The Cuckolde of Leicester and more popularly as Gob in Oh No! It’s the Neighbours! – are re-released for a grateful audience, updated with a wealth of new and controversial material. Startlingly truthful, unflinchingly illustrated, I, An Actor is a piton up the slope of creativity for theatre fans and aspiring actors alike, revealing everything that most theatrical autobiographies cravenly avoid. Should you sport a moustache in your publicity photo? How can you fix a prolapsed labial or a bad case of ‘blow-out’? What should you never call Alec Guinness during rehearsals? Is it true Brian Blessed only weighs 9 1/2 stone? And what should you do when Hollywood comes calling? This book blows the lid off the secrets of the profession, leaving no reputation safe.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 2nd edition (4 Oct. 2001), Methuen Publishing Ltd |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 193 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0413765504 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0413765505 |
| Dimensions | 13.34 x 1.27 x 20.96 cm |
by Sorella
Stands up to the passage of time. Still made me laugh out loud.
by jojo
It may be a spoof but it is so so so true its uncanny!
For anyone who wants to know what its really like in theatre ….
by Ms R Green
This is the classic and original actor’s send up by those who have been there and know.
A real laugh out loud manual.
by Mr. Andrew I. Love
Being a bit of an am-dram myself, i bought this book to give me a few tips and pointers. It certainly gave me plenty. And reassurance too! I have been labouring under the misapprehension that I spit on my fellow actors; Mr Craig has put me right, and my ‘actoplasm’ can now flow with abandon.
A seriously entertaining read for all those who enjoy actors, acting and seeing pomposity pricked.
Excellent!
by Robert Llewellyn
Okay, so it’s been out before, okay, so I am biased and he’s a bloody good mate, but lovely Nigel has really done a damn fine job of updating the whole shebang. I know lovely Chrissy Douglas had a hand in it, behind the scene’s as t’wer, but you can feel Nigel’s influence on every page. At last, someone who’s prepared to be honest about how much bloody hard work we actors do darling.
I laughed until I puked, and then suddenly, a cruel mirror was turned at me and I shuddered, was I really an actor after all?
Brilliant, should be read by everyone who’s ever been near a theatre, an actor or even, frankly, if you’ve just watched a bit of telly.
This is what it’s really like.
by Gregor Cameron
Touches on all the cliches with potency
by Richmonde
Very funny. Craig nails every acting cliche in the book – every new part is a mountain to climb! Is he to blame for Tories calling actors “luvvies”? Actually, darling, when you’re always working with new groups of people you can’t remember all their names, right, sweetie?
by PAAMC.
The great Nigel Planer has tremendous fun taking the mickey out of the acting profession. I’m sure that given the correct circumstances you could convince someone that Nicholas Craig was actually a real actor. Splendid stuff.