Skuespillere og performere

Ihre Geschichte sei wie die Aschenputtels gewesen, wie sie es in späteren Jahren immer wieder betonte, wie jenes Märchen, das von der Vorwegnahme künftiger Möglichkeiten einer Frau handelt. In den 40er- und 50er-Jahren galt sie als eine der schönsten und beliebtesten Schauspielerinnen Hollywoods. Sie trug den Titel Queen of Technicolor, doch sie war noch viel mehr: Draufgängerin, Pin-up-Girl und Glamour Queen, Sängerin und ein Star in Las Vegas, ein Arbeitspferd und eine Philanthropin, eine Femme Noir, Abenteurerin und Miss West, die Queen of the B's, der Burlesque und des High Camp. RHONDA FLEMING (1923-2020) ist einer der Gründe, warum das Kino überhaupt erfunden wurde.Stimmen zum Buch:"Robert Zion hat über Rhonda Fleming eine hervorragend recherchierte Biografie verfasst ... Es gelingt dem Autor, die Bedeutung der Darstellerin anschaulich zu machen, weil er sich intensiv auf die einzelnen Filme einlässt und mit den Produktionshintergründen vertraut ist" - Hans Helmut Prinzler (Filmbuch des Monats September 2020)"Robert Zion hat ein brillantes Buch über eine der schönsten Frauen der Leinwand und eine überraschend vielseitige Darstellerin geschrieben" - Christoph Dompke (epd-Film, 11/2020)"Hollywoods tollster Rotschopf: Rhonda Fleming ... Robert Zion hat ein schönes farbiges Buch über sie geschaffen, das ausführlich von ihr erzählt, ohne die leidenschaftliche Faszination durch die Fundiertheit sich abkühlen zu lassen" - Fritz Göttler (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Nov. 2020)."Eine genaue, kenntnisreiche labour of love, vor allem ein genuines Stück Kino-Literatur, das die Grenzen von Journalismus und Wissenschaft sprengt" - Hans Schifferle (2020)

Nicolas Cage har gennem de seneste fem årtier været en af filmkunstens mest fascinerende og enigmatiske skuespillere. Som ingen andre har Nicolas Cage været både feteret og elsket, hånet og latterliggjort. Too Great for the Eye of Man fortolker en række af Cages store roller, hans tilgang til skuespil, og de dybe længsler hans figurer manifesterer. Det er samtidig et kritisk blik på den dominerende opfattelse af kunst, af hvad der er godt. Bogen undersøger, hvorfor vi elsker Nicolas Cage, men også hvorfor Cage ofte er blevet opfattet som så meget for meget, så sublim, at vi er nødt til at afvise ham.

Det var på privatteatret Das Königsstädtische Theater i Berlin, at Kierkegaard havde sin teateroplevelse.Det lå på hjørnet af Alexanderplatz og Alexanderstrasse og var, i først halvdel af attenhundredetallet, en sand magnet på de brede lag i befolkningen. Her blev der spillet farcer, melodramaer, vaudeviller samt operaer.I essayet skriver Søren Kierkegaard om oplevelser fra teaterrummet og scenen i Das Königsstädtische Theater.Vi hører om hans iagttagelse af en anden teatergæst, en ung pige, samt hans oplevelse af det i samtiden populære lystspil ”Der Talisman”, der handler om de besværligheder, stykket hovedperson, barberlærlingen Titus, spillet af den da kendte skuespiller Friedrich Beckmann, som rødhåret, har med, efter datidens normer, at kunne klare sig både i arbejds- og kærlighedslivet og derfor må tage paryk på for at skjule sit røde hår, men som dog til sidst, med sit røde hår, vinder både kærligheden og mange penge.Bogen – der er illustreret – er redigeret og kommenteret af forfatter og filosof, mag.art. Jens Staubrand.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERLet Dame Judi Dench take you behind the scenes of a life loving the Bard - as she shares her story with, and enduring affection for, William Shakespeare. 'A wonderful mixture of appreciation and anecdote' Financial Times, Books of the Year'A MAGICAL LOVE LETTER TO SHAKESPEARE' Sir Kenneth Branagh'If you love Judi Dench or Shakespeare (and most of us do), look no further' Guardian'Wonderfully inspiring, riveting. A delightful spell in the company of one of our greatest actresses' Daily Mail, Books of the Year'Gloriously entertaining' ObserverTaking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig...Cavorting naked through the countryside painted green...Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head...These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra.Here she reveals her behind the scenes secrets; inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans, all brightened by her mischievous sense of humour and striking honesty.Witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent.'An utterly delightful book... Shakespeare from a great actor's perspective - that repeatedly strikes to the heart of the matter with a sharp instinctive intelligence that puts fancy-pants literary critics to shame' Telegraph'A wonderful ode to the bard' I'The book is pure enchantment. It swirls and dances with brilliance and mischief, so forget traditional Shakespearean criticism and analysis. Sack the Eng. Lit. professors. As never before, this book brings the subject to wild, authentic life.' Daily Mail'Riveting, revealing and witty' Gazette and HeraldTop 10 Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023

De stumme gudinder er en håndtegners hyldest til de kvindelige filmskuespillere, der gennem deres optræden på det hvide lærred i stumfilmens æra ikke alene skrev sig ind i filmhistorien, men desuden var med til at bane vejen for den moderne, selvstændige kvinde.

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Der eine, Wilhelm Bendow, galt als Galionsfigur des Spiels mit den Geschlechterrollen; der andere, Hubert von Meyerinck, war mit seinen zahllosen Nebenrollen auf der Bühne, im Film und im Fernsehen ein König der zweiten Reihe.Beide lernten das Handwerk der Schauspielkunst bei Max Reinhardt und bewährten sich im Theater und im Kabarett, in der Operette und auf der Leinwand. Beide standen auf denselben Bühnen, zuweilen auch gemeinsam. Beide waren wegen ihres Humors, ihrer Komik, ihren Persiflagen und ihrem Witz, aber auch ihrer unbestrittenen Professionalität Lieblinge des Publikums und haben im kulturellen Trubel der 1920er Jahre (und auch später) mehr als nur verwehte Spuren hinterlassen. Obwohl sie nie Stars heutiger Prägung waren, haben auch sie ihrer Zeit ihren Stempel aufgedrückt.Beide können als queere Ikonen gelten, obwohl sie unterschiedlich offen mit ihrer sexuellen Orientierung umgingen - zu einer Zeit, in der Strafe oder sogar das KZ drohte. Beide sind so viel mehr als nur ein traniges "Aaaach, ist der Rasen schön grün" oder ein preußisch-markantes "Zack-Zack".Die bewegten Karrieren zweier fast vergessener Künstler und ihre Zeit faszinieren auch heute noch, ebenso wie die ungeheure Vielfalt des Berliner Bühnenlebens. Viel Spaß beim Entdecken und Wiederentdecken einer spannenden Zeit!

This book offers the reader an in-depth understanding of Utpal Dutt¿s entire career in drama. Covering Dutt¿s career in proscenium, street theatre and Jatra, it analyzes the interesting exchange of dramatic art with politics in his theatre. Owing to a plethora of unsubstantiated opinions, Dutt is either revered by his followers or dismissed by his opponents, but hardly ever studied with necessary objectivity and intellectual rigour. The book attempts to bust the myth that Dutt was primarily a political propagandist who used theatre only as a means to achieve his political end. The remarkable range of Dutt¿s subject matter makes him as internationally significant as he is loved by Indian theatre enthusiasts. His work has been discussed on various reputed international platforms. Yet there is a stark lacuna when it comes to intellectual attention devoted to Dutt¿s theatre. This is the first book which attempts to introduce Dutt¿s theatre comprehensively to an international readership.The book looks briefly at Dutt¿s life, the impact of his politics on his theatre, the art of his characterization, his dramaturgy and stage technique, and the legacy of his work in theatre. It also offers the reader with a chronological list of the first performances of his original theatrical works and an exhaustive bibliography, which, it is hoped, shall prove especially useful for researchers. The book is designed for lay theatre enthusiasts as well as advanced students of theatre.

Well-known as the winner of the third series of The Great British Bake Off and runner up of Strictly Come Dancing with his same-sex dance partner Johannes Radebe, John Whaite's personal story is a complicated narrative of contradictions, highs and lows, told with tenderness, joy, insight and wit, but also unflinching honesty.

This well-established and respected directory supports actors in their training and search for work in theatre, film, TV, radio and comedy.It is the only directory to provide detailed information for each listing and specific advice on how to approach companies and individuals, saving hours of further research. From agents and casting directors to producing theatres, showreel companies, photographers and much more, this essential reference book editorially selects only the most relevant and reputable contacts for the industry.Covering training and working in theatre, film, radio, TV and comedy, it contains invaluable resources such as a casting calendar and articles on a range of topics from your social media profile to what drama schools are looking for to financial and tax issues.With the listings updated every year, the Actors' and Performers' Yearbook continues to be the go-to guide for help with auditions, interviews and securing/sustaining work within the industry.Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2024 is fully updated and includes a newly commissioned article by actor Mark Weinman, a new foreword, 4 new interviews by casting director Sam Stevenson, giving timely advice in response to today's fast-changing industry landscape, and an article by Paterson Joseph.

"Known for pushing the boundaries of good taste, John Waters (born 1946) has created a canon of high-shock-value, high-entertainment movies that have cemented his position as one of the most revered and subversive auteurs in American independent cinema. Featuring misfit muses, tributes to his hometown of Baltimore and themes of fetish, obsession and celebrity culture, his renegade films--including Pink Flamingos (1972), Female Trouble (1974), Desperate Living (1977), Hairspray (1988), Serial Mom (1994) and A Dirty Shame (2004)--are irreverent, laugh-out-loud comedies that lovingly draw inspiration from William Castle, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer, Andy Warhol and Pier Paolo Pasolini alike."--

Never before has Marcia Lucas sat down for an interview about Star Wars until now! Pulling all the extra content from The Nacelle Company's hit docuseries Icons Unearthed, comes the Marcia Lucas Interview, the expanded interviews and extra content that never made it to screen. This collection of interviews covers it all from Marcia's humble beginnings as an assistant editor, to her meeting George Lucas while he was in film school, to ultimately working with the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and eventually her pivotal role in the making of Star Wars. This is the story of a woman whose behind the scenes presence turned a little sci-fi film into the incredible franchise that we know it as today.

With an Introduction from Luca and co-authored with Meghan Friedlander, this book captures Audrey's lifelong connection to the City of Light, with vivid photographs and never-before-published stories about her films, family, friendships, photoshoots, and fashions, featuring all of the places in Paris she loved most.

Auf der Suche nach dem, was uns verbindet, begabsich das Stadtlabor auf eine Reise ins Unbekannte.Die Künstler*innen des Netzwerks begannen mit derSuche nach Geschichten, Texten und Bildern, die imRahmen des zweiten FREISTIL_FESTIVALs in einerAusstellung gezeigt werden sollten. Dabei erprobten sie neue Wege der Kommunikation jenseits derSprache. Das Stadtlabor lud Menschen ein zum Gespräch und zum gemeinsamen Tun. Eine Reihe vonverschiedenen kostenlosen Workshops sowie unterschiedliche Gesprächsformate und Forschungslaboresetzten sich mit der Stadt und ihren Menschen auseinander.Die Ergebnisse dieser Reise wurden in einer Ausstellung in der Erzhalle und auch im Alten Bahnhof gezeigt.Ebenso zeigt diese kleine Broschüre einiges von dem,was dabei entstanden ist und stattgefunden hat, undsoll neugierig machen, auf das, was da noch kommen kann und mag.Und nie vergessen: Globus ist nicht die Welt! A

"Full of humor and heart, and including 16 pages of photographs, Leading Lady is perfect for theatre fans new and old, as well as anyone who knows the joy of finally finding the craft that makes their soul sing"--

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"It's the other people around you, says Michael Frayn, who make you what you are. So he would like to say a brief word, looking back on life from his ninetieth year, about a few of the people who have formed his own particular world. Some were friends; some not; some more than friends. Some have had a profound effect; some only a passing one. Some you may know yourself; some you certainly won't. Some he now wonders if he ever really knew himself. The last of his subjects in this selection, and the longest and closest acquaintance of all, is his own body, a companion on life's road at least as idiosyncratic and puzzling as everyone and everything around it. Among Others is a patchwork memoir of a lifetime's encounters. Truthful and loving, sometimes elegiac, sometimes comic, it is a celebration of the endlessly intriguing otherness of others."--

I 2022 fejrer vi, at danske dramatikere i 300 år har lagt et utal af ord i munden på et utal af skuespillere på et utal af scener - og med tiden også på biograflærredet, i radioen, på TV-skærmen med videre. I 116 af de trehundrede år har dramatikerne været organiseret i Danske Dramatikere, stiftet af Emma Gad i 1906. Forfatter Jacob Wendt Jensen har skrevet historien om et forbund af drevne historiefortællere, sceneforfattere, TV-digtere i med-, mod- og søgang. Danske Dramatikeres historier er på 536 sider og indeholder blandt meget andet interviews med Svend Åge Madsen, Leif Petersen, Charlotte Strandgaard, Kirsten Thorup, Kaj Nissen, Sten Kaalø, Niels Brunse, Jørgen Ljungdalh, Nina Malinovski, Astrid Saalbach, Stig Thorsboe, Kim Fupz Aakeson, Bo Hr. Hansen, Line Knutzon, Nikolaj Scherfig, Madame Nielsen, Søren Sveistrup, Jokum Rohde, Jacob Tingleff, Jakob Weis, Anders Thomas Jensen, Mette Heeno, Christian Lollike, Maya Ilsøe, Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Julie Maj Jakobsen, Anna Emma Haudal og Amalie Olesen.

Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, W1A and the Paddington films. 'I don't remember when I last read a book that gave me so many laughs' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times'Tremendously entertaining' Rachel Cooke, Observer'A writer of considerable urbanity and wit' Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love Hugh even more' Woman & Home'Deliciously witty' Celia Imrie'Utterly charming' Jack Whitehall'A great read' Graham Norton'Beautiful. Touching. And funny' Gary OldmanHugh Bonneville is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles in Notting Hill, the Paddington films and Downton Abbey. From getting his big break as Third Shepherd in the school nativity play, to mistaking a Hollywood star for an estate agent, Hugh creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert de Niro's right leg, or not being Gary Oldman, twice? A wickedly funny storyteller, Hugh also writes with poignancy about his father's dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service only emerged after her death. Whether telling stories of working with divas, Dames or a bear with a penchant for marmalade, this is a richly entertaining account of his life as an actor.

I Danmark i 1930’erne er der lige så meget fart på udviklingen som det nye lyntog, der passerer den nybyggede Lillebæltsbro. I filmbranchen sker der også store forandringer, hvor stumfilmen nu for alvor forstummer til fordel for tonefilmen. 30’ernes film kendetegnes ved den muntre genre fyldt med komik, romantik og musik. Marguerite Viby og Hans W. Petersen titter til hinanden, Christian Arhoff ’Okke-ja’er og ’Okke-nejer’, imens Ib Schønberg snart for alvor skal blive hele Danmarks Ibbermand. Hvor der i den virkelige verden ikke var meget at grine ad i de voldsomme krisetider, så stod smil og latter i kø i de mørke biografsale. Det var dog ikke lystspil hele vejen igennem, for faktisk starter tonefilmen med kendte dramatiske værker af både Blicher og Drachmann. Danskerne kunne også stifte bekendtskab med skattefrie historiske film og de første danske musicals. Velkommen til en fantastisk tidsrejse igennem filmens første tonefilmsårti – 1930’erne.Uddrag af bogenI 1931 udkommer Nordisk Films Kompagni med den første danske tonefilm, ’Præsten i Vejlby’. Det krævede sin tilvænning og især for de mange og efterhånden garvede filmfolk. De fik sved på panden ved tanken om at skulle filme på en helt anden måde og med nyt og dyrt teknisk udstyr. Det var ikke bare ligetil. Filmproduktioner blev i det hele taget meget dyrere, og mange filminstruktører var bange for at give slip på deres ’stumfilmstider’. Men det krævede også tilvænning hos publikum, som hidtil kun havde mødt filmstjernerne stumme på lærredet. Man havde selv dannet sig en ide om, hvem de var, og hvordan de skulle lyde, og det stemte ikke altid overnes med virkeligheden, når filmen pludselig fik lyd på.Om forfatterenSandra Neerhøj er født 1990 i Sønderborg. Efter endt skolegang og studentereksamen var det lærergerningen, Sandra tog fat på, hvor historie var selvskrevet som undervisningsfag. Det er netop historie, som er Sandras store passion, og dette i særdeleshed den danske film-, teater- og revyhistorie, som hun har interesseret sig for siden den tidligste ungdom.

This book reinterprets British dramas of the early-nineteenth century through the lens of the star actors for whom they were written. Unlike most playwrights of previous generations, the writers of British Romantic dramas generally did not work in the theatre themselves. However, they closely followed the careers of star performers. Even when they did not directly know actors, they had what media theorists have dubbed "e;para-social interactions"e; with those stars, interacting with them through the mediation of mass communication, whether as audience members, newspaper and memoir readers, or consumers of prints, porcelain miniatures, and other manifestations of "e;fan"e; culture. This study takes an in-depth look at four pairs of performers and playwrights: Sarah Siddons and Joanna Baillie, Julia Glover and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edmund Kean and Lord Byron, and Eliza O'Neill and Percy Bysshe Shelley. These charismatic performers, knowingly or not, helped to guide the development of a character-based theatre-from the emotion-dominated plays made popular by Baillie to the pinnacle of Romantic drama under Shelley. They shepherded in a new style of writing that had verbal sophistication and engaged meaningfully with the moral issues of the day. They helped to create not just new modes of acting, but new ways of writing that could make use of their extraordinary talents.