Acting Up: A Diary; Author: Hare, David; Paperback; Large size

Author: Hare, David
Paperback; Large size
287 pages
Published: November 1999
Faber and Faber Ltd
ISBN: 0571201350

After writing a monologue on the subject of Israel and Palestine, David Hare forced himself to make his debut on the stage at the age of fifty-one in Via Dolorosa. When his success at London's austere Royal Court Theatre led to an invitation to appear in New York at a somewhat flashier Broadway venue, Hare was transformed from a shadowy playwright into an actor alone on the stage every night for ninety minutes.Hare's hilarious diary of his experiences on both sides of the Atlantic tells of his difficulties in coming to terms with his frightening change of career, but also grapples with more serious questions about what the difference is between acting and performance, and whether anyone can learn to do either.The author's hilarious diary of his frightening experiences of changing from playwright to actor. After writing a monologue on the subjects of Israel and Palestine, playwright David Hare forced himself to make his debut on the professional stage at the age of 51. This is his hilarious diary of his experiences in London and on Broadway, and a personal examination of acting and performance.