Playing For Real(English, Paperback, Cantrell Tom)

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Playing For Real(English, Paperback, Cantrell Tom) is written by Cantrell Tom and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0230230423 (ISBN 10) and 9780230230422 (ISBN 13).

This is the first book to explore how actors play real people. How do you capture Hitler, Mugabe, or a serial killer? How do you portray living monarchs or political leaders? Is it possible to embody a genius like Mozart, Woolf or Darwin? What are the pressures of performing an icon like Marlene Dietrich? Bringing together original conversations with award-winning actors, the line-up includes Jeremy Irons, Dame Eileen Atkins, David Morrissey, Henry Goodman, and Sir Ian McKellen.