
Shouting in the Evenings
50 Years on the Stage
James Hayes(Author)
Matador (Publisher)
Published on 28. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-78589-266-0 (ISBN)
Description
In 1963, a young man from Limerick took his GBP25 savings and journeyed to London to become an actor. To pay his way through drama school he worked as a security guard (once for The Beatles) and served drinks to Miss World contestants at the Lyceum Theatre, then a Mecca Ballroom. While still a student, he was picked to play a small role in Andorra in the inaugural season of the National Theatre at the Old Vic...Fifty years later, while appearing in his fifty-sixth NT production - Pirandello's Liola - he was invited by Director Nicholas Hytner to take part in 50 Years on Stage, the NT's anniversary celebration. Four days on, he is on stage in New York for the Press Night of Trevor Nunn's production of Beckett's All That Fall with Michael Gambon. James Hayes has worked with most of the leading actors in the country from Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Anthony Hopkins and Paul Scofield to Michael Gambon, Ian McKellen, Penelope Wilton and Anne-Marie Duff. Touring the world, he has played in Greece, Poland, the USA, Japan, India, Hong Kong, South Korea and China. And, of course, Milton Keynes, Sunderland and Truro! Shouting in the Evenings covers many of the famous (Amadeus) and infamous (The Romans in Britain) productions Hayes has appeared in, and records with affection and humour the changes along the way. It will appeal to seasoned and amateur actors alike, as well as those with an interest in all things theatrical.
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Edition
UK ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Market Harborough
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Troubador Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78589-266-0 (9781785892660)
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Person
James Hayes is an actor and writer. Born in Limerick, he trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1963. He has worked in everything from Fortnightly Rep to Theatre in the Round, from Fringe to Laurence Olivier's Company at the Old Vic, from Aeschylus and Shakespeare to Ayckbourn and Miller, from the NT to the RSC, from The Globe to the West End, from Bolton to Beijing. He has also written a number of radio plays for RTE. James is an RSC Associate Artist.