Antony Sher était un acteur et écrivain célèbre dont l'œuvre plongeait profondément dans la psyché humaine et les personnages complexes. Sa prose, souvent inspirée par sa vaste expérience de la scène, explorait des thèmes tels que l'identité, l'ambition et l'ambiguïté morale avec une intelligence incisive. La voix distinctive de Sher résonne à travers son dévouement à des portraits de personnages magistraux et sa capacité à capturer la vie intérieure des individus, offrant aux lecteurs des récits captivants et stimulants.
After fleeing his country, his religion, and his sexuality, Leon Lipschitz isolates himself in an opulent London residence where he uses his father's money for booze, drugs, and rent-boys, until a young man helps him to face the truth. 10,000 first printing.
Smous arrives in the isolated settlement of Middlepost in British South Africa in 1902 to find everyone speaking different languages, worshipping different gods and jostling for space. He stays here for nearly two years, amidst confusion, comedy and catastrophe.
Anthony Sher's performance as Richard III, for which he won the Standard Award for Best Actor of 1985, has been praised by both critics and audiences alike. This text records the making of this notable theatrical event.