{"product_id":"balancing-acts-behind-the-scenes-at-londons-national-theatre","title":"Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at London's National Theatre","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBalancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at London's National Theatre\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNicholas Hytner\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780451493408\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eKnopf\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Tony Award and Laurence Olivier Award-winning former director of London's National Theatre--this is a fascinating, candid, eloquent memoir about his career directing theater, producing films and opera, and working closely with some of the world's most celebrated actors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe list of Nicholas Hytner's accomplishments is long and distinguished: as Artistic Director of London's National Theatre from 2003-2015, he directed and produced a great number of their most popular and memorable plays and musicals, many of which have come to Broadway: \u003ci\u003eCarousel, \u003c\/i\u003e Richard Bean's \u003ci\u003eOne Man, Two Guvnors\u003c\/i\u003e, David Hare's\u003ci\u003e Stuff Happens\u003c\/i\u003e among them. He directed both the London and Broadway productions of \u003ci\u003eMiss Saigon\u003c\/i\u003e, each of which ran for ten years. He directed Alan Bennett's \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of George III\u003c\/i\u003e on both stage and screen. In short: He is one of today's most successful and admired theatrical impresarios. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBalancing Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, Hytner gives us a detailed behind-the-scenes look at his creative process. From reviving classic musicals and mastering Shakespeare to commissioning new plays, he shows theater making to be a necessarily collaborative exercise, and he writes insightfully about the actors and playwrights he's worked with: Derek Jacobi, Richard Griffiths, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Harold Pinter, and Tom Stoppard among them. With a cultural range that spans from \u003ci\u003eThe Mikado\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Lady in the Van\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBalancing Acts\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a memoir but a gathering of illuminating notes on the art of directing and a thoughtful meditation on the purpose of theater.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at London's National Theatre | Nicholas Hytner | Hardcover | 9780451493408 | Used: Very Good | Music \u0026 Performing Arts 1652263","offer_id":48415367626904,"sku":"1652263","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71pGju2BmZL.jpg?v=1773331680","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/balancing-acts-behind-the-scenes-at-londons-national-theatre","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}