Armchair dramatics
May 06, 2020
3 minutes
Michael Billington
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PEOPLE have been finding innovative ways to stave off lockdown lethargy. A cricket writer tells me that he and his friends are compiling lists of the best elevens ever, from A to Z. For most of us, reading is also a great resource, and everyone secretly enjoys compiling lists, so I thought I would offer my ‘Desert Island Discs’ of 10 favourite theatre books—diaries, memoirs, biographies, fiction and criticism. Obviously, it reflects my own taste, but I would welcome any suggestions from readers of books that should be included.
‘She refined her performance to the simplicity of Matisse line drawing’
1. Peter Hall’s Diaries: (Hamish Hamilton, 2000)
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