Theatre's Strangest Acts: Extraordinary But True Tales from the History of Theatre

by Sheridan Morley

From the illustrious theater manager who, at intermission, fried bacon and eggs in the Royal Box to feed her starving cast, to the shows that were so bad they closed after the first act on the first night, this book abounds with true tales of the theater's strangest characters and events.

218 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

About the author

Sheridan A. Morley (5 December 1941 − 16 February 2007) was an English author, biographer, critic and broadcaster. He was the official biographer of Sir John Gielgud and wrote biographies of many other theatrical figures he had known, including Noël Coward.

Morley was the eldest son of actor Robert Morley and grandson, via his mother Joan Buckmaster, of the actress Dame Gladys Cooper.

Reviews

[Mariana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Um livro repleto de acontecimentos curiosos relacionados com o mundo do teatro. Foi uma leitura muito interessante mas confesso que o meu desconhecimento de grande parte dos actores e salas de espectáculo referidos tornou a leitura um pouco menos pessoal.

[A.M. Arthur · Rating 4 out of 5]

There were some really interesting, real-life stories in this, from the earliest days of theater all the way to the 1990's, with a lot of famous names dropped along the way. A good read for theater fans who like learning about the quirky stuff.

[Mick Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good solid entertaining 4 star rating.the anecdotes are amusing.

[Annett · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little collection of various tales from the theatre world, entertaining and fun to read but by no means extraordinary or strange. A few theatre ghosts appear, of course, but most of the short stories recount incidents (and sometimes accidents) in and around the theatre. It helps if one is familiar with the protagonists and knows the theatre that star – sometimes importantly so – in the chapters.