{"product_id":"beside-myself","title":"Beside Myself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Personal Memoir of Life in the Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntony Sher's candid autobiography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkably candid autobiography, utterly involving and often startlingly revelatory, Antony Sher's \u003cem\u003eBeside Myself\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiration to young actors and a treat for seasoned theatregoers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I wish I'd read this book when I was starting out. Not only is Antony Sher one of the all-time greats of classical theatre, he also manages to be a writer of enormous skill and insight'\u003c\/b\u003e David Tennant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActor, author, artist Antony Sher grew up in the Old South Africa with a profound sense of being an outsider. Small, Jewish and secretly gay, he found refuge in theatre and escaped to London aged just nineteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBeside Myself\u003c\/em\u003e, Sher takes us to the heart of what it is to be an actor today, describing the journeys he undertakes in order to inhabit the roles for which he is famous – including The History Man (his TV breakthrough), Macbeth, Tamburlaine, Cyrano, Stanley Spencer and Richard III.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition, published to mark the author's 60th birthday, includes a new foreword and epilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most unsparingly honest actor's autobiography I have ever read'\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Billington, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary work of self-exploration'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A human, funny, nakedly direct memoir, beautifully written'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating... No praise can be too high'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterclass. Any student or young actor could learn a great deal from studying Sher's extraordinarily thorough modus operandi'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stage \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperience an intimate memoir from one of theatre's most respected actors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover Sher's artistic, personal, and political journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn from candid reflections on a remarkable theatrical career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoy Nick Hern Books' celebrated tradition of actor autobiographies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An extraordinary work of self-exploration' \u003cstrong\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A human, funny, nakedly direct memoir, beautifully written' \u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fascinating... No praise can be too high' \u003cstrong\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A masterclass. Any student or young actor could learn a great deal from studying Sher's extraordinarily thorough modus operandi' \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntony Sher (1949–2021) was a leading actor known for his stage performances, particularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was also a highly respected author and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Cape Town, South Africa, Sher came to London in 1968, and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy. Much of his career was with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he was an Associate Artist. He played Richard III, Macbeth, Leontes, Prospero, Shylock, Iago and Falstaff, as well as the leading roles in \u003cem\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTamburlaine the Great\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Roman \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eActor\u003c\/em\u003e, Tom Stoppard's \u003cem\u003eTravesties\u003c\/em\u003e, Peter Flannery's \u003cem\u003eSinger\u003c\/em\u003e, Athol Fugard's \u003cem\u003eHello\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e, and Arthur Miller's \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the National Theatre he played the title roles in \u003cem\u003ePrimo\u003c\/em\u003e (his own adaptation of Primo Levi's \u003cem\u003eIf This is a Man\u003c\/em\u003e), Pam Gems's \u003cem\u003eStanley\u003c\/em\u003e, Brecht's \u003cem\u003eArturo Ui\u003c\/em\u003e, Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/em\u003e (a co-production with the Market Theatre, Johannesburg), as well as Astrov in Chekhov's \u003cem\u003eUncle \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eVanya\u003c\/em\u003e and Jacob in Nicholas Wright's \u003cem\u003eTravelling Light\u003c\/em\u003e. In the West End, his roles included Arnold in Harvey Fierstein's \u003cem\u003eTorch Song Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, Muhammed in Mike Leigh's \u003cem\u003eGoose-pimples,\u003c\/em\u003e and Gellburg in Arthur Miller's \u003cem\u003eBroken Glass. \u003c\/em\u003eHe played Freud in Terry Johnson's \u003cem\u003eHysteria\u003c\/em\u003e at Bath's Theatre Royal and Hampstead Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilm and television appearances included \u003cem\u003eMrs Brown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlive and Kicking\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe History Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e and J.G. Ballard's \u003cem\u003eHome\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing his debut as a writer with \u003cem\u003eYear of the King\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), an account of playing Richard III, he wrote four novels – \u003cem\u003eMiddlepost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndoor Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCheap \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLives\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Feast\u003c\/em\u003e – as well as other theatre journals, \u003cem\u003eWoza Shakespeare! \u003c\/em\u003e(co-written with his partner, the director Gregory Doran, who later became his husband) and \u003cem\u003ePrimo Time\u003c\/em\u003e. His autobiography \u003cem\u003eBeside Myself\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2001. His plays include \u003cem\u003eI.D.\u003c\/em\u003e (premiered at the Almeida Theatre, 2003) and \u003cem\u003eThe Giant\u003c\/em\u003e (premiered at Hampstead Theatre, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe published a book of his paintings and drawings, \u003cem\u003eCharacters\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), and held exhibitions of his work at the National Theatre, the London Jewish Cultural Centre, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and the Herbert Gallery in Coventry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong numerous awards, he won the Olivier Best Actor Award on two occasions (\u003cem\u003eRichard III\u003c\/em\u003e\/\u003cem\u003eTorch Song Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStanley\u003c\/em\u003e), the Evening Standard Best Actor Award (\u003cem\u003eRichard III\u003c\/em\u003e), and the Evening Standard Peter Sellers Film Award (for Disraeli in \u003cem\u003eMrs Brown\u003c\/em\u003e). On Broadway, he won Best Solo Performer in both the Outer Critics' Circle and Drama Desk Awards for \u003cem\u003ePrimo\u003c\/em\u003e. He held honorary Doctorates of Letters from the universities of Liverpool, Exeter, Warwick, and Cape Town. 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