{"product_id":"what-do-i-know","title":"What Do I Know?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReflections from One of Theatre's Most Respected Voices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Eyre on directing, plays, and a life in the theatre\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\u003eSince his successful spell running the National Theatre, Richard Eyre's career as a director of film, theatre and opera has made him a leading cultural figure and a hugely respected commentator on the arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book collects over fifty short pieces written by Eyre about people he has known and worked with, ideas he has struggled with, things that have moved, delighted or infuriated him. He writes with candour, perceptiveness and charm, and always with an eye for the telling anecdote or the revealing detail that betrays the inner life of his subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere we encounter Arthur Miller recounting to Eyre the events of the first night of Death of a Salesman; Harold Pinter overheard in a characteristically pugnacious exchange; Judi Dench racing clockwork chicks across a table, her face 'illuminated by demented glee'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere too are Alan Bennett, Kate Winslet, Margaret Thatcher, John Mortimer and Marlon Brando, each of them brought vividly and unforgettably to life in the space of a few hundred words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEyre also includes pieces about the monarchy, about the Iraq War, about Alzheimer's Disease (from which his mother suffered), about his love of climbing (from the comparative safety of his armchair), and about the relationship between music and sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Do I Know?\u003c\/em\u003e is a book that tackles serious ideas with a light and often mischievous touch, and it confirms Eyre's place as one of our foremost writers and cultural statesmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richard Eyre's writing is illuminated by all he has achieved as the consummate director of our age. He is the wise and gentle expert on the human heart.'\u003c\/b\u003e Ian McEwan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain insight from a former National Theatre director's decades of experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore thoughtful reflections on theatre, culture, and creative practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn from candid observations about the British theatrical landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover Nick Hern Books' celebrated collection of director memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Highly intelligent and thought-provoking... gets right to the heart of what it means to be an actor... spectacular and highly entertaining... something for every theatre addict to enjoy' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Theatre Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Entertaining and informative... [Eyre] writes wittily and compellingly' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A superb collection… definitive, gorgeously written and devastatingly acute… a lifetime in the arts, and the institutions that matter, has rarely been so valuable, revealing or funny' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Coveney, WhatsOnStage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Eyre is a theatre director, writer and former Artistic Director of the National Theatre (a position he held from 1988 to 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe worked for ten years in regional theatre in Leicester, Edinburgh and Nottingham (where he commissioned and directed Trevor Griffiths's \u003cem\u003eComedians\u003c\/em\u003e, which later transferred to London and Broadway), and then became producer of BBC TV's \u003cem\u003ePlay for Today\u003c\/em\u003e. In London his theatre work as adapter includes his versions of Jennifer Dawson's novel \u003cem\u003eThe Ha Ha\u003c\/em\u003e, Sartre's \u003cem\u003eLes Mains Sales\u003c\/em\u003e, Ibsen's \u003cem\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGhosts\u003c\/em\u003e at the Almeida Theatre and the West End. His original play, \u003cem\u003eThe Snail House\u003c\/em\u003e, was staged at Hampstead Theatre in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe became Artistic Director of the National Theatre in 1988, and has directed numerous productions there, including \u003cem\u003eGuys and Dolls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Beggar's Opera\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRichard III\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNight of the Iguana\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSweet Bird of Youth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRacing Demon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSkylight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Absence of War\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNapoli Milionaria\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLa Grande Magia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhite Chameleon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Prince's Play\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJohn Gabriel Borkman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Invention of Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Welcome to Thebes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLiolà\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other theatre work includes \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEdmond\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shawl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKafka's Dick\u003c\/em\u003e at the Royal Court; \u003cem\u003eAmy's View\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Judas Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePrivate Lives\u003c\/em\u003e in the West End and on Broadway; \u003cem\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e on Broadway; \u003cem\u003eThe Last Cigarette \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Pajama Game \u003c\/em\u003eat Chichester and the West End;\u003cem\u003e Vincent in Brixton\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuartermaine's Terms, Betty Blue Eyes, Stephen Ward \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Mr Foote's Other Leg \u003c\/em\u003ein the West End.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis opera work includes \u003cem\u003eLa traviata\u003c\/em\u003e at the Royal Opera House; \u003cem\u003eManon Lescaut\u003c\/em\u003e at the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus; \u003cem\u003eCarmen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWerther\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLe nozze di Figaro\u003c\/em\u003e at the Metropolitan Opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis film and television work includes \u003cem\u003eThe Imitation Game\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eComedians\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCountry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Insurance Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTumbledown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSuddenly Last Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ploughman's Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIris\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStage Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNotes on a Scandal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Man\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Henry IV Part I and II, The Dresser \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Changing Stages\u003c\/em\u003e, a six-part look at twentieth-century theatre which he wrote and presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has published four books, including \u003cem\u003eNational Service\u003c\/em\u003e, a journal of his time at the National Theatre, which won the Theatre Book Prize, and \u003cem\u003eWhat Do I Know?\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of essays about people, politics and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has received many awards for theatre, television and film, was knighted in 1997, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (EPUB):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780015101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 October 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook (EPUB)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\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 and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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