- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Authors Online Ltd (22 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755202260
- ISBN-13: 978-0755202263
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 942,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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David Barry's autobiography spans almost five decades of theatre, film and television experience. As a 14 year old he toured Europe with Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in one of the most prestigious post-war theatre tours. Vivien Leigh took a shine to him and he saw both sides of her close up. One minute she was sweetness and light, and the next she became a screaming harridan as she publicly berated Sir Laurence. In his early twenties, he starred as Frankie Abbott in the hit television sitcoms Please, Sir! and Fenn Street Gang, and those days are recounted with great humour. Hilarious events unfold as he describes working with dodgy producers and touring with argumentative actors. His is a story that covers everything from the pitfalls of working in live television to performing with hard drinking actors. 'Imagine yourself travelling - as a member of the company - with a train-load of top stars to the great cities of Europe.' Daily Express
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An actors life indeed.,
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This review is from: Flashback (Paperback)
Take a moment and have a think of what you were doing when you were a fourteen year old. Well for child actor Meurig Wyn Jones, later to be known as David Barry
the year of 1957 was to become a magical part of this young actors career. Having auditioned and successfully got the part in the production ' Titus Andronicus ' this young actor was about to engage in a six week tour around such places as Paris, Venice, Belgrade, Zagreb, Vienna ans Warsaw with actors Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. This autobiography by David Barry is set in a series of flash backs from the time he spent on tour with Rodney Bewes and Gareth Hunt back in 1998. From these flash backs David Barry opens a door showing us the real sides to many of the actors and actresses he has worked with. From the mentioned above to the people who acted in Please Sir! and the Fenn Street Gang where David Barry played Frankie Abbott in the hit television shows. An actors life for me? i'm not to sure, for this autobiography shows that it's not always plain sailing and acting can take its toll. Depression, the abuse of alcohol just to get you through the day, terrible mood swings seem to be almost the norm. To equal this there are also some very funny and happy times had by all and this is why people enjoy the acting experience and both sides are shown within the pages of the book. If you are interested in treading the boards so to speak this book is a good eye opener to what life can be like. An enjoyable read indeed.
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This review is from: Flashback (Paperback)
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An actor's life by David Barry Authors OnLine Ltd 19 The Cinques, Gamlingay, Sandy Bedfordshire, SG19 3NU, England Genre: Autobiography [...] Are you interested in the real life stories of real live actors? If you are and are particularly interested in British actors, you'll certainly enjoy David's story. It is a book about significant events and people in his acting career of almost fifty years including theatre, film and television. The basic format of this autobiography is somewhat of a journal which he started in 1998 when he agreed to be in the Bill Kenwright production of Funny Money which toured for 16 weeks and is described as "The Tour from Hell." Scattered throughout this journal are flashbacks about his childhood experiences while touring Europe in the play Titus Andronicus with Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. David was fourteen at the time, and it was the summer of 1957 when Peter Brook's bloody production had people fainting in their seats. David starred as Frankie Abbott in the hit television sitcoms Please, Sir! and Fenn Street Gang in his early twenties. If I were a theatre goer and more familiar with British entertainment, I'm sure this book would have been more meaningful to me. As I am familiar with Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, I found the flashbacks about the group's tour through Europe to be of particular interest. David Barry is a very talented man and his writing is a natural extension of his talents. The autobiography is well-written, entertaining and I'm certain will appeal to his fans. I do hope he will write another book with more personal information about himself-his talents, how he studied and prepared, his goals, his family, the problems and realities of living an actor's life, and how one finds the faith that there will be another play . . . when the tour has finished. In addition to Flashback, the author has written Each Man Kills. Thank you, David, for sharing part of your life with us. [...] |
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