Alan Strachan è un affermato regista teatrale, celebrato per il suo lavoro con drammaturghi come Noel Coward e Simon Gray, oltre alle sue produzioni al National Theatre. La sua esperienza si estende anche alla scrittura sull'arte della recitazione. È anche un importante collaboratore di necrologi teatrali per The Independent, offrendo riflessioni acute sul mondo della performance. Il suo lavoro offre una lente preziosa attraverso cui comprendere l'eredità degli artisti teatrali.
This groundbreaking biography by Alan Strachan offers a comprehensive portrait of Vivien Leigh, the iconic actress of the twentieth century. It explores her professional achievements in theatre and film, her tumultuous relationship with Laurence Olivier, and her struggles with bipolar disorder, using newly uncovered sources from her archive.
Utilizing forensic evidence that was ignored by the police, and documents that have never before been released to the public, Alan Strachan has produced the horrific account of a man who was wrongfully executed for rape and murder -- even though it is quite possible that there was neither a rape nor a murder.
Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth century. As Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivotal roles in cinema history. Yet she was also a talented theatre actress with West End and Broadway plaudits to her name. In this ground-breaking new biography, Alan Strachan provides a completely new full-life portrait of Leigh, covering both her professional and personal life. Using previously unseen sources from her archive, recently acquired by the V&A, he sheds new light on her fractious relationship with Laurence Olivier, based on their letters and diaries, as well as on the bipolar disorder which so affected her later life and work. Revealing new aspects of her early life as well as providing glimpses behind-the-scenes of the filming of Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire, this book provides the essential and comprehensive life-story of one of the twentieth century's greatest actresses. 'A gripping new biography' - The Daily Mail '[Vivien Leigh's] life, lived to the full at every second, will never be better told than it is in these pages' - The Sunday Times 'One of the most revealing showbiz biographies ever' - Sir Ian McKellen 'Enthralling' - Michael Codron 'A wonderful tribute' - Dame Penelope Keith DBE, DL