{"product_id":"balancing-acts-nicholas-hytner-9781101972885","title":"Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at London's National Theatre","description":"Here is Nicholas Hytner's fascinating, candid memoir of his tenure at the helm of Britain's greatest theater. As artistic director of London's National Theatre from 2003 to 2015, Hytner was in charge of three stages, directing and producing such plays and musicals as \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of George III\u003c\/i\u003e, Rodgers and Hammerstein's \u003ci\u003eCarousel\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Bennett's \u003ci\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, David Hare's \u003ci\u003eStuff Happens\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Bean's \u003ci\u003eOne Man, Two Guvnors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. \u003cbr\u003e Combining touches of gossip with serious insight into the processes that bring a production to life, Hytner discusses his major failures and spectacular successes. He looks at Shakespeare from every angle and writes about reinventing the classics; changing the public's perception of what theater is in our times; balancing the idea of art with what will sell; encouraging new talent; and collaborating with actors and playwrights, including Richard Griffiths, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Mike Leigh, Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Gambon, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Stoppard, Alan Bennett, and Harold Pinter. Intimate and insightful, \u003ci\u003eBalancing Acts\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate exploration of the art and alchemy of making theater.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Hytner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101972882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101972885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Nicholas Hytner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947737972991,"sku":"9781101972885","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_246288fb-7f4a-4be5-a9f4-c9f3e6010a71.jpg?v=1681520505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/balancing-acts-nicholas-hytner-9781101972885","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}