{"product_id":"i-joke-too-much-rudman-michael-9781919483238","title":"I Joke Too Much - The Theatre Director's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cb\u003e I Joke Too Much, \u003c\/b\u003e the American-born director who helped shape British theatre takes you behind the scenes-from provincial playhouses to the bright lights of the National Theatre, Broadway and the West End.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Rudman meets brilliance, chaos, panic, genius and the occasional truly catastrophic audition--often in the same afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are theatre tales with bite: auditions that spiral into farce, rehearsals that turn into rewrites, nights when everything goes wrong and somehow the show still works. There are run-ins with legends, moments of accidental truth and the director's constant tightrope walk between confidence and terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudman tells it all with an unshowy generosity and a razor-sharp ear for human comedy. The result is funny, frank and unexpectedly tender: a portrait of an artist at work, and of a \"golden age\" of theatre, remembered from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudman Michael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1919483233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781919483238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.71d","brand":"Rudman Michael","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001711436031,"sku":"9781919483238","price":17.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-joke-too-much-rudman-michael-9781919483238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}