Product Description

There is Nothing Like a Dane! is an affectionate compilation of mostly funny, but sometimes serious bits and pieces about Hamlet - interwoven with Clive Francis's wonderful caricatures of various members of the theatrical profession variously strutting their stuff. The great hall of fame is duly visited, though its inhabitants are not always as dignified as they would like to seem. Here are glimpses in word and picture of the likes of Kenneth Branagh, John Gielgud, Henry Irving, Jonathan Pryce, Alee Guinness, Richard Burton, and, of course, Laurence Olivier. The literary tone is elevated now and then by contributions from Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Henry Fielding and PG Wodehouse. This is a book for actors and audiences - and Shakespeare buffs on their day off.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1221130 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Clive Francis is well known as an actor as well as a caricaturist. He has made over a hundred television appearances, while his London stage career began in 1966 with There's a Girl in My Soup, followed by a large number of West End shows. He joined Alan Ayckbourn's company at the National Theatre in 1986 and was Scrooge for two years running at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Christmas Carol. Clive has had seven solo exhibitions as a professional caricaturist. Past books include Laugh Lines and Sir John: The Many Faces of Gielgud.