Description
"Ranging across the years, In Search of Jerusalem conjures up the spirited encounters of Michael Kustow's many-sided life: a tender evocation of his parents; portraits of actors, stage directors, painters, film-makers; vivid descriptions of post-war and modern Paris, Mumbai, Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank; the early days of Channel 4 television; and new insights a moment of challenge and change. A life shaken up is re-assembled in Kustow's cavalcade of survival and renewal."
Michael Kustow leads us on a unique spiritual journey at a pivotal point in his life.
About the Author
"michael kustow is a writer and producer. His books include Peter Brook, a Biography (Bloomsbury 2005), theatre@risk (Methuen 2003) Tank, An Autobiographical Fiction (Cape 1975) ,The Half: Actors Preparing to Go on Stage - text for Simon Annand's photographs (Faber, 2008). He has been Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and of the National Theatre, and Arts Commissioning Editor for the first eight years of Channel Four television. He lives in North London."
Reviews
"""One of the biographies of our generation - richly layered, funny, argumentative, moving and intellectually admirable. A great achievement"" Melvyn Bragg "
Book Information
ISBN 9781840028720
Author Michael Kustow
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Michael Kustow leads us on a unique spiritual journey at a pivotal point in his life.
About the Author
"michael kustow is a writer and producer. His books include Peter Brook, a Biography (Bloomsbury 2005), theatre@risk (Methuen 2003) Tank, An Autobiographical Fiction (Cape 1975) ,The Half: Actors Preparing to Go on Stage - text for Simon Annand's photographs (Faber, 2008). He has been Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and of the National Theatre, and Arts Commissioning Editor for the first eight years of Channel Four television. He lives in North London."
Reviews
"""One of the biographies of our generation - richly layered, funny, argumentative, moving and intellectually admirable. A great achievement"" Melvyn Bragg "
Book Information
ISBN 9781840028720
Author Michael Kustow
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
