John Hargreaves ... a Celebration
an actor's life ... as he saw it

 

 

... offers a unique insider's view of an era of great vitality in Australian theatre, film and television

 

John Hargreaves ... a Celebration

published by Parrot Books

and launched in October 2000 at Sydney Theatre Company by Robyn Nevin AM

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Over 300 pages, with 100 photographs, the book follows John Hargreaves' extraordinary career through three decades of Australian drama on stage and screen ... ... from the New Theatre, through the final days of the Old Tote, Nimrod in the '70s, Sydney Theatre Company in the '80s ... together with an astonishing series of screen performances ... Careful He Might Hear You, Malcolm, The Removalists, Don's Party, The Leaving Of Liverpool, Scales Of Justice, Emerald City, My First Wife, The Dismissal, Country Life, Hotel Sorrento ... among the many memorable highlights of a remarkable acting career.

The book is called a Celebration, which it assuredly is, but the total impact of all that's written is much more than celebratory. It's an exploration of what it means to be an actor, in which the sadness, frustration and anger of the life jostle with the energy and exuberance and joy. from the Introduction by David Williamson

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