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• Hardcover
• 624
• Curtain Up
• Julius Green
• en
• 21 September 2020
• 9780062313393

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Summary Curtain Up Summary Curtain Up ä PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Download ↠ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ¼ Julius Green Eatre are illustrated with copious extracts from hitherto unknown plays and unpublished private letters many of which he discovered in archives on both sides of the Atlantic The illuminating exchanges between Christie her agents and producers include extensive correspondence with the legendary ‘Mousetrap Man’ theatrical impresario Sir Peter SaundersMeticulously researched and filled with groundbreaking discoveries Curtain Up sheds new light on Agatha Christie’s artistry and adds a fascinating layer to her remarkable sto. Green focuses on a lesser known aspect of Christie s career her work for the stage Very little time is spent on the film adaptations of her works This is a fascinating look at the woman herself her supporters her detractors and ultimately the plays that she left behind Green s research is impeccable and he makes great use of the copious correspondence which Christie both engaged in and kept on file It s a good read and for those familiar with her stage work it furnishes much information that supports and dispels myths surrounding the woman and her skill She was far than a whodunnit factory

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Summary Curtain Up Summary Curtain Up ä PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Download ↠ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ¼ Julius Green Agatha Christie is revered around the world for her books and the indelible characters she created Lesser known is her writing for the stage an extraordinary repertoire of plays that firmly established her as the most successful female dramatist of all time Now author Julius Green raises the curtain on Christie’s towering contribution to popular theatre an element of her work previously disregarded by biographers and historiansStarting with her childhood theatregoing experiences Curtain Up uncovers Christie’s first seri. Very interesting focus on the playwriting side of Christie s creativity and her enthusiasm for the theatre Green is nothing if not detailed and is strong both on getting facts right and not presuming things where there are no facts available However the book is overlong too much detail at times about financial dealings between the various agents and producers tend to make rather dull reading and I have to admit I skimmed such sections than once And scooting off down side paths to tell us about this or that actor and what they d done is interesting but sometimes seems like overkill And repeating himself in a number of places also seemed unnecessaryBut the plays themselves are given good coverage both those that were hits and those that were not The plays that were adapted by other authors from Christie s books don t impress Green at allThe book is perhaps intended to be for than just the Christie fan it s a coverage of historical documents and events and in that regard certainly succeeds And the Agatha Christie the woman comes across as a surprisingly endearing person though tough minded for all that Incidentally I notice that Goodreads suggests recommending this book to people who enjoy biography I think that s a mistake this isn t a biography though obviously there s a great deal about Christie It s a book about the theatre and playwriting

Summary Curtain Up Summary Curtain Up ä PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Download ↠ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free ¼ Julius Green Ous attempts at playwriting with scripts that reveal a very different style from the now familiar whodunits for which she became famous Later in her life she enjoyed enormous global success with her work for the stage but her record breaking achievements in the West End and her conuest of Broadway came at a price she had to fight against her own fame and felt obliged to delete her adored character Hercule Poirot from stories that had originally been created around himGreen’s revelations about Christie’s passion for the th. Today s post is on Curtain Up Agatha Christie A Life in the Threatre by Julius Green It is 624 pages long and is published by Harper Collins The cover is the front of a theatre with the title up in lights The intended reader is someone who is interested in Agatha Christie threatre history and very detailed research There is no sex no language and no violence in this book There Be Spoilers AheadFrom the back of the book Agatha Christie is revered around the world for her books and the indelible characters she created Lesser known is her writing for the stage an extraordinary repertoire of plays that firmly established her as the most successful female dramatist of all time Now author Julius Green raises the curtain on Christie s towering contribution to popular theatre an element of her work previously disregarded by biographers and historiansStarting with her childhood theatregoing experiences Curtain Up uncovers Christie s first serious attempts at playwriting with scripts that reveal a very different style from the now familiar whodunits for which she became famous Later in her life she enjoyed enormous global success with her work for the stage but her record breaking achievements in the West End and her conuest of Broadway came at a price she had to fight against her own fame and felt obliged to delete her adored character Hercule Poirot from stories that had originally been created around himGreen s revelations about Christie s passion for the theatre are illustrated with copious extracts from hitherto unknown plays and unpublished private letters many of which he discovered in archives on both sides of the Atlantic The illuminating exchanges between Christie her agents and producers include extensive correspondence with the legendary Mousetrap Man theatrical impresario Sir Peter SaundersMeticulously researched and filled with groundbreaking discoveries Curtain Up sheds new light on Agatha Christie s artistry and adds a fascinating layer to her remarkable storyReview A very interesting and very well research piece of threatre history Green loves his topic both of them He is a Christie fan and a threatre man himself and that comes across in his writing Green gives many examples of Christie s writing as she grew over the years that she wrote both prose and scripts With letters from the Christie archive we get a very personal look into a very private woman This is not a biography of Agatha Christie s life just her work in the threatre but it is still a very interesting part of her history At times all the details can get a little overwhelming but I think that it is worth it to see this side of a favorite authorI give this book a Four out of Five stars I was given this book in exchange for an honest review by HarperCollins